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  • marginalized by the use of Attic Greek by the Macedonian aristocracy, the Ancient Greek dialect that became the basis of Koine Greek, the lingua franca of the...
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    onomastic terminology, personal names of men are called andronyms (from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ / man, and ὄνομα / name), while personal names of women are called...
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  • Nom de Wiki
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    pseudonym (/ˈsjuːdənɪm/; from Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos) 'lit. falsely named') or alias (/ˈeɪli.əs/) is a fictitious name that a person assumes for...
    56 KB (6,436 words) - 02:19, 16 March 2024
  • Ancient Etruscans)
    Latin turris, means "tower", and comes from the ancient Greek word for tower: τύρσις, likely a loan into Greek. On this hypothesis, the Tusci were called the...
    100 KB (10,734 words) - 21:18, 5 April 2024
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    In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Helios (/ˈhiːliəs, -ɒs/; Ancient Greek: Ἥλιος pronounced [hɛ̌ːlios], lit. 'Sun'; Homeric Greek: Ἠέλιος) is the...
    307 KB (33,993 words) - 04:24, 10 April 2024
  • M (category Pages using the WikiHiero extension)
    was used in ancient Roman texts to stand for mulier (woman) ꟿ : Archaic M was used in ancient Roman texts to abbreviate the personal name 'Manius' (A...
    13 KB (1,052 words) - 07:53, 17 April 2024
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    Education in Greece is centralized and governed by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs (Greek: Υπουργείο Παιδείας και Θρησκευμάτων, Υ.ΠΑΙ.Θ...
    205 KB (13,391 words) - 12:18, 29 March 2024
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    Ancient Egyptian deities are the gods and goddesses worshipped in ancient Egypt. The beliefs and rituals surrounding these gods formed the core of ancient...
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    counterparts in ancient Greece, Rome, and even more modern places around the world, ancient Egyptian women had a greater range of personal choices, legal...
    138 KB (16,400 words) - 19:04, 19 April 2024
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    Xerxes I (category Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text)
    the Greek fleet under unfavourable conditions, rather than sending a part of his ships to the Peloponnesus and awaiting the dissolution of the Greek armies...
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    Bastet (category Articles containing Ancient Egyptian-language text)
    rendered as B'sst, Baast, Ubaste, and Baset. In ancient Greek religion, she was known as Ailuros (Koinē Greek: αἴλουρος, lit. 'cat'). Bastet was worshipped...
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    Anubis (category Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text)
    Anubis (/əˈnjuːbɪs/; Ancient Greek: Ἄνουβις), also known as Inpu, Inpw, Jnpw, or Anpu in Ancient Egyptian (Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡ, romanized: Anoup), is the god...
    33 KB (3,615 words) - 19:39, 22 April 2024
  • In Sweden, a person must have a surname and one or more given names. Two given names are common. Surnames are inherited from the parents, in the order...
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    person's name, or rn (𓂋𓈖 'name') was an essential aspect of individuality and central to one's survival after death. Most ancient Egyptian names embodied...
    30 KB (3,625 words) - 17:13, 14 April 2024
  • Family names
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    adopted the use of hereditary surnames. The study of proper names (in family names, personal names, or places) is called onomastics. Surnames have not always...
    96 KB (11,502 words) - 22:25, 19 April 2024
  • The various names used since classical times for the people known today as the Celts are of disparate origins. The names Κελτοί (Keltoí) and Celtae are...
    27 KB (3,494 words) - 02:24, 29 June 2023
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    Pharaoh (category Articles containing Ancient Egyptian-language text)
    dynasties, ancient Egyptian kings had as many as three titles: the Horus, the Sedge and Bee (nswt-bjtj), and the Two Ladies or Nebty (nbtj) name. The Golden...
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