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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Trithemius
Britannica 11thTRITHEMIUS, JOHANNES (1462-1516), German historian and divine, was born at Trittenheim on the Moselle, on the ist of February 1462. His name was originally " von Heidenberg," but according to the fashion of the times he adopted the name of his birthplace. Afte ...
Vol. 27, pp. 296-296
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Triptolemus
Britannica 11thTRIPTOLEMUS, in Greek mythology, the inventor of agriculture, first priest of Demeter, and founder of the Eleusinian mysteries. His name is probably connected with the " triple ploughing" (rpls, iroXeic), recommended in Hesiod's Works and Days and celebrated a
Vol. 27, pp. 292-292
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Themis
Britannica 11thTHEMIS, in Greek mythology, the personification of justice. In Homer Oefiis is used both as a common and as a proper noun. As a common noun (plural 0e/iiores, 0e/xn-«s, 0ejiu5es), it is the body of rules and precedents established at the beginning of the world
Vol. 26, pp. 758-758
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