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The brightest star in Earth’s sky, sometimes called the Dog Star; also the name of a satellite radio service
Third brightest star in the constellation Orion; the name is Latin for female warrior.
Name for the moon in Latin and several other languages
Roman goddess of wisdom and the arts
Hundred-eyed giant who guarded the heifer Io; also the name of Odysseus’s dog
Daughter of Helen of Troy, betrothed to both Agamemnon’s son Orestes and Achilles’ son Neoptolemus
Ancient Greek legislator who created Athens’ first written constitution; his name means dragon.
Wolf-raised twin brother of Romulus, founder of Rome; also the name of an Uncle who told stories of Br’er Rabbit
Name of Caesar Augustus’s grandson, or Marcus Aurelius’s co-emperor
Dynastic name of Roman emperors Septimius (A.D. 193-211) and Alexander (A.D. 222-235)
Latin word meaning white; also a geomantic figure representing wisdom and peace
Latin word meaning red; also a geomantic figure representing passion and violence
Italian name for the city known as the birthplace of the Renaissance (in English better known by a slightly altered spelling)
French word meaning flower
Surname of Richard, Earl of Warwick, known as ‘the Kingmaker’, a pivotal figure in the Wars of the Roses
Surname of Robert, Earl of Leicester, close friend and advisor to Elizabeth I
British naval officer and war hero; George Washington’s brother served with him and later named a plantation for him.
Title of a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley, subtitled ‘The Spirit of Solitude’
A mechanized loom device; the name comes from ‘draw boy’, a weaver’s assistant whom the device replaced.
Last name of actor Ben or first name of writer Amis
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