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• Chariot — For other uses, see Chariot (disambiguation). A fountain in Madrid depicting Cybele in her chariot drawn by lions, in the Plaza de Cibeles …   Wikipedia

• Chariot (ancient China) — The ancient Chinese chariot (simplified Chinese: 战车; traditional Chinese: 戰車; pinyin: zhan che; literally war vehicle ) was used as an attack and pursuit vehicle on the open fields and plains of Ancient …   Wikipedia

• The Chariot (Tarot card) — Chariot The Chariot (VII) is the seventh trump or Major Arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks. It is used in game playing as well as in divination. Contents 1 …   Wikipedia

• chariot — chariotlike, adj. /char ee euht/, n. 1. a light, two wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses and driven from a standing position, used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., in warfare, racing, hunting, etc. 2. a light, four… …   Universalium

• Six Metamorphoses after Ovid — English composer Benjamin Britten composed the program music Six Metamorphoses after Ovid (Op. 49) for solo Oboe in 1951. Intended to evoke images of the Roman poet Ovid s Metamorphoses , the piece is dedicated to oboist Joy Boughton, daughter of …   Wikipedia

• chariot racing — ▪ ancient sport       in the ancient world, a popular form of contest between small, two wheeled vehicles drawn by two , four , or six horse teams. The earliest account of a chariot race occurs in Homer s description of the funeral of Patroclus… …   Universalium

• WAR AND WARFARE — TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FIRST TEMPLE The methods of offensive and defensive warfare developed side by side in the Ancient Near East. The development of weapons was dependent upon the supply of raw materials, such as stone, metal, and wood; the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology       Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… …   Universalium

• CART AND CHARIOT — CART AND CHARIOT, primary forms of land transport in the ancient world. The chariot (Heb. מֶרְכָּבָה ,רֶכֶב, the latter mostly collective, Chariotry ) was used in battle, in hunting, and in ceremonies; the cart served to transport freight, people …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Swing Low, Sweet Chariot — Infobox Standard title= Swing Low, Sweet Chariot comment= image size= caption=Page from The Jubilee Singers , 1873. writer=Wallace Willis composer= lyricist= published= written=Prior to 1862 form=Negro spiritual original artist=Fisk Jubilee… …   Wikipedia

• Germanic religion and mythology — Introduction       complex of stories, lore, and beliefs about the gods and the nature of the cosmos developed by the Germanic speaking peoples before their conversion to Christianity.       Germanic culture extended, at various times, from the… …   Universalium