mastery of sea

См. также в других словарях:

• Greek sea gods — The ancient Greeks had a large number of sea deities. The philosopher Plato once remarked [Plato, Phaedrus 109b).] that the Greek people were like frogs sitting around a pond their many cities hugging close to the Mediterranean coastline from the …   Wikipedia

• Wanderer above the Sea of Fog — Artist Caspar David Friedrich Year 1818 Type Oil on canvas Dimensions 98.4 cm × 74.8 cm (37.3 in × 29.4 in) …   Wikipedia

• The Supervisor of the Sea — by Emil Draitser, is a collection of short stories. Synopsis The longer and more serious stories of an acclaimed author that move from Russia to America to the fantastic beyond. Includes the celebrated Wedding in Brighton Beach and Faithful Mash …   Wikipedia

• thal|as|soc|ra|cy — «THAL uh SOK ruh see», noun, plural cies. 1. mastery at sea; sovereignty of the sea. 2. a kingdom having such mastery: »The Aegean was the nursery of thalassocracies, that is to say the sea kingdoms that grew fat and then split up through… …   Useful english dictionary

• Master of the Straits — In Jacqueline Carey s Kushiel s Legacy series, the Master of the Straits is a mystical and enigmatic personage, ruler of the Three Sisters, a set of tiny islands off the coast of Azzalle. He has command of the winds and waves, and for many… …   Wikipedia

• Hyacinthe — In Jacqueline Carey s Kushiel s Legacy series, Hyacinthe is a half breed Tsingani boy who befriends heroine Phèdre nó Delaunay. He is the illegitimate child of Anasztaizia, who was a Tsingani princess. Hyacinthe has brown skin, black eyes, and… …   Wikipedia

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …   Universalium

• Dreadnought — For other uses, see Dreadnought (disambiguation). The oldest remaining dreadnought, USS Texas, was launched in 1912 and is now a museum ship. The dreadnought was the predominant type of 20th century battleship. The first of the kind, the… …   Wikipedia

• Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

• technology, history of — Introduction       the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …   Universalium