In the 14 months of their crusade Hopkins and Stearne sent to the gallows more accused people than all the other witch-hunters in England of the previous 160 years. Birthplace: Grantham, United Kingdom 68 Margaret Matson Witch Margaret Mattson was one of two women tried in Philadelphia in ...
Since the beginning of human history, people have lived in close contact with animals—usually as hunters and farmers—and have developed myths and legends about them. All kinds of creatures, from fierce leopards to tiny spiders, play important roles in mythology. A myth can give special ...
Her first semi-commercial effort, it featured popular French actors Aurore Clement and Jean-Pierre Cassel in a story of a female director trekking across Europe to promote her latest film. Again, static camerawork and minimal dialogue created a sense of alienation which mirrored the emptiness and...
It is the "eye-spots" that give the argus pheasant its name, Argus Panoptes (or Argos) being a many-eyed giant in Greek mythology.
In 1994, when she lost a bid to head the Social Democratic Party, she raised her fist and declared "Minn tími mun koma!" ("My time will come!"), a phrase that became a popular Icelandic expression.She became Prime Minister on 1 February 2009, Iceland's first female Prime Minister ...