Binés (Μπινές) is a word from the Kaliarnta jargon that comes from the Turkish word ibne with which it shares meanings. The first one is an insult for homosexual men and the second is an insult to men of the asshole or stupid style, although it can also be used colloquia...
I’m a 50 year lover of Leica, having bought my first Leica, an M5, in 1977 at age 19. I’m now 64, and terminally ill, with a cancer diagnosis that gives me maybe a year. I’d love to cap off my Leicaphilia blog with an extended series on the new M6. Thanks for ...
Usually he subscribed to being a lover, not a fighter. Forced himself to stay on the sane side of violence, too aware of the streak of it in his father. But nameless rage sat in him whenever he confronted the fact that his only real family, his brother and sister, the two people he...
For she shall welcome thy coming.’ When he had spoken thus much, the other islands in the sea ran away. But thou, Asteria, lover of song, didst come down from Euboia (Euboea) to visit the round Kyklades (Cyclades)--not long ago, but still behind thee trailed the sea-weed of ...
"Let us be merry and drink wine and sing of Bakkhos (Bacchus) [Dionysos], the inventor of the choral dance, the lover of all songs, leading the same life as the Erotes (Loves), the darling of Kythere (Cytherea) [Aphrodite]."The...
b.A source of inspiration:the lover who was the painter's muse. 3.museArchaicA poet. [Middle English, from Old French, from LatinMūsa, from GreekMousa; seemen-inIndo-European roots.] Word History:Ever since Chaucer first mentions the Muses in a work from around 1390, English poets have...
Ares: Ares is Aphrodite's most famous boyfriend/lover. The two began their relationship on Mount Olympus whilst Aphrodite was still married to Hephaestus, God of the Forge, Aphrodite being intrigued and attracted to Ares when she saw him for the first time. After Hephaestus divorced her on gro...
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Henry's 50 years without a lover; Can you find the perfect mate to help a lonely tortoise out of his shell? The most common tortoises found in Bahrain are the Greek tortoises, so that is probably what you have been given. PET CARE African Spurred Tortoises originate in the deserts of Af...