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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

(Encyclopedia) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), international financial institution that invests primarily in the private sector to promote entrepreneurship and foster the…

Eros, in Greek religion and mythology

(Encyclopedia) ErosErosērˈŏs, ĕrˈ– [key], in Greek religion and mythology, god of love. He was the personification of love in all its manifestations, including physical passion at its strongest,…

Inn, river, Switzerland, Austria, and Germany

(Encyclopedia) InnInnĭn [key], river, c.320 mi (515 km) long, rising near the Lake of Sils, SE Switzerland. It flows NE through the Engadine valley, then through W Austria, past Innsbruck and Solbad…

Hyperion, in Greek religion and mythology

(Encyclopedia) Hyperion, in Greek religion and mythology, a Titan. He was the husband of his sister Theia and the father by her of Helios, Selene, and Eos. It is sometimes said that he was the…