(Encyclopedia) Neptune, in Roman religion and mythology, god of water. He was presumably an indigenous god of fertility, but in later times he was identified with the Greek Poseidon, god of the sea.…
(Encyclopedia) Negro, RíoNegro, Ríorēˈō nāˈgrō [key], principal river of Uruguay, c.500 mi (800 km) long, rising in S Brazil and flowing SW across central Uruguay to the Uruguay River. It traverses a…
(Encyclopedia) Oldham, John, 1653–83, English poet and satirist. His best-known works are the ironical Satires against the Jesuits (1681) and A Satire against Virtue (1679). He was much admired by…
(Encyclopedia) Paraná, river, c.2,000 mi (3,200 km) long, formed by the junction of the Paranaíba and the Rio Grande, SE Brazil. It has the second largest drainage system in South America. It flows…
(Encyclopedia) PanPanpăn [key], in Greek religion and mythology, pastoral god of fertility. He was worshiped principally in Arcadia, and one legend states that he was the son of Hermes, another…
(Encyclopedia) Patiala and East Punjab States UnionPatiala and East Punjab States Unionpətēäˈlə, pənjäbˈ [key], former union of states, 10,099 sq mi (26,156 sq km), NW India. The capital was Patiala…
(Encyclopedia) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), international organization that came into being in 1961. It superseded the Organization for European Economic Cooperation…
