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golden tuft

(Encyclopedia)golden tuft: see alyssum.

Golden Valley

(Encyclopedia)Golden Valley. <1> City (2020 pop. 8,801), Mohave co., NW Arizona. The town was named for the development company that originally subdivided the l...

calf, golden

(Encyclopedia)calf, golden, erected by the Israelites on several occasions, as related in the Bible and the Qur'an. Aaron made one while Moses was on Mt. Sinai. Jeroboam placed one at Bethel and another at Dan. Hos...

Argo

(Encyclopedia)Argo ärˈgō [key], in Greek mythology, ship in which Jason and the Argonauts sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece. Most legends say that Argus, son of Phrixus, was the builder, with the help of Athe...

Ino

(Encyclopedia)Ino īˈnō [key], in Greek mythology, daughter of Cadmus. She was the wife of Athamas, to whom she bore Learchus and Melicertes. She plotted to kill her stepchildren, Phrixus and Helle, but their mot...

Medea

(Encyclopedia)Medea mĭdēˈə [key], in Greek mythology, princess of Colchis, skilled in magic and sorcery. She fell in love with Jason and helped him, against the will of her father, Aeëtes, to obtain the Golden...

Argus

(Encyclopedia)Argus ärˈgŏs, –gəs [key], in Greek mythology. 1 Many-eyed monster, also called Panoptes. He guarded Io after she had been changed into a heifer. After Hermes slew the monster, Hera took his eyes...

Golden Ass, The

(Encyclopedia)Golden Ass, The: see Apuleius, Lucius. ...

Golden Bough, The

(Encyclopedia)Golden Bough, The: see Frazer, Sir James George. ...

Golden Gate Bridge

(Encyclopedia)Golden Gate Bridge, across the Golden Gate from San Francisco to Marin Co., W Calif.; built 1933–37. Its overall length is 9,266 ft (2,824 m); its main span across the strait, 4,200 ft (1,280 m), is...