- Look up
nisus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Nisus or
Nisos may
refer to:
Nisus of
Nisus and Euryalus, son of Hyrtacus,
friend of Euryalus, in Virgil's...
- from the
Latin accipiter,
meaning 'hawk' and
nisus, the sparrowhawk.
According to Gr**** mythology,
Nisus, the king of Megara, was
turned into a sparrowhawk...
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continued on.
Although Nisus and
Euryalus are
inseparable as a pair in the narrative, each is
given a
distinct characterization.
Nisus is the elder, more...
- In Gr**** mythology,
Nisus (Ancient Gr****: Νῖσος, romanized: Nîsos) may
refer to the
following personages:
Nisus or Silenus,
foster father of Dionysus...
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Nisu may
refer to: Pulla,
Finnish pastry Nisu language,
ethnic sub
group in
Yunnan China This
disambiguation page
lists articles ****ociated with the title...
-
Nisus Writer,
originally Nisus, is a word
processing program for the
Apple Macintosh. The
program is
available in two varieties:
Nisus Writer Express,...
- Ariadne, Minos'
lovestruck daughter.
Minos was also part of the King
Nisus story.
Nisus was King of
Megara and was
invincible as long as a lock of crimson...
- King
Nisus. Scylla's
mother was
possibly Abrota,
daughter of King Onchestus. She was the
sister to
Eurynome and Iphinoe. As the
story goes,
Nisus possessed...
- Accipiter. "Sparrow-hawk" or
sparhawk originally referred to
Accipiter nisus, now
called "Eurasian" or "northern"
sparrowhawk to
distinguish it from...
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Nisu (Southern Yi) is a
language cluster spoken by half a
million Yi
people of China. It is one of six Yi
languages recognized by the
government of China...
