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| Ariadne |
Cretan princess, daughter of King Minos, who gave Theseus the thread that enabled him to find his way out of the Labyrinth. |
| Gaea |
in Greek mythology, the goddess personifying the earth who gave birth to the Titans. |
| Midas |
in Greek mythology, the king to whom Dionysus gave the power of turning everything he touched into gold. [1/2 definitions] |
| Prometheus |
in Greek mythology, the Titan who stole fire from the gods and gave it to man. |
| renaissance |
(cap.) a cultural movement in Europe, dating from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century, that begin with a revival of interest in classical Greek and Roman culture and learning and gave rise to the development of new forms and ideas in science, art, architecture, and literature (prec. by "the"). [1/5 definitions] |
| tree of knowledge |
according to the Old Testament, the tree whose forbidden fruit gave Adam and Eve the knowledge of good and evil, and caused their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. |
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