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Gáe Bulg
The Gáe Bulg (also Gáe Bulga, Gáe Bolg, Gáe Bolga, meaning "notched spear", "belly spear", "bellows-dart," or possibly "lightning spear") was the spear of Cúchulainn in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. It was given to him by either Aífe or Scáthach, and its technique was taught only to hi..
Geb
Geb in hieroglyphs G39-b-A40 Amongst the group who believed in the Ennead, a form of Egyptian mythology centred in Heliopolis, Geb (also spelt Seb, and Keb) was the personification of the earth, and indeed this is what his name means - earth, and thus it was said that when he laughed, it cau..
Geba
Geba - the hill, (2 Kings 23:8; Neh. 11:31), a Levitical city of Benjamin on the north border of Judah near Gibeah. (Isa. 10:29; Josh. 18:24, 28) It has been identified with Jeb'a, about 5 1/2 miles north of Jerusalem. During the wars in the time of Saul, Geba was held as a garrison by the Phili..
Geba River
The Geba is a river of West Africa that rises in Guinea, passes through Senegal, and reaches the Atlantic Ocean in Guinea-Bissau. It is about 340 miles in total length. Its tributary the Colufe River joins the Geba at Bafatá. After passing by Geba town and Bambadinca, the river broadens into a wid..
Geba Station
Geba Station (下馬駅) is a railway station located on the JR Senseki Line in Tagajō, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Contents 1 Line2 Surrounding area3 History4 Adjacent stations Line JR East Senseki Line Surrounding area History August 1, 1932: Station begins operation. Adjac..
Gebbeth
A gebbeth is the physical shell of a man or other being which has been consumed by another power. They feature in Ursula K Leguin's Earthsea series. Trivia The word 'Gebbeth' is used synonimously with 'instrument' in A Description of Earthsea. In the book A Wizard of Earthsea, Ged was pursued and ..
Gebeleizis
Gebeleizis (or Gebeleixis, Nebeleizis) was the god of lightning and the horizon for the Dacians. He was represented as a handsome man, sometimes wearing a beard. The lightning and thunder were his manifestations. In the later period of the Dacians' existence, Gebeleizis seems to merge with Zalmoxis ..
Gebel Edmonstone
Gebel (Mount) Edmonstone is a flat-topped mesa located near the Dahkla Oasis south of Cairo, Egypt. It is a remnant of an eroding scarp that extends for over 200 kilometers (125 miles) east-southeast to west-northwest. The flat caprock of both the scarp and Mount Edmonstone is chalky limestone und..
Gebel el-Silsila
Gebel el-Silsila (Egyptian: Kheny or Khenu) is 65 km north of Aswan, where the cliffs on both sides of the Nile narrow. The name Kheny (or sometimes Khenu) means "The Place of Rowing". It was used as a quarry from at least the 18th Dynasty to Greco-Roman times. On the west bank is a rock cut shrin..
Gebel Sherif
Gebel Sherif is mountain in Egypt. It was the site of a battle leading up to the Battle of Kufra. References http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-1Epi-c2-WH2-1Epi-e-1.html it was a huge mountain it was gay ..
Geber
"Jabir ibn Hayyan" and "Geber" were also pen names of an anonymous 14th century Spanish alchemist: see Pseudo-Geber. For the crater, see Geber (crater). Jabir ibn Hayyan Abu Musa Jabir ibn Hayyan (Arabic: جابر ابن حیان) (c.721–c.815), known also by his Latinised name Geber, ..
Geberit
Geberit is a European sanitary technology company. External links [Home page] ..
Gebers
Gebers, or Gibborim, are figures in Judeo-Christian mythology. Their Hebrew name translates to "Mighty Men," and they are the same as the "Kabirim." In heaven, they are regarded as powerful angels and on Earth, they are seen as giants; their presence on Earth is mentioned in Chapter VI of Genesis,..
Geber (crater)
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Gebesee
Gebesee is a town in the district of Sömmerda, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated near the confluence of the rivers Gera and Unstrut, 18 km northwest of Erfurt. ..
Gebhard, Bishop of Regensburg
There were four bishops of Regensburg (or Ratisbon) named Gebhard: Gebhard I, founded PruhlGebhard IIGebhard III, friend of the Emperor Henry IIIGebhard IV, not papally consecrated This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an re..
Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine
Gebhard of Lahngau (c.888 – 22 June 910), of the Conradine dynasty, son of Odo (d.879), count of Lahngau, and Judith, was himself count of Wetterau (909-910) and Rheingau (897-906) and then duke of Lotharingia (Lorraine). In 903, Louis the Child, king of Germany, gave him the government of L..
Gebhardshain
Gebhardshain is a village and a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 20 km south-west of Siegen. Gebhardshain is also the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Gebhardshain, which consists of the..
Gebhard Fürst
Gebhard Fürst (born December 2, 1948 in Bietigheim) is the Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart. Fürst began his career attending the Collegium Abrosianum in Stuttgart, where he studied Greek and Hebrew, in 1969. He then studied theology at in the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of T..
Gebhard I, Bishop of Regensburg
Gebhard I, called Gebhard of Swabia, was the bishop of Regensburg (or Ratisbon) from 994 to 27 March 1023. He succeeded Saint Wolfgang. During his episcopate, he founded the abbey of Pruhl and tried to revert the separation between the property of the diocese and that of the St. Emmeram's Abbey, w..
Gebhard II, Bishop of Regensburg
Gebhard II, called Gebhard von Hohenwart, was the bishop of Regensburg (or Ratisbon) from 1023 to 17 March 1036. He succeeded Gebhard I. On his death, he was succeeded by Gebhard III. ..
Gebhard III, Bishop of Regensburg
Gebhard III, called Gebhard of Franconia or von Hohenlohe, was the bishop of Regensburg (or Ratisbon) from 1036 to 2 December 1060. He succeeded Gebhard II. He was an uncle of the Emperor Henry III and an ally of the emperor in Bavaria, where he fell into conflict with the Duke Conrad I. It was Ge..
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (December 16, 1742 in Rostock (Mecklenburg) - September 12, 1819 in Krieblowitz (Silesia) (now Krobielowice in Poland)), Graf (Count), later elevated to Fürst von Wahlstatt, was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall who led his army aga..
Gebhard of Salzburg
Blessed Gebhard of Salzburg, also occasionally known as Gebhard of Helfenstein (estimated date of birth about 1010; died 15 June 1088) was Archbishop of Salzburg. Contents 1 Life2 Iconography3 Sources4 External links Life Of Gebhard's origins, all that is known for certain ..
Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg
Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg (November 10, 1547 - May 31, 1601), elector and archbishop of Cologne, was the second son of William, count of Waldburg, and nephew of Otto, cardinal bishop of Augsburg (1514-1573). Belonging thus to an old and distinguished Swabian family, he was born on the 10th of ..
Gebhart v. Belton
Gebhart v. Belton, 33 Del. Ch. 144, 87 A.2d 862 (Del. Ch. 1952), aff'd, 91 A.2d 137 (Del. 1952), was a case decided by the Delaware Court of Chancery in 1952 and affirmed by the Delaware Supreme Court in the same year. Gebhart was one of the four cases combined into Brown v. Board of Education, the..
Gebicca
Gebicca (also Gibica or Gebicar) was the King of the Burgundians in the late 4th century until his death in or around 407. He was the father of Gundomar I, Giselher, and Gunther. He is mentioned in Widsith as Gifica and is incarnated in myth as Gjúki. "|Preceded by:unknown |width="30%" align="c..
Gebirgsjäger
Edelweiss badge worn on the cap of Heer and Waffen SS Gebirgsjägers. Gebirgsjäger, often referred to as Gebirgsjager or Gebirgsjaeger in English, is the German word for Mountain trooper (Gebirge meaning 'mountain range', and Jäger meaning 'hunter' or 'ranger'). The word is a traditional G..
Gebr. Klingspor
Gebr. Klingspor was a hotmetal type foundry established in 1906 out of the Rudhard'sche Giesserei in Offenbach am Main. Headed by Dr. Karl Klingspor and Werner Klingspor. Famous type designers like Rudolf Koch, Walter Tiemann and Otto Eckmann worked for this foundry and created well known typefaces..
Gebran Tueni
Gebran Ghassan Tueni (Arabic: جبران تويني) (September 15, 1957 – December 12, 2005) was a Lebanese politician and the former editor and publisher of the mass circulation An-Nahar daily newspaper in Beirut, Lebanon. Tueni was a third generation journalist. An-Nahar was established..
Gebrauche-Musik
Gebrauche-Musik is a Synthpop band that has been on the scene since the project was started by two close friends, Sergey Trosman and Ted Blank in 1986. The German term "gebrauche musik" means "to use music" or "usage music". The band has a fondness for mid-classical and europop auras mixing with th..
Gebrauchsmusik
Gebrauchsmusik is a German term, essentially meaning “utility music,” for music that exists not only for its own sake, but which was composed for some specific, identifiable purpose. This purpose can be a particular historical event, like a political rally or a military ceremony, or it can be m..
Gebrauchsmuster
In German and Austrian patent laws, the Gebrauchsmuster, also known as German utility model or Austrian utility model, is a patent-like, intellectual property right protecting inventions. The Gebrauchsmuster is slightly different from the patent. It mainly differs from the patent in that processes..
Gebra Maskal Lalibela
Gebra Maskal Lalibela (also called simply "Lalibela", which means "the bees recognise his sovereignty") was negus of Ethiopia, and a member of the Zagwe dynasty; he is also considered a saint by the Ethiopian church. According to Taddesse Tamrat, he was the son of Jan Seyum and brother of Kedus Harb..
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam (born September 10, 1984 in Tigray) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. At the 2002 World Junior Championships he won the 10,000 metres and finished third in the 5000 metres race. He also won the World Junior Championships in cross country running. The following year ..
Gebre Krestos of Ethiopia
Gebre Krestos (Ge'ez ገብረ ክርስቶስ, "Servant/slave of the Cross) was {{IPA (18 March 1832 - 8 June 1832) of Ethiopia. He was the son of Gebre Mesay. He was largely a figurehead, set on the throne by the Enderase or Regent, Ras Ali II an Oromo princeling of the district of Yejju; but sho..
Gebroek
Gebroek ([51°6′N 5°52′E]) is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Echt-Susteren, and lies about 11 km north of Sittard. In 2001, Gebroek had 139 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.08 km2, and contained 55 residences.Statistics Ne..
Gebruchts
Gebruchts is a Yiddish word that describes a certain way that Matzah can be eaten. When Matzo is dipped in water, it is Gebruchts. The issue of eating Gebruchts is unique to the Ashkenazic community of Jews. The problem that arrises is as follows: On Passover, Jews are not allowed to eat any of..
Gebrüder Thonet
Gebrüder Thonet is a leading European furniture manufacturer based in the German town of Frankenberg. It was founded by Michael Thonet. It merged with Mundus in 1922 External links [English language website] ..
Gebunden
Gebunden is a German term and can either refer to an instrument with frets, or legato articulation. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the ..
Gebze
Gebze (classical name: Libyssa) is an industrial town in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. It is situated 30 miles east of Istanbul on the northern shore of the Marmara Sea. The town has grown rapidly in recent years, from 159,116 in 1990 to 253,487 in 2000 (census figures]. The Izmit Bay Bridge will h..
Gebze Yüksek Teknoloji Enstitüsü
Gebze Institute of High Technology (GYTE), which is established in a chosen area in the Marmara Region, Turkey is a graduate university of research and production of technology before all else. Institute aims to carry on the duty of being a research foundation which raises researchers that are ent..
Geb (comics)
Geb is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe, based loosely on the Geb of Egyptian mythology. External Link [Geb at marvunapp.com] ..
GE B23-7
The GE B23-7 is a diesel locomotive model that was offered first by GE in 1977, featuring a 12 cylinder motor. It is 61 ft 2 in long. It competed with the EMD GP38-2. General Electric also produced a variant, the BQ23-7, for the Seaboard Coast Line. Specifications AAR wheel arrangement..
GE B30-7
The GE B30-7 diesel locomotive model was offered first by GE in 1977, featuring a 16 cylinder motor. It is 61 ft 2 in long. A change to the original B30-7 was using the 12 cylinder FDL rated at 3000 horsepower, resulting in a B30-7A, B30-7A1 and a B30-7AB. B30-7As were built only for the..
GE B36-7
The GE B36-7 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems between 1980 and 1985. 230 examples of this locomotive were built for North American railroads. Of the 230 locomotives built, 180 of them were built for two Eastern railroads - Seaboard System (which became part of CSX Tra..
GE BQ23-7
The GE BQ23-7 was a variant of the B23-7 built between 1978 and 1979, the 'Q' stood for "Quarters". Identical to a regular B23-7, but equipped with an enlarged operating cab for accommodating the train crew, thus making a case for eliminating the caboose from the rear of freight trains. SCL 5130-513..
GE Building
The GE Building at Rockefeller Center The GE Building at night The building's narrow front View from 'Top of the Rock' at dusk This article is about the skycraper in Rockefeller Center. For the shorter building of the same name, see General Electric Building, formerly the RC..
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