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Oenanthe
Oenanthe is the name of two genera: the wheatear genus of birdsthe water dropwort genus of plants 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 in..

Oenas
This article is about the Blister beetle genus Oenas. For the ancient Egyptian pharoah, see Unas. Oenas is a genus of blister beetle related to the well-known Lytta vesicatoria (a.k.a. "Spanish Fly"). The genus is Mediterranean in its distribution (from Morocco & Spain, east to Caucasus, Palest..

Oeneus
In Greek mythology, Oeneus, or Oineus was a Calydonian king, son of Porthaon, husband of Althaea and father of Deianira, Meleager and Melanippe. He introduced winemaking to Aetolia, which he learned from Dionysus. His brother's, Agrius', sons deposed him but Diomedes put Oeneus back on the Calydon..

Oeno
This article is on Greek mythology. The island of Oeno is here. In Greek mythology Oeno, daughter of Anius, was the goddess of wine (hence oenology is the study of wine). She was one of the Oenotropae and had the ability to change anything into wine. ..

Oenochoe
An oenochoe, also spelt oinochoe, is a wine jug and a key form of Greek pottery. There are many different forms of Oenochoe. The earliest is the 'olpe' and has an S-shaped profile from head to foot. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: [Special] ..

Oenococcus
Oenococcus is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria, placed within the family of Leuconostocaceae. The only species with in the genus is Oenococcus oeni. Until 1995 this species was known as Leuconostoc oeni. ..

Oenoe
Oenoe (Greek: Οινόη Oinoi in both Ancient and Modern Greek or Inoi in Modern Greek) referred to several ancient cities in ancient Greece: Oenoe, an ancient city located in ArgolisOenoe (Attica), an ancient city near today's Oinoi and is the ancient name of the modern Oinoi in Attica.Oene (Elis..

Oenology
Oenology (BrE) or enology (AmE) is the science and study of all aspects of wine and winemaking from the grape harvest to bottle. An expert in the field of oenology is known as an oenologist, but can also be a winemaker. The name is derived from Greek oenos (οίνος), meaning wine, and the suffix..

Oenomaus
In Greek mythology, King Oenomaus of Pisa was the son of Ares by Harpina (daughter of Phliasian Asopus) and father of Hippodamia. By some accounts Sterope is considered to be his mother by Ares, instead of Harpina. By other accounts Sterope is considered to be his wife. Pelops wanted to marry Hipp..

Oenomel
Oenomel, derived from the Greek words oinos (wine) and meli (honey), is an ancient Greek beverage consisting of honey and grape juice (or, more precisely, unfermented grape juice; see below). It is sometimes used as a folk remedy for gout and certain nervous disorders. Many drinks are prepared usi..

Oenone
In Greek mythology, Oenone or Œnone ("wine woman") was the first wife of Paris. She was a mountain nymph (an Oread) on Mount Ida in Phrygia, a mountain associated with the Mother Goddess Cybele. Her father was Cebren, a river-god. Her very name links her to the natural but civilizing gift of wine..

Oenone Wood
Oenone Wood at a criterium at Melbourne Docklands, January 2006. Oenone Wood, born on the September 24, 1980 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, is a professional cyclist, who commenced her cycling career in 2001 at the age of 21. She is a member of Professional cycling Team, Equipe Nur..

Oenophilia
Oenophilia, originally from Greek, is the love (philia) of wine (oeno). An oenophile is a lover of wine. In the strictest sense, oenophilia describes a disciplined devotion to wine, accompanying strict traditions of consumption and appreciation. In a general sense however, oenophilia simply refe..

Oenopides
Oenopides is also the name of a lunar crater Oenopides of Chios was an ancient Greek mathematician (geometer) and astronomer, who lived around 450 BCE. He was born shortly after 500 BC on the island of Chios, but mostly worked in Athens. Contents 1 Astronomy2 Geometry3 Miscellaneo..

Oenopides (crater)
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Oenopion
In Greek mythology, Oenopion ("wine-faced"), son of Dionysus and Ariadne, was a legendary king of Khios, said to have brought winemaking to the island. He had one daughter: Merope. Orion fell in love with Merope but Oenopion did not want the marriage to happen. Orion raped Merope. For revenge, O..

Oenosandridae
Oenosandridae is a family in Order Lepidoptera. The members are moths found in Australia. Genera include Diceratucha, Discophlebia Nycteropa, and Oenosandra. Species Discophlebia catocalina,Oenosandra boisduvallii, Boisduval's autumn moth. Arthropoda - Insecta - Families of Lepidoptera ..

Oenothera
Oenothera is a genus of about 125 species of annual, biennial and perennial herbaceous flowering plants, native to North and South America. It is the type genus of the family Onagraceae. Common names include evening primrose, suncups, and sundrops. The species vary in size from small alpine plant..

Oenothera biennis
Oenothera biennis (Common evening primrose or Evening star), is a biennial flowering plant growing to 1.2 m (3 to 4 ft), with easy germination. Its hermaphrodite, pale yellow flowers bloom for most of the summer, from June to September. They open in the evening, hence the name "evening primrose"..

Oenothera speciosa
Pink primrose (Oenothera speciosa), also known as Pinkladies and Showy evening primrose, is a herbaceous perennial wildflower native to the southeastern United States and Mexico. The species name speciosa means "showy". The Pink primrose has glaborous (smooth) to pubescent stems that grow to 50 c..

Oenotrians
The Oenotrians (the tribe of Oenotrus) were an ancient Italic people who settled a territory of remarkably large dimensions, including the region of Basilicata and the northern part of the region of Calabria in southern Italy. The Oenotrians arrived there at the beginning of the Iron Age (XI century..

Oenotropae
In Greek mythology, the Oenotropae ("they who change wine") were the three daughters of Anius: Spermo (goddess of grain), Oeno (goddess of wine) and Elais (goddess of oil). Their grandfather was Dionysus, and he gave them the power to change water into wine, grass into wheat and berries into olives..

Oenotrus
In Greek mythology, Oenotrus was the son of the first Arcadian king Lycaon. He lived in Italy. The Southern Pass (Oenotria) was named after him. ..

Oeno Island
Map of Pitcairn Islands. Source:CIA World Factbook Oeno Island or Holiday Island is an uninhabited island on Oena atoll in the South Pacific Ocean, part of the Pitcairn Islands colony. Oeno Island acts as a private holiday site for the few residents of Pitcairn Island, who will travel there and..

Oenpelli, Northern Territory
Oenpelli (now often referred to by the inhabitants as Kunbarllanjnja or Gunbalanya) is an Aboriginal community town in west Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. Access The sealed Arnhem Highway links Darwin to Jabiru, the town adjacent to Kakadu National Park. About 4 kilometres befo..

Oenus
Oenus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Cap and succeeded by Sisillius III. |- style="text-align: center;" ..

Oenus (city)
Oenus (Greek: Οἰνοῦς: Eth. Οἰνούντιος), an ancient town in Laconia, Greece, celebrated for its wine, from which the river Oenus, a tributary of the Eurotas, appears to have derived its name. From its being described by Athenaeus as near Pitane, one of the divisions of Sparta, it w..

Oenus (river)
Oenus (Greek: Οἰνοῦς), also called Kelefína, the modern Oinoús, rises in the watershed of Mt. Parnon, and, after flowing in a general southwesterly direction, falls into the Eurotas, at the distance of little more than a mile from Sparta. (Polyb. ii. 65, 66; Liv. xxxiv. 28.) The principal ..

Oe no Hiromoto
tomb of Oe no Hiromoto at Kamakura Oe no Hiromoto (大江広元 Ōe no Hiromoto; 1148-1225) was a vassal of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan of aristocratic origin. He contributed to establishing the structure of the shogunate. He was a great-grandson of the famous sc..

O Entertainment
O Entertainment is an entertainment company, originally founded in 1990 by Steve Oedekerk. Its productions include [[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius|Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]] and other films and television series, using computer-animated techniques. Films and series [[Ace Ventura: Pe..

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