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2. Boreas (god) - Wikipedia

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   Boreas (/ ˌbɔːri.əs /, UK: / ˌbɒri.əs /, UK: / ˌbɒri.æs /, [1] Βορέας, Boréas; also Βορρᾶς, Borrhâs) [2] is the Greek god of the cold north wind, storms, and winter. Although he was normally taken as the north wind, the Roman writers Aulus Gellius and Pliny the Elder both took Boreas as a northeast wind, equivalent to ...

3. Cave Sanctuaries of the Acropolis of Athens - Wikipedia

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   Coordinates: 37°58′17″N 23°43′41″E. The Cave Sanctuaries of the Acropolis of Athens are the natural fissures in the rock of the Acropolis hill that were used as sites of worship for deities of the Panhellenic pantheon in antiquity. Traditionally a sharp distinction has been drawn between the state religion practised on the summit of ...

4. Parthenon - Wikipedia

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   In 2019, Greece's Central Archaeological Council approved a restoration of the interior cella's north wall (along with parts of others). The project will reinstate as many as 360 ancient stones, and install 90 new pieces of Pentelic marble, minimizing the use of new material as much as possible. The eventual result of these restorations will be ...

5. Delphi - Wikipedia

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   Delphi (/ ˈdɛlfaɪ, ˈdɛlfi /; [1] Greek: Δελφοί [ðelˈfi]), [a] in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), was an ancient sacred precinct and the seat of Pythia, the major oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world. The ancient Greeks considered the centre of the world to be in Delphi ...

6. The North Face - Wikipedia

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   The North Face is an American outdoor recreation products company. The North Face produces outdoor clothing, footwear, and related equipment. Founded in 1968 to supply climbers, [2] the company's logo [3] draws inspiration from Half Dome, a distinct rock formation rising over 8,700 feet (2,700 m) above sea level in Yosemite National Park. [4]

7. Hyperborea - Wikipedia

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   An arctic continent on the Gerardus Mercator map of 1595. In Greek mythology, the Hyperboreans (Ancient Greek: ὑπερβόρε (ι)οι, romanized: hyperbóre (i)oi, pronounced [hyperbóre (ː)oi̯]; Latin: Hyperborei) were a mythical people who lived in the far northern part of the known world. [1][2][3][4] Their name appears to derive from ...