Biography Category
(j ´b l) (KEY) , in the Bible, son of Lamech and originator of musical instruments....
(j ´d ) (KEY) , sport of Japanese origin that makes use of the principles of jujitsu, a weaponless system of self-defense. Buddhist monks in China, J...
(Flavius Claudius Jovianus) (j ´v n) (KEY) , c.331–364, Roman emperor (363–64). The commander of the imperial guard under Julian the Apostate in...
in Roman religion and mythology, wife and sister of Jupiter. In early Roman times she, like the Greek Hera (with whom she was later identified), was g...
(j l p) (KEY) or mint julep, alcoholic beverage of the S United States. Its basis is properly bourbon whiskey, which is combined with water, sugar, c...
(y ´t nh m n) (KEY) , mountain group, S central Norway; highest of Scandinavia. It culminates in Galdhøpiggen (8,098 ft/2,468 m high) and Glittertin...