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( ts k ´-sh m´ä) (KEY) , sacred island, 12 sq mi (31 sq km), in the Inland Sea, Japan, SW of Hiroshima. It is the site of an ancient Shinto shrine,...
(l s n´d r) (KEY) , d. 395 B.C., Spartan naval commander and statesman. Toward the end of the Peloponnesian War he was made admiral and built up the ...
( s´n ) (KEY) or Esna ( s´–) (KEY) , town (1986 pop. 43,055), central Egypt, on the Nile River. It is the center for an agricultural area that is...
( t´ , t ´ ) (KEY) , in the Bible. 1 Gittite follower of David. He stood by David in Absalom’s revolt. 2 Benjamite, one of David’s mighty men....
( s´tr ) (KEY) , Croatian Istra, mountainous peninsula c.1,500 sq mi (3,900 sq km), in Slovenia and Croatia, projecting into the N Adriatic between ...
( p m n´ d z) (KEY) , fl. 6th cent.? B.C., Cretan prophet and miracle worker. According to one story, he was called to Athens to purify the city afte...