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Dragon-teeth Army
Dragon's teeth or dragon's tooth may refer to: * Dragon's teeth (mythology), in Greek mythology; once planted, each tooth grew into an armed warrior. Books * ''Dragon's Teeth: A Novel'', an 1878 realist novel by José Maria de Eça de Queiroz * "The Dragon's Teeth; or, Army-Seed," a chapter in the 1901 children's book ''The Wouldbegoods'' by E. Nesbit. * ''The Dragon's Teeth'', a 1939 mystery novel by Ellery Queen * Dragon's Teeth (novel), ''Dragon's Teeth'' (novel), a 1942 Pulitzer Prize-winning historical novel by Upton Sinclair * ''Dragon's teeth: the background, contents and consequences of the North Atlantic Pact'', 1949 non-fiction book by Konni Zilliacus * Dragons' Teeth (short story), "Dragons' Teeth" (short story), a 1977 fantasy short story by David Drake * ''The Dragon's Teeth?'', a 1982 American book by Benjamin S. Kelsey * ''The Dragon's Tooth'', a 2011 fantasy novel by N.D. Wilson * Dragon's Teeth Mountains, a fictional mountain range in the ''Shannara'' series of b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon's Teeth (mythology)
In Greek myth, dragon's teeth (, ''odontes (tou) drakontos'') feature prominently in the legends of the Phoenician prince Cadmus and in Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece. In each case, the dragons are present and breathe fire. Their teeth, once planted, would grow into fully armed warriors. Myths Cadmus and the Spartoi Cadmus, the bringer of literacy and civilization, killed the sacred dragon that guarded the spring of Ares. According to the '' Bibliotheca'', Athena gave Cadmus half of the dragon's teeth, advising him to sow them. When he did, fierce armed men, known as Spartoi (Ancient Greek: Σπαρτοί, literal translation: "sown en, from σπείρω, ''speírō'', "to sow"), sprang up from the furrows. Cadmus threw a stone among them, because he feared them, and they, thinking that the stone had been thrown by one of the others, fought each other until only five of them remained — Echion (future father of Pentheus), Udaeus, Chthonius, Hyperenor and Pelorus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingredient
In a general sense, an ingredient is a substance which forms part of a mixture. In cooking, recipes specify which ingredients are used to prepare a dish, and the term may also refer to a specific food item in relation to its use in different recipes. Many commercial products contain secret ingredients purported to make them better than competing products. In the pharmaceutical industry, an active ingredient is the ingredient in a Pharmaceutical formulation, formulation which invokes biological activity. National laws usually require prepared food products to display a list of ingredients and specifically require that certain food additive, additives be listed. Law typically requires that ingredients be listed according to their relative weight within the product. Etymology From Middle French , from Latin , present participle of ('to go or enter into or onto'). Artificial ingredient An artificial ingredient usually refers to an ingredient which is wikt:artificial, artifici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Gu
''Long gu'' are remains of ancient life (such as fossils) prescribed for a variety of ailments in Chinese medicine and herbalism. They were historically believed, and are traditionally considered, to be the remains of dragons. Description Long gu are generally mammal fossils, petrified wood, or even oracle bones. Animals which can be identified as long gu include rhinoceros, bears, hipparion, stegodon, hyena, mastodon, orangutan, porcupine, and giant panda. History Background Depictions of Chinese dragons (龍, ''lóng'') first appear in the archaeological record circa 3000 BC, before any literary descriptions appear. Dragon worship may have its origin in constellations associated with the lengthening days and rainfall in spring, later being given more abstract meanings. However, "the dragon flourished in art without a set of specific associations." Ancient and traditional use Dragon bones have been prescribed in Chinese medicine since at least the ''Shennong Bencaoj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon's Teeth (traffic)
Speed limits are enforced on most public roadways by authorities, with the purpose to improve driver compliance with speed limits. Methods used include roadside speed traps set up and operated by the police and automated roadside "speed camera" systems, which may incorporate the use of an automatic number plate recognition system. Traditionally, police officers used stopwatches to measure the time taken for a vehicle to cover a known distance. More recently, radar guns and automated in-vehicle systems have come into use. A worldwide review of studies found that speed cameras led to a reduction of "11% to 44% for fatal and serious injury crashes". The UK Department for Transport estimated that cameras had led to a 22% reduction in personal injury collisions and 42% fewer people being killed or seriously injured at camera sites. The ''British Medical Journal'' recently reported that speed cameras were effective at reducing accidents and injuries in their vicinity and recommended w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon's Teeth (plant)
''Lotus maritimus'' is a species of plant in the legume Legumes are plants in the pea family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human consumption, the seeds are also called pulses. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consum ... family, native to Europe, Africa and temperate Asia. It is one of several species known as dragon's teeth.Walter Erhardt et al. ''The Timber Press Dictionary of Plant Names,'' 734, 794 (2009). References maritimus Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Loteae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon's Teeth (fortification)
Dragon's teeth are Pyramid (geometry), pyramidal anti-tank obstacles of reinforced concrete first used during the Second World War to impede the movement of tanks and mechanised infantry. The idea was to slow down and channel tanks into Kill zone, killing zones where they could easily be disposed of by anti-tank weapons. They were employed extensively, particularly on the Siegfried Line. World War II Dragon's teeth were used by several armies in the European Theatre of World War II, European theatre. The Wehrmacht, Germans made extensive use of them on the Siegfried Line and the Atlantic Wall. Typically, each tooth was tall. Land mines were often laid between teeth, and further obstacles were constructed along the lines of teeth, such as barbed wire to impede infantry or diagonally-placed steel beams to further hinder tanks. Many were laid in the United Kingdom in 1940–1941, as part of the effort to strengthen the country's British anti-invasion preparations of World War II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon's Tooth (Virginia)
Catawba is an unincorporated community in the northern section of Roanoke County, Virginia, United States. Catawba occupies the Catawba Valley bound on the south by the north slope of Catawba Mountain and on the north by several mountains which form the border between Roanoke County and Craig County. The primary road through Catawba is State Route 311. Catawba has a post office with the zip code of 24070. Catawba is known as a rural enclave of the Roanoke Valley with its farms, bed and breakfasts, and the Homeplace Restaurant. The Catawba Hospital, a mental health facility operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia, is near Route 311 and traces its history back to a resort established in 1857 to take advantage of the believed healing properties of a sulfur and limestone spring. Route 311 intersects State Route 785, which connects to Blacksburg, and State Route 779, which connects to Daleville, in Catawba. The Appalachian Trail passes through the Catawba area and provides acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon's Teeth Gate
Long Ya Men (; Malay: ''Batu Berlayar'') or Dragon's Teeth Gate, is the name Chinese explorer Wang Dayuan recorded for ''Batu Belayar'', a craggy granite outcrop that formerly stood at the gateway to Keppel Harbour in Singapore. In his description, “The strait runs between the two hills of the Danmaxi (Temasek) natives which looked like dragon’s teeth.” From there, the name Long Ya Men or Dragon Teeth’s Gate was born. The rocky outcrop served as a navigational aid to ancient mariners sailing through the swift waters of the narrow channel, but was subsequently destroyed by the British in 1848 to widen the channel for larger vessels to sail through. In 2005, a symbolic replica was erected by the Singapore government near its original site to mark the role it played in Singapore's maritime history. Long Ya Men was documented in Wang Dayuan's travelogue ''Daoyi Zhilüe'' as one of the two settlements of Temasek. It was marked in the Mao Kun navigational map historical m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragons Teeth (Antarctica)
Astrolabe Island () is an island long, lying in the Bransfield Strait northwest of Cape Ducorps, Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica. Location Astrolabe Island is in Graham Land. It lies in the Bransfield Strait to the west-northwest of the Tupinier Islands and the Cockerell Peninsula on the north coast of the Trinity Peninsula, which itself is the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. Features include Sherell Point, Diaz Rock and the Dragons Teeth. Geology Astrolabe Island is predominantly volcanic rocks, with coarse grained mafic dolerite making up most of the landing site on the east end. The steep pyramid peaks, called the Dragons Teeth, may be the vents of an old volcanic complex, probably related to the Shetland subduction zone to the north. Sailing directions The US Defense Mapping Agency's ''Sailing Directions for Antarctica'' (1976) describes Astrolabe Island as follows: Discovery and name Astrolabe Island was discovered by the French expedition, 1837–40, under Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
