Arete (Ancient Greek: ἀρετή, romanized: aretḗ) is a concept in ancient Greek thought that refers to "excellence" of any kind—especially a person or thing's...
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An arête (/əˈrɛt/ ə-RET; French: [aʁɛt]) is a narrow ridge of rock that separates two valleys. It is typically formed when two glaciers erode parallel...
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acanthocarpus (Miya & Miyake, 1968) Arete amboinensis De Man, 1910 Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860 Arete indicus Coutière, 1903 "Arete". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved...
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Arete (/əˈriːtiː/; Ancient Greek: Ἀρήτη means "she who is prayed for") of Scheria was the wife of Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa and Laodamas. Arete...
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Areté was an arts magazine, published three times a year, edited and founded in 1999 by the poet Craig Raine. The magazine aimed to give detailed coverage...
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Look up arete in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Arete (Greek: Ἀρετή) is a term meaning "virtue" or "excellence". Arete, Arête, or Areté may also refer...
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Princess Arete (アリーテ姫, Arīte Hime) (also Princess Arite) is a 2001 Japanese animated film written and directed by Sunao Katabuchi, animated and produced...
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Eudaimonia (section Eudaimonia and areté)
terms aretē (most often translated as virtue or excellence) and phronesis ('practical or ethical wisdom'). Discussion of the links between ēthikē aretē (virtue...
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Aretes (Greek: Ἀρέτης) or Aretas (Greek: Ἀρέτας) was a Macedonian general. At the Battle of Gaugamela, he commanded the sarissophoroi (also known as prodromoi)...
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Arete (Ancient Greek: Ἀρετή) was the daughter of the Syracusan tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse (Magna Graecia) with Aristomache. Arete was first married...
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Soldier of Arete is a 1989 fantasy novel by American writer Gene Wolfe, published by Tor Books. The novel is a sequel to Soldier of the Mist. Soldier...
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Great Hearts Arete Preparatory Academy (formerly Mesa Preparatory Academy) is a charter school in Gilbert, Arizona. It is part of Great Hearts Academies...
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Arete of Cyrene (/əˈriːtiː/; Ancient Greek: Ἀρήτη; fl. 4th century BC) was a Cyrenaic philosopher who lived in Cyrene, Libya. She was the daughter of...
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character in Homer's Odyssey. She is the daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete of Phaeacia. Her name means "burner of ships" (ναῦς 'ship'; κάω 'to burn')...
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197 Arete is an asteroid in the asteroid belt. It has a very bright surface, even so when compared to other rocky S-type asteroid. It was discovered by...
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The Arete Project was a tertiary educational institution in southeast Alaska. It was called "a Deep Springs College for women" in The New Yorker. It was...
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Garnedd Ugain (redirect from Clogwyn y Person Arete)
Bwlch Glas. It is also linked to Cwm Glas to the northeast via a steep arete called Clogwyn y Person, which joins the main Crib y Ddysgl ridge about...
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Arete Kerge (née Teemets; born 1985 in Tallinn) is an Estonian opera singer (soprano). She studied singing at Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Subsequently...
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Hamadryas arete is a species of cracker butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Hamadryas arete, GBIF v t e...
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Arete Kosmidou is a Greek singer. She participated in the television show "The Voice of Greece" in 2014, finishing as a runner-up. Originating from Alexandroupoli...
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"knife-edged" arête in the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The name means "red ridge" in Welsh. The highest point on the arête is 923 metres...
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line of the watershed between two mountains, often on a prominent ridge or arête. For example, the highest col in Austria, the Obere Glocknerscharte ("Upper...
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Fabia Arete was a dancer, actress and singer in Ancient Rome. She was a freedwoman (specifically 'of Marcus'), which was a common background for a stage...
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of Rhexenor. After the latter's death, he married his brother's daughter Arete who bore him Nausicaa, Halius, Clytoneus and Laodamas. In some accounts...
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Hellenism (modern religion) (section Arete)
"Respect Your Parents" (Γονείς αίδου). Arete (Ἀρετή) is often translated as "excellence" or "moral virtue." Arete is intrinsic to the concept of living...
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highest mountain in Britain, to which it is linked by the 'Càrn Mòr Dearg arête'. Along with Càrn Dearg Meadhanach ('middle red peak') and Càrn Beag Dearg...
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Adelpha melona (redirect from Heterochroa arete)
1847) Synonyms Heterochroa melona Hewitson, 1847 Heterochroa arete Ménétries, 1857 Adelpha arete cibyra Fruhstorfer, 1915 Adelpha melona meridionalis Fruhstorfer...
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Aretes (Ancient Greek: Ἀρέτης) of Dyrrachium was an ancient chronographer – that is, a natural philosopher whose work dealt with the construction of calendars...
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"Cervin". camptocamp.fr (in French). 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023. Arête du Hörnli (voie normale suisse) Hartemann, Frederic; Hauptman, Robert (2005-06-15)...
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woman dressed in revealing clothes, and was presented as the opposite of Arete, goddess of excellence and virtue. Kakia tried to tempt many people to become...
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