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  1. And is hence known by the epithet Odysseus the Cunning (Métis, or ", cunning ,intelligence" ). He is most famous for the ten eventful years he took to
  2. Hymn to Hermes invokes him as the one" of many shifts (poltroon),blandly, cunning , a robber, a cattle driver, a bringer of dreams, a watcher by night, a thief at
  3. At all, then I certainly existed. But there is a deceiver of supreme power and, cunning ,who deliberately and constantly deceives me. In that case, I,too, undoubtedly
  4. In culture In many cultures, the fox appears in folklore as a symbol of, cunning ,and trickery, or as a familiar animal possessed of magic powers.
  5. Explains an event as the result of a secret plot by exceptionally powerful and, cunning ,conspirators to achieve a malevolent end. According to Backup, the appeal of
  6. And still less to his refined, philosophic,sentimental, chivalrous,yet, cunning ,granduncle Alexander I, who coveted the title of" the first gentleman of
  7. Muhammad was no longer viewed by Christians as a god or idol, but as a, cunning , ambitious, and self-seeking impostor. Edward Gibbon in his book The History of
  8. The boys displayed very different natures as they matured. " ... and Esau was a, cunning ,hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a simple man, dwelling in tents" ()
  9. In Ender's Shadow, by Orson Scott Card. Achilles shares his namesake's, cunning ,mind and ruthless attitude. Notes Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April
  10. Hubris of his Imperial Army counterparts, who persistently underestimate the, cunning ,and ferocity of their Allied opponents in the Pacific Theatre of Operations. As
  11. The second series was the first to establish the familiar Black adder character:, cunning , shrewd and witty, in sharp contrast to the bumbling Prince Edmund of the first
  12. The north of what is now Montana. Before this surrender, the Nez Perce fought a, cunning ,strategic retreat toward refuge in Canada from about 2,000 soldiers. This
  13. For her. Still, to both Anaïs and Henry, June was a femme fatale—irresistible, cunning , erotic. NIN gave June money, jewelry,clothes, oftentimes leaving herself
  14. How much hated it is by all those who bear that name; and, finally,with what, cunning ,it plots against their lives. " *Paul III, in a bull of 12 May 1540,made clear
  15. Navigate the underworld to capture Cerberus. In The Odyssey, Odysseus ', cunning ,and shrewd nature quickly won Athena's favor. In the realistic epic mode
  16. Special operatives known as" Blade Runners ". The plot focuses on a brutal and, cunning ,group of recently escaped applicants hiding in Los Angeles and the burnt out
  17. Eating machines that devour all they encounter, to incredibly intelligent and, cunning ,foes that feed off the negative emotions they inspire in their prey. In the
  18. Gardner's contemporary Roy Bowers (also known as Robert Cochrane),a British, cunning ,man. Reconstruction of the Wicca rituals Gardner himself admitted that the
  19. Is a word that comes from Zalando, which means a person who possesses, cunning ,as well as Alicia, which translates to" malice ". This, however,is
  20. Called" The Devil Riders" with macabre disguises and code-names. Syn's, cunning ,was so great that the smugglers outwitted the government forces for many years.
  21. In behavior ", and as possessing" to a greater degree than others" learned, cunning , and" tricks for every purpose ", often getting the Æsir into trouble, and
  22. Spirits below the level of angels and devils, noted for their strength and, cunning , An first is an enormous winged creature of fire, either male or female, who
  23. The death of all humans on board except David Bowman. Through determination and, cunning , David is able to outwit the supercomputer and regain control of the spaceship
  24. Warrior in Agamemnon's army (along with Diomedes),though he is not as, cunning ,as Nestor, Diomedes,Idleness, or Odysseus, he is much more powerful and just
  25. Nobita's main human friends include Gain, a consummate bully and Sure,a, cunning , gloating, spoiled wealthy brat. There are many recurring supporting characters
  26. The boar and responds by killing it. Odysseus' heroic trait is his Métis, or ", cunning ,intelligence ": he is often described as the" Peer of Zeus in Counsel. " This
  27. Of Prague in his Chronicle of Bohemians wrote:" Polish prince Minsk,a, cunning ,man, seized by ruse the city of Kraków, killing with sword all Czechs he found
  28. Depicted as an idiot, in contrast to Robert Graves' portrait of Claudius as a, cunning ,and deeply intelligent man who is perceived by others to be an idiot. Barry
  29. But at the same time, she also compares them to" capricious tyrants" who use, cunning ,and deceit to manipulate the surrounding men. At one point, she reasons that a
  30. Of the Celestial Science of Astrology, which became particularly popular with, cunning ,folk. In the last decades of that century, London was experiencing a revival of
  31. Stories of his greatness, not least among which were those concerning his famed, cunning ,in defeating the Devil. Early life (909–43) Birth Duns tan was born in
  32. Here, nor need the frauds of sly Ulysses fear. " While the Greeks admired his, cunning ,and deceit, these qualities did not recommend themselves to the Romans who
  33. Justice is the interest of the strong—merely a name for what the powerful or, cunning ,ruler has imposed on the people. Justice as mutual agreement According to
  34. And of the travelers who cross them, of shepherds and cowherds, of the, cunning ,of thieves, of orators and wit, of literature and poets, of athletics and
  35. Latin, also Hellenized Latin Daedalus, Greek Daedalus (Δαίδαλος) meaning ", cunning ,worker ", and Etruscan Title) was a skillful craftsman and artisan.
  36. Were" tossed to and fro and carried around with every wind of doctrine, by the, cunning ,of men, by their craftiness and deceitful wiles. " He devised hymns laden with
  37. And many Europeans throughout history, particularly ceremonial magicians and, cunning ,folk, have made use of rimfires, the historian Owen Davies noted that similar
  38. Was potentially vulnerable to men who had the required determination and, cunning ,to get close. Rifles or even a shotgun would be sufficient to persuade the crew
  39. And slaughter —" the raw force of war ". Athena's wisdom includes the, cunning ,intelligence (Métis) of such figures as Odysseus. Not only was this version
  40. Cannot be resolved through the actions of individuals, however courageous or, cunning , Jimbo (The Bodyguard),Kurosawa Production's second film, centers on a
  41. Carnivores all over the globe, together with their widespread reputation for, cunning , has contributed to their appearance in popular culture and folklore in many
  42. The popular folk magic of the average people, and in particular that of the, cunning ,folk, who were professionally involved in folk magic. These works also left
  43. And spokesmen combines the image of seemingly invincible Jewish power ... and, cunning ,with the contempt normally reserved for weak and cowardly enemies. Like the
  44. The need for a prince to be concerned with reputation, and even a need for, cunning ,and deceit, but compared to Machiavelli, and like later modernist writers, they
  45. Giving the creatures of the earth their various qualities, such as swiftness, cunning , strength, fur,wings. Unfortunately, by the time he got to man Epimetheus had
  46. Allowed himself to become obese. As ruthless and cruel as he is intelligent and, cunning , the Baron's greatest skill is his talent for the subtle and clever
  47. Middle of the 19th century. The French finally acquired the islands through a, cunning ,mixture of strategies, including the policy of 'divide and conquer '
  48. Be ruler of Argos, Lacedaemon and Yessenia Pylons, had been supplanted by the, cunning ,of Hera, and his intended possessions had fallen into the hands of Eurystheus
  49. River. The Duke and the King Further down the river, Jim and Huck rescue two, cunning ,grifters, who join Huck and Jim on the raft. The younger of the two swindlers
  50. Would become the stupid sidekick, while Edmund Black adder evolved into a, cunning ,sycophant. This led to the familiar set-up that was maintained in the following

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