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European Unitarian Universalists The European Unitarian Universalists (EUU) is a network of English-speaking Unitarian Universalist fellowships and individuals in Western Continental Europe. It was founded in 1982 to provide support and religious community for expatriate American Unitarian Universalists in Europe, although it also includes a few European natives.
European University Institute The European University Institute is an international postgraduate and post-doctoral teaching and research institute established by the European Community member states to contribute to cultural and scientific development in the spheres of the human and social sciences, in a European perspective.
European Vegetarian Union The European Vegetarian Union (EVU) is an umbrella organisation for vegetarian societies and groups in Europe, and works in the areas of vegetarianism, nutrition, health, consumer protection, the campaign against world hunger, animal rights, ecology and general information.
European VLBI Network The European VLBI Network (EVN) was formed in 1980 by a consortium of five of the major radio astronomy institutes in Europe (the European Consortium for VLBI). Since 1980, the EVN and the Consortium has grown to include 9 institutes with 12 radio telescopes in 8 western European countries as well as associated institutes with telescopes in Poland, Russia, Ukraine, China and South Africa.
European Volleyball Championship The European Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the CEV, the European volleyball federation. There are both men's and women's competitions.
European Voynich Alphabet The European Voynich Alphabet, or EVA was created by René Zandbergen and Gabriel Landini as a system to transcribe the various graphemes ("letters") which make up the text of the Voynich Manuscript into Roman characters.
European walking route E5 The E5 (E for European) is a long distance walking route running form the French Atlantic coast in Brittany over the Alps towards Verona in Italy. The trail is one of the 11 existing European long distance walking routes.
European windstorm A European windstorm is a severe cyclonic storm that tracks across the North Atlantic towards northwestern Europe in the winter months. These storms usually track over the north coast of Scotland towards Norway but can veer south to affect other countries including Ireland, Wales, England, Switzerland, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, and Poland.
European windstorm names European windstorms are assigned names by the Meteorology Institute at the Free University of Berlin. In even-numbered years, male names are assigned to anticyclones and female names are assigned to cyclones; this swaps in odd-numbered years.
European Watershed The European Watershed is the line which divides the drainage basins of the major rivers of Germany; the Rhine river, which originates in the European Alps and empties into the North Sea via the Netherlands, and the Danube River, which originates in the Black Forest and flows eastward emptying into the Black Sea.
European White Elm The European White Elm Ulmus laevis Pallas is a large tree native to Europe, from France northeast to southern Finland, and southeast to Bulgaria and the Crimea; there is also a disjunct population in the Caucasus. Essentially a riparian species, it is most commonly encountered along rivers such as the Volga and Danube.
European World Tour The European Bowling Tour is one of three tours (Europe, Americas, Asia) that form part of the ranking system of the World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA) with the top 8 bowlers each year invited to the World Ranking Masters. The tour is run by the European Tenpin Bowling Federation.
European young professionals The European Young Professionals was set up to bring together Thai and European Young professional expatriates for business networking and social events in Bangkok and beyond. Their aim is to celebrate the cultural, sporting and commercial diversity that Europe offers and introduce these through regular events and activities.
European Youth Parliament EYP (The European Youth Parliament, Parlement Européen des Jeunes) is a non-profit, politically unaffiliated organization, which encourages European youth to participate in European politics. It was established in 1987.
European-Atlantic Group The European-Atlantic Group was founded in London in 1954 by Michael John Layton, 2nd Baron Layton (1912 - 1989) (then a Vice-President of the Council of Europe), together with other members of both Houses of Parliament, Industrialists, Bankers, Economists, and Journalists. Its main object was to promote closer relations between the European and Atlantic countries by providing a regular forum in Britain for informed discussion of their problems and possibilities for better economic and political co-operation.
European-Mediterranean montane mixed forests The European-Mediterranean montane mixed forests is a composite ecoregion of southern Europe and North Africa, designated by the World Wildlife Fund as one of their Global 200 ecoregions, a list of priority ecoregions for conservation.
Europeanism Europeanism refers to the concept of, or assertion, that the people of Europe have a distinct collective cultural identity within the larger context of Western culture, where the culture and politics of United States often dominates.
Europeanization of the Scriptures Europeanization of the Scriptures refers to the process whereby the Pentateuch and other ancient texts were translated into English. Over the centuries, the Hebrew scriptures that form the base of the Christian Bible have been translated into European languages in ways that some critics suggest partially obfuscate the original messages and depart the works from the ethnic aspects of their origins.
Europeans in Oceania Currently, people of European ancestry are active, as expatriates and residents throughout Oceania. Europeans arrived in Oceania starting with Spanish landings and shipwrecks in the Marianas Islands, east of the Philippines in the 16th century.
Europeans in the Philippines According to a recent survey, Europeans in the Philippines number about 13,661, excluding Spaniards and Basques. However, this number does not include semi-permanent residents or Philippine citizens descended wholly or partly from immigrants from the European countries.
Europeans of the Year "Europeans of the Year" award was established in 2001 by European Voice to honor influential European citizens who have mostly affected the European legislative and policy agenda. The annual award is officially supported by Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt.
Europipe I Europipe I is a 670 kilometers long natural gas pipeline, which runs from the Draupner E riser platform in the North Sea to a receiving terminal at Dornum in Germany. From Dornum a 48 kilometers long land line runs to the metering station in Emden.
Europipe II Europipe II is a 658 kilometers long natural gas pipeline, which runs from the Kårstø processing plant north of Stavanger to a receiving terminal at Dornum in Germany. The diameter of pipeline is 42 inches and the capacity is 24 bcm of natural gas annually.
Europium anomaly The Europium anomaly, in geochemistry, is the phenomenon whereby Europium (Eu) concentration is either depleted or enriched in a rock relative to the other rare earth elements (REEs). A Eu anomaly is said to be "negative" if Eu is depleted relative to the other REEs and is said to be "positive" if Eu is enriched relative to the other REEs.
Europlanet Europlanet is a network linking planetary scientists from across Europe. The aim of Europlanet is to promote collaboration and communication between partner institutions and to support missions to explore our Solar System.
Europoort Europoort ("Eurogate", also "Europort") is a the harbour of Rotterdam and the adjoining industrial area in the Netherlands. Being the port with the largest amount of transit in the world and situated at the mouth of the river Rhine with the hinterland consisting of the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and partly France, Europort is considered the entry to Europe.
Europos Parkas Europos Parkas is an open air museum located 17 km away from Vilnius. The museum gives an artistic significance to the geographic centre of the European continent (as determined by the French National Geographic Institute in 1989) and presents the best of Lithuanian and international modern art.
Europride Europride is an international lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender gay pride event that is hosted by a different European city each year. The host city is usually one with an established gay pride event, or one which has a significant LGBT community.
EuroPhysiome The Europhysiome initiative is coordinated by the STEP Coordination action, which aims to establish a better coordination between European Physiome projects. The term is also used to indicate collectively all Europe-based Physiome projects such as the [Renal Physiome Project], the [Giome Project], the Epitheliome Project, the Living Human Project, the [Cardiome Project], and the [Physiological Flows Intitiative].
EuroPowerPack The EuroPowerPack is the combination of the MTU MT 883 diesel-engine delivering over 1100 kW shaft power with the five-speed Renk HSWL 295TM automatic transmission for the use in heavy tracked vehicles like tanks. This very compact power pack delivers as much or more power than the most powerful tank engines currently in service, but offers increased fuel efficiency and needs less space.
Euroregion Cieszyn Silesia Euroregion Cieszyn Silesia (, ) is one of the transnational co-operation structures between Poland and Czech Republic. It comprises of a large part of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia (except for Bielsko and Frýdek belonging to Euroregion Beskidy), as well as parts of Upper Silesia (Jastrzębie Zdrój and commune of Godów).
Eurosam Eurosam GIE was established in June 1989 for the development of the Famille de missiles Sol-Air Futurs (Future Surface-to-Air Family of missiles or FSAF). Eurosam was initially a joint venture between Aerospatiale, Alenia and Thomson-CSF.
Euroscepticism Euroscepticism (from European and scepticism) has become a general term for opposition to the process of European integration. It originated in the United Kingdom, and at first referred to those within the Labour Party and Conservative Party who were sceptical of their parties' official support for UK membership of the then European Economic Community.
Euroscepticism in the United Kingdom The debate around euroscepticism has been a major political issue in the United Kingdom since the inception of the European Union (then the European Economic Community or EEC), and has not reduced significantly following UK membership of the Union.
Eurosia Fabris Blessed Eurosia Fabris (September 27, 1866 – January 8, 1932), also known as Mamma Rosa, was best known to Catholics as a model of holiness in the daily life of a Catholic family. She gained some fame outside of the Catholic community in 2005 when the Vatican started her on the process of canonization.
Eurosong 2007 Eurosong 2007 will be the Czech national final on March 10, 2007 to select the Czech participant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland on May 10-12, 2007. The year 2007 will mark the first time the Czech Republic is entering the Eurovision Song Contest, and the first ever selection for the Czech national final will be held in Prague with 10 songs participating.
Eurosswydd In Welsh mythology, Eurossydd is the father of Nisien and Efnisien by Penarddun, daughter of Beli Mawr. In the Second Branch of the Mabinogi Penarddun is the wife of Llyr, by whom her children are Bran, Branwen, and Manawydan.
Eurostar Eurostar is a train service that connects London (Waterloo station) with Paris (Gare du Nord), Lille and Brussels (Gare du Midi). Trains cross the English Channel via the Channel Tunnel, or "Chunnel".
Eurostar Italia Eurostar Italia is a network of Italian inter-city trains, operated by Trenitalia (a major Italian railway company) on the routes connecting the main Italian cities and towns. Several types of high-speed trains belonging to two major families carry out the service.
Eurostat The Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat) is the statistical arm of the European Commission, producing data for the European Union and promoting harmonisation of statistical methods across the member states.
Eurosystem The Eurosystem is the system of central banks consisting of the European Central Bank and the central banks of the member states of the European Union whose currency is the euro. It is part of the European System of Central Banks.
Eurotunnel Class 0031 The Eurotunnel Class 0 0-4-0 diesel locomotives were built by Hunslet Engine Company between 1989 and 1990. They were built as 900 mm gauge, but were rebuilt to standard 1435 mm gauge by Schöma in Germany between 1993 and 1994.
Eurotunnel Shuttle Eurotunnel Shuttle (previously known as Le Shuttle) is a shuttle service between Calais/Coquelles in France and Folkestone in the UK. It conveys road vehicles through the Channel Tunnel, with passenger vehicles being carried in closed wagons.
EuroTorp GEIE EuroTorp is a consortium formed in July 1993 by French and Italian defense companies. Concerned governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding on industrial co-operation on their new generation lightweight torpedo programs.
Eurovision Dance Contest The Eurovision Dance Contest is an international dancing competition to be held in the United Kingdom on Saturday the 1 September 2007. The contest is sprawned from the international hit format "Strictly Come Dancing" which began in 2004 in the United Kingdom and can now be seen in over 25 countries.
Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held between active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), in which participating countries each submit a song to be performed on live television; then proceed to cast votes for the other countries' songs, in order to find the most popular song in the competition. Each country participates via one of their national EBU-member television stations, whose task it is to select a singer and a song to go forward to represent the country in the international competition.
Eurovision Song Contest 1957 The Eurovision Song Contest 1957 was the second Eurovision Song Contest. Like the first contest, this one was still mainly a radio program, but there was a noticeable increase in the number of people with televisions.
Eurovision Song Contest 1959 The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was the fourth Eurovision Song Contest. In the press it was suggested that Italy and France gave more points to the Netherlands because neither of those two countries wanted the other to win.
Eurovision Song Contest 1960 The Eurovision Song Contest 1960 was the fifth Eurovision Song Contest. Even though the Netherlands had won the contest in 1959, they declined to host the 1960 contest so soon after hosting the 1958 event so handed the honour to the United Kingdom.
Eurovision Song Contest 1963 The Eurovision Song Contest 1963 was the eighth Eurovision Song Contest. France had won the contest in 1962 but they handed the honour of hosting the event to the United Kingdom because they did not wish to host the contest again so soon after hosting the 1961 event.
Eurovision Song Contest 1964 The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was the ninth Eurovision Song Contest. A political protest occurred after the Swiss entry: a man trespassed onto the stage holding a banner that read "Boycott Franco & Salazar".
Eurovision Song Contest 1966 The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 was the eleventh Eurovision and was held on 5 March 1966 in Luxembourg. The rule stating that a country could only sing in any of its national languages was originally created in this year.
Eurovision Song Contest 1967 The Eurovision Song Contest 1967 was the twelfth Eurovision Song Contest. The presenter became confused whilst the voting was taking place, and declared the United Kingdom's entry to be the winner before the last country had announced its votes.
Eurovision Song Contest 1968 The Eurovision Song Contest 1968 was the thirteenth Eurovision Song Contest. Originally Spain entered Joan Manuel Serrat to sing "La, la, la", however his demand to sing in Catalan was an affront to Francoist Spain.
Eurovision Song Contest 1971 The Eurovision Song Contest 1971 was the sixteenth Eurovision Song Contest and held in Dublin, Ireland. The new voting system that was introduced in this Eurovision did have one big problem: some juries gave less points out than others.
Eurovision Song Contest 1973 The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was the eighteenth Eurovision Song Contest and held in Luxembourg. The language rule that only allowed countries to enter songs that were sung in any of their national languages was dropped, thus leading some countries to sing in English.
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 The Eurovision Song Contest 1975 was the twentieth Eurovision and was held in Stockholm, capital of Sweden. The Portuguese entry "Madrugada" was an unabashed celebration of the Carnation Revolution, during which the country's 1974 Eurovision entry had played a pivotal practical role.
Eurovision Song Contest 1976 The Eurovision Song Contest 1976 was the twenty-first Eurovision Song Contest and was held on April 3, 1976 in The Hague. With Corry Brokken as the presenter, the contest was won by Brotherhood of Man who represented the United Kingdom, with their song "Save Your Kisses For Me".
Eurovision Song Contest 1977 The Eurovision Song Contest 1977 was the twenty second Eurovision and was held on May 7, 1977 in London. With Angela Rippon as the presenter, the contest was won by Marie Myriam who represented France, with her song "L'oiseau et l'enfant" ("The Bird and the Child").
Eurovision Song Contest 1978 The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the twenty third Eurovision and was held on April 22, 1978 in Paris. With Denise Fabre and LĂ©on Zitrone as the presenters, the contest was won by Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta who represented Israel, with their song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi".
Eurovision Song Contest 1983 The Eurovision Song Contest 1983 was the 28th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on April 23, 1983 in Munich. The presenter was Marlene Charell, who delivered her presentations of the performers in German, English and French.
Eurovision Song Contest 1985 The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 4, 1985 in Gothenburg. The presenter was Lill Lindfors, and Bobbysocks was the winner of this Eurovision with the song "La det swinge".
Eurovision Song Contest 1999 The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 29, 1999 in the Usshishkin Hall at the International Convention Centre in Jerusalem, Israel. The presenters were Yigal Ravid, Dafna Dekel, and Sigal Shahamon.
Eurovision Song Contest 2003 The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the forty-eighth Eurovision Song Contest and was held at the Skonto Hall in Riga, Latvia on May 24, 2003. The hosts of the evening was 2002 contest winner Marie N and RenÄrs Kaupers, whose band placed third place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000.
Eurovision Song Contest 2004 The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 was the forty-ninth Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, with the final on 15 May 2004, and the new qualifier three days earlier, on 12 May 2004. The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was TRT.
Eurovision Song Contest 2004 (compilation) Eurovision Song Contest Istanbul 2004 is the official compilation album of the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest. The album contains all 36 of the songs entered into the Contest, including the 12 that didn't get though the first high-profile Eurovision semi-final.
Eurovision Song Contest 2005 The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the fiftieth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, performed by popular singer Helena Paparizou, who scored 230 points, while Malta's Angel performed by Chiara was the runner up with 192 points.
Eurovision Song Contest 2005 (compilation) Eurovision Song Contest Kiev 2005 is the official compilation album of the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. Released in May 2005 across Europe, the album contains all 39 semi-final and final entries, including the winning Elena Paparizou's "My Number One", Wig Wam's "In My Dreams", Vanilla Ninja's "Cool Vibes" and Shiri Maymon's "Hasheket Shenish'ar".
Eurovision Song Contest 2006 The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the fifty-first Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on the 18 May 2006 (for the semi-final) and 20 May 2006 (for the final). The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was ERT.
Eurovision Song Contest 2007 The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 will be the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland on May 10 (for the semi-final) and May 12 (for the final). The hosting broadcaster of the contest is YLE.
Eurovision Song Contest winners The Eurovision Song Contest, has, every year since its start in 1956, produced over fifty winners, with one every year except the 1969 contest, when four countries were given joint first place. The winning song each year usually becomes popular across Europe and the rest of the World, and the winning artist, sometimes a previously unknown singer or band, become widely known and respected.
Eurovision Young Dancers The Eurovision Young Dancers is a biennial dance showcase broadcast on television throughout Europe. Since 1985, using a format similar to the Eurovision Song Contest, every country that is a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has had the opportunity to send a dance act to compete for the title of "Eurovision Young Dancer".
EuroVelo EuroVelo, the European cycle route network, is a project of the European Cyclists' Federation to develop 12 long-distance cycle routes crossing the whole continent of Europe. The total length of these routes is over 60,000 km, of which more than 20,000 km is in place.
Euroway Euroway was a Swedish passenger shipping company, active between 1992 and 1994. Founded by the Norwegian businessman, Elling Ellingsen, owner of Sea-Link Shipping AB, with the objective to set up cruiseferry connections between the cities of Malmö in Sweden and Lübeck in Germany.
Eurowhite Eurowhite is a term used in the aviation industry to describe airline aircraft paint schemes which are predominantly white, usually adorned only with the airline's name along the forward fuselage, and its logo on the vertical tail. Eurowhite became a common trend in airline paint schemes during the 1980s, breaking with airlines' long tradition of colorful and intricate liveries which were sometimes unique to each airplane, as was the case with American airline Braniff.
Eurozone The Eurozone (also called Euro Area, Eurosystem or Euroland) is the subset of European Union member states which have adopted the euro, creating a currency union. The European Central Bank is responsible for monetary policy within the zone.
Eurps Eurps are children's characters created by Barbara Harris, portrayed as anthropomorphized letters of the alphabet. They have been around since 1995 and each Eurp is available as a stuffed animal, and in 9 storybooks.
Euryale Euryale ("far-roaming"), in Greek mythology, was one of the immortal Gorgons, three vicious sisters with brass hands, sharp fangs, and hair of living, venomous snakes. She, like her sisters, was able to turn any creature to stone with her gaze.
Euryale ferox Euryale ferox (also known as fox nut or foxnut) is a flowering plant in the water lily family, Nymphaeaceae. It grows in water, producing large floating leaves with a quilted texture, bright purple flowers, and starchy white seeds.
Euryanthe Euryanthe is a German Romantic opera by Carl Maria von Weber, first performed at the Kärntnertortheater, Vienna on 25 October, 1823. Though acknowledged as one of Weber's most important operas, the work is rarely staged due to the confused libretto by Helmine von Chezy.
Euryarchaeota The Euryarchaeota are a major group of Archaea. They include the methanogens, which produce methane and are often found in intestines, the halobacteria, which survive extreme concentrations of salt, and some extremely thermophilic aerobes and anaerobes.
Eurycea latitans The Cascade Caverns Salamander or Cascade Caverns Neotenic Salamander (Eurycea latitans) is a species of aquatic salamander endemic to Cascade Caverns in Kendall County, Texas, USA. Like other species of cave salamander, they are almost entirely subterranean, living in spring waters deep in limestone rock strata, so gauging the exact extent of their geographic range or even their population numbers is virtually impossible.
Eurycea nana The San Marcos Salamander (Eurycea nana) is a small species of aquatic, lungless salamander native to the United States. endemic to a small region of the San Marcos River near Aquarena Springs, in Hays County, Texas.
Eurycea quadridigitata The Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea quadridigitata) is a species of salamander native to the southern United States, from North Carolina to Oklahoma, south to Texas along the Gulf of Mexico states to northern Florida. Some sources refer to it as the Four-fingered Manculus, Dwarf Four-toed Salamander, or the Florida Dwarf Salamander.
Eurycea robusta The Blanco Blind Salamander (Eurycea robusta) is a species of aquatic, lungless salamander native to the United States. It is endemic to a small region of the Blanco River near San Marcos in Hays County, Texas.
Eurycea tridentifera The Comal Blind Salamander or Honey Creek Cave Blind Salamander (Eurycea tridentifera) is a small species of aquatic, lungless salamander native to the United States. It is endemic to a small region at the junction of Comal, Bexar and Kendall counties in Texas.
Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini (10 May 1912, Guaratinguetá, São Paulo - 23 October 1993) was a noted Brazilian physician and foremost cardiac surgeon. He is internationally known for performing in 1968 the first heart transplantation in Latin America (and the third in the world), and for creating the famous and respected clinical and research center Instituto do Coração da Universidade de São Paulo (Heart Institute of the University of São Paulo), in São Paulo, Brazil.
Eurydice (play) Eurydice is a play by Sarah Ruhl which retells the myth of Orpheus from the perspective of Eurydice, his wife. The story focuses on Eurydice's choice to return to earth with Orpheus or to stay in Hades with her father (a character created by Ruhl).
Eurydice III of Macedon Eurydice (Greek: EĎ…Ďυδικη Eurydike, died 317 BC) was daughter of Amyntas IV, son of Perdiccas III, king of Macedonia, and Cynane, daughter of Philip II. Her real name appears to have been Adea; at what time it was changed to that of Eurydice we are not told.
Eurydice of Egypt Eurydice (in Greek EĎ…Ďυδικη) was daughter of Antipater and wife of Ptolemy, the son of Lagus. The period of her marriage is not mentioned by any ancient writer, but it is probable that it took place shortly after the partition of Triparadisus, and the appointment of Antipater to the regency, 321 BC.
Eurylochus In Greek mythology, Eurylochus, or Eurýlokhos appears in Homer's Odyssey as second-in-command of Odysseus' ship during the return to Ithaca after the Trojan War. He was also a relative of Odysseus through marriage.
Eurymachus Eurymachus, or Eurýmakhos, an Ithacan nobleman and the son of Polybus, was one of the leading suitors of Penelope in The Odyssey. He was a very treacherous figure who convinced Penelope that her son, Telemachus would be safe.
Eurymylidae Eurymylidae is a family of extinct simplicidentates. Most authorities consider them to be basal to all modern rodents and may have been the ancestral stock from whence the most recent common ancestor of all modern rodents (crown rodents) arose.
Eurynome (oceanid) Eurynome was a deity of ancient Greek religion worshipped at a sanctuary near the confluence of rivers called the Neda and the Lymax in classical Peloponnesus. She was represented by a statue of what we would call a mermaid.
Eurysthenes In Greek mythology, Eurysthenes () was one of the Heracleidae, a great-great-great-grandson of Heracles, and a son of Aristodemus. His twin was Procles, and together they received the land of Lacedaemon after Cresphontes, Temenus and Oxylus captured the Peloponnesus.
Eurystheus In Greek mythology, Eurystheus was king of Tiryns, one of three Mycenaean strongholds in the Argolid: Sthenelus was his father and the "horsewoman" Nykippe his mother, and he was a grandson of the hero Perseus, as was his opponent Heracles. In the contest of wills between Hera and Zeus over whom the hero would be, who would defeat the remaining creatures representing an old order and bring about the reign of the Twelve Olympians, Eurystheus ("wide strength") was Hera's candidate and Heracles—though his name implies that at one archaic stage of myth-making he had been "Hera's man"— was the candidate of Zeus.
Eurythmy Eurythmy is a movement art originated by Rudolf Steiner in the early 20th century. Primarily a performing art eurythmy is also used in therapy and taught to children for its pedagogical value (especially in Waldorf Schools).
Eurytomidae Eurytomidae is a family within the superfamily Chalcidoidea. The group is apparently polyphyletic, though the different subfamilies may each be monophyletic, and may be elevated to family status in the near future.
Eusebeia Eusebeia (Greek:εá˝ĎÎβεια, from eu meaning "well", and sebomai meaning "reverence", itself formed from seb meaning sacred awe and reverence especially in actions) is a Greek word abundantly used in Greek philosophy as well as in the New Testament, meaning inner piety, spiritual maturity, or godliness.
Eusebi GĂĽell Count Eusebi GĂĽell (sometimes given in the hispanicized form Eusebio GĂĽell, sometimes de GĂĽell) was a Catalan patriarch who profited greatly from the industrial revolution in Catalonia, Spain in the late 19th Century.
European University Institute The European University Institute is an international postgraduate and post-doctoral teaching and research institute established by the European Community member states to contribute to cultural and scientific development in the spheres of the human and social sciences, in a European perspective.
European Vegetarian Union The European Vegetarian Union (EVU) is an umbrella organisation for vegetarian societies and groups in Europe, and works in the areas of vegetarianism, nutrition, health, consumer protection, the campaign against world hunger, animal rights, ecology and general information.
European VLBI Network The European VLBI Network (EVN) was formed in 1980 by a consortium of five of the major radio astronomy institutes in Europe (the European Consortium for VLBI). Since 1980, the EVN and the Consortium has grown to include 9 institutes with 12 radio telescopes in 8 western European countries as well as associated institutes with telescopes in Poland, Russia, Ukraine, China and South Africa.
European Volleyball Championship The European Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the CEV, the European volleyball federation. There are both men's and women's competitions.
European Voynich Alphabet The European Voynich Alphabet, or EVA was created by René Zandbergen and Gabriel Landini as a system to transcribe the various graphemes ("letters") which make up the text of the Voynich Manuscript into Roman characters.
European walking route E5 The E5 (E for European) is a long distance walking route running form the French Atlantic coast in Brittany over the Alps towards Verona in Italy. The trail is one of the 11 existing European long distance walking routes.
European windstorm A European windstorm is a severe cyclonic storm that tracks across the North Atlantic towards northwestern Europe in the winter months. These storms usually track over the north coast of Scotland towards Norway but can veer south to affect other countries including Ireland, Wales, England, Switzerland, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, and Poland.
European windstorm names European windstorms are assigned names by the Meteorology Institute at the Free University of Berlin. In even-numbered years, male names are assigned to anticyclones and female names are assigned to cyclones; this swaps in odd-numbered years.
European Watershed The European Watershed is the line which divides the drainage basins of the major rivers of Germany; the Rhine river, which originates in the European Alps and empties into the North Sea via the Netherlands, and the Danube River, which originates in the Black Forest and flows eastward emptying into the Black Sea.
European White Elm The European White Elm Ulmus laevis Pallas is a large tree native to Europe, from France northeast to southern Finland, and southeast to Bulgaria and the Crimea; there is also a disjunct population in the Caucasus. Essentially a riparian species, it is most commonly encountered along rivers such as the Volga and Danube.
European World Tour The European Bowling Tour is one of three tours (Europe, Americas, Asia) that form part of the ranking system of the World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA) with the top 8 bowlers each year invited to the World Ranking Masters. The tour is run by the European Tenpin Bowling Federation.
European young professionals The European Young Professionals was set up to bring together Thai and European Young professional expatriates for business networking and social events in Bangkok and beyond. Their aim is to celebrate the cultural, sporting and commercial diversity that Europe offers and introduce these through regular events and activities.
European Youth Parliament EYP (The European Youth Parliament, Parlement Européen des Jeunes) is a non-profit, politically unaffiliated organization, which encourages European youth to participate in European politics. It was established in 1987.
European-Atlantic Group The European-Atlantic Group was founded in London in 1954 by Michael John Layton, 2nd Baron Layton (1912 - 1989) (then a Vice-President of the Council of Europe), together with other members of both Houses of Parliament, Industrialists, Bankers, Economists, and Journalists. Its main object was to promote closer relations between the European and Atlantic countries by providing a regular forum in Britain for informed discussion of their problems and possibilities for better economic and political co-operation.
European-Mediterranean montane mixed forests The European-Mediterranean montane mixed forests is a composite ecoregion of southern Europe and North Africa, designated by the World Wildlife Fund as one of their Global 200 ecoregions, a list of priority ecoregions for conservation.
Europeanism Europeanism refers to the concept of, or assertion, that the people of Europe have a distinct collective cultural identity within the larger context of Western culture, where the culture and politics of United States often dominates.
Europeanization of the Scriptures Europeanization of the Scriptures refers to the process whereby the Pentateuch and other ancient texts were translated into English. Over the centuries, the Hebrew scriptures that form the base of the Christian Bible have been translated into European languages in ways that some critics suggest partially obfuscate the original messages and depart the works from the ethnic aspects of their origins.
Europeans in Oceania Currently, people of European ancestry are active, as expatriates and residents throughout Oceania. Europeans arrived in Oceania starting with Spanish landings and shipwrecks in the Marianas Islands, east of the Philippines in the 16th century.
Europeans in the Philippines According to a recent survey, Europeans in the Philippines number about 13,661, excluding Spaniards and Basques. However, this number does not include semi-permanent residents or Philippine citizens descended wholly or partly from immigrants from the European countries.
Europeans of the Year "Europeans of the Year" award was established in 2001 by European Voice to honor influential European citizens who have mostly affected the European legislative and policy agenda. The annual award is officially supported by Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt.
Europipe I Europipe I is a 670 kilometers long natural gas pipeline, which runs from the Draupner E riser platform in the North Sea to a receiving terminal at Dornum in Germany. From Dornum a 48 kilometers long land line runs to the metering station in Emden.
Europipe II Europipe II is a 658 kilometers long natural gas pipeline, which runs from the Kårstø processing plant north of Stavanger to a receiving terminal at Dornum in Germany. The diameter of pipeline is 42 inches and the capacity is 24 bcm of natural gas annually.
Europium anomaly The Europium anomaly, in geochemistry, is the phenomenon whereby Europium (Eu) concentration is either depleted or enriched in a rock relative to the other rare earth elements (REEs). A Eu anomaly is said to be "negative" if Eu is depleted relative to the other REEs and is said to be "positive" if Eu is enriched relative to the other REEs.
Europlanet Europlanet is a network linking planetary scientists from across Europe. The aim of Europlanet is to promote collaboration and communication between partner institutions and to support missions to explore our Solar System.
Europoort Europoort ("Eurogate", also "Europort") is a the harbour of Rotterdam and the adjoining industrial area in the Netherlands. Being the port with the largest amount of transit in the world and situated at the mouth of the river Rhine with the hinterland consisting of the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and partly France, Europort is considered the entry to Europe.
Europos Parkas Europos Parkas is an open air museum located 17 km away from Vilnius. The museum gives an artistic significance to the geographic centre of the European continent (as determined by the French National Geographic Institute in 1989) and presents the best of Lithuanian and international modern art.
Europride Europride is an international lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender gay pride event that is hosted by a different European city each year. The host city is usually one with an established gay pride event, or one which has a significant LGBT community.
EuroPhysiome The Europhysiome initiative is coordinated by the STEP Coordination action, which aims to establish a better coordination between European Physiome projects. The term is also used to indicate collectively all Europe-based Physiome projects such as the [Renal Physiome Project], the [Giome Project], the Epitheliome Project, the Living Human Project, the [Cardiome Project], and the [Physiological Flows Intitiative].
EuroPowerPack The EuroPowerPack is the combination of the MTU MT 883 diesel-engine delivering over 1100 kW shaft power with the five-speed Renk HSWL 295TM automatic transmission for the use in heavy tracked vehicles like tanks. This very compact power pack delivers as much or more power than the most powerful tank engines currently in service, but offers increased fuel efficiency and needs less space.
Euroregion Cieszyn Silesia Euroregion Cieszyn Silesia (, ) is one of the transnational co-operation structures between Poland and Czech Republic. It comprises of a large part of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia (except for Bielsko and Frýdek belonging to Euroregion Beskidy), as well as parts of Upper Silesia (Jastrzębie Zdrój and commune of Godów).
Eurosam Eurosam GIE was established in June 1989 for the development of the Famille de missiles Sol-Air Futurs (Future Surface-to-Air Family of missiles or FSAF). Eurosam was initially a joint venture between Aerospatiale, Alenia and Thomson-CSF.
Euroscepticism Euroscepticism (from European and scepticism) has become a general term for opposition to the process of European integration. It originated in the United Kingdom, and at first referred to those within the Labour Party and Conservative Party who were sceptical of their parties' official support for UK membership of the then European Economic Community.
Euroscepticism in the United Kingdom The debate around euroscepticism has been a major political issue in the United Kingdom since the inception of the European Union (then the European Economic Community or EEC), and has not reduced significantly following UK membership of the Union.
Eurosia Fabris Blessed Eurosia Fabris (September 27, 1866 – January 8, 1932), also known as Mamma Rosa, was best known to Catholics as a model of holiness in the daily life of a Catholic family. She gained some fame outside of the Catholic community in 2005 when the Vatican started her on the process of canonization.
Eurosong 2007 Eurosong 2007 will be the Czech national final on March 10, 2007 to select the Czech participant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland on May 10-12, 2007. The year 2007 will mark the first time the Czech Republic is entering the Eurovision Song Contest, and the first ever selection for the Czech national final will be held in Prague with 10 songs participating.
Eurosswydd In Welsh mythology, Eurossydd is the father of Nisien and Efnisien by Penarddun, daughter of Beli Mawr. In the Second Branch of the Mabinogi Penarddun is the wife of Llyr, by whom her children are Bran, Branwen, and Manawydan.
Eurostar Eurostar is a train service that connects London (Waterloo station) with Paris (Gare du Nord), Lille and Brussels (Gare du Midi). Trains cross the English Channel via the Channel Tunnel, or "Chunnel".
Eurostar Italia Eurostar Italia is a network of Italian inter-city trains, operated by Trenitalia (a major Italian railway company) on the routes connecting the main Italian cities and towns. Several types of high-speed trains belonging to two major families carry out the service.
Eurostat The Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat) is the statistical arm of the European Commission, producing data for the European Union and promoting harmonisation of statistical methods across the member states.
Eurosystem The Eurosystem is the system of central banks consisting of the European Central Bank and the central banks of the member states of the European Union whose currency is the euro. It is part of the European System of Central Banks.
Eurotunnel Class 0031 The Eurotunnel Class 0 0-4-0 diesel locomotives were built by Hunslet Engine Company between 1989 and 1990. They were built as 900 mm gauge, but were rebuilt to standard 1435 mm gauge by Schöma in Germany between 1993 and 1994.
Eurotunnel Shuttle Eurotunnel Shuttle (previously known as Le Shuttle) is a shuttle service between Calais/Coquelles in France and Folkestone in the UK. It conveys road vehicles through the Channel Tunnel, with passenger vehicles being carried in closed wagons.
EuroTorp GEIE EuroTorp is a consortium formed in July 1993 by French and Italian defense companies. Concerned governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding on industrial co-operation on their new generation lightweight torpedo programs.
Eurovision Dance Contest The Eurovision Dance Contest is an international dancing competition to be held in the United Kingdom on Saturday the 1 September 2007. The contest is sprawned from the international hit format "Strictly Come Dancing" which began in 2004 in the United Kingdom and can now be seen in over 25 countries.
Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held between active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), in which participating countries each submit a song to be performed on live television; then proceed to cast votes for the other countries' songs, in order to find the most popular song in the competition. Each country participates via one of their national EBU-member television stations, whose task it is to select a singer and a song to go forward to represent the country in the international competition.
Eurovision Song Contest 1957 The Eurovision Song Contest 1957 was the second Eurovision Song Contest. Like the first contest, this one was still mainly a radio program, but there was a noticeable increase in the number of people with televisions.
Eurovision Song Contest 1959 The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was the fourth Eurovision Song Contest. In the press it was suggested that Italy and France gave more points to the Netherlands because neither of those two countries wanted the other to win.
Eurovision Song Contest 1960 The Eurovision Song Contest 1960 was the fifth Eurovision Song Contest. Even though the Netherlands had won the contest in 1959, they declined to host the 1960 contest so soon after hosting the 1958 event so handed the honour to the United Kingdom.
Eurovision Song Contest 1963 The Eurovision Song Contest 1963 was the eighth Eurovision Song Contest. France had won the contest in 1962 but they handed the honour of hosting the event to the United Kingdom because they did not wish to host the contest again so soon after hosting the 1961 event.
Eurovision Song Contest 1964 The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was the ninth Eurovision Song Contest. A political protest occurred after the Swiss entry: a man trespassed onto the stage holding a banner that read "Boycott Franco & Salazar".
Eurovision Song Contest 1966 The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 was the eleventh Eurovision and was held on 5 March 1966 in Luxembourg. The rule stating that a country could only sing in any of its national languages was originally created in this year.
Eurovision Song Contest 1967 The Eurovision Song Contest 1967 was the twelfth Eurovision Song Contest. The presenter became confused whilst the voting was taking place, and declared the United Kingdom's entry to be the winner before the last country had announced its votes.
Eurovision Song Contest 1968 The Eurovision Song Contest 1968 was the thirteenth Eurovision Song Contest. Originally Spain entered Joan Manuel Serrat to sing "La, la, la", however his demand to sing in Catalan was an affront to Francoist Spain.
Eurovision Song Contest 1971 The Eurovision Song Contest 1971 was the sixteenth Eurovision Song Contest and held in Dublin, Ireland. The new voting system that was introduced in this Eurovision did have one big problem: some juries gave less points out than others.
Eurovision Song Contest 1973 The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was the eighteenth Eurovision Song Contest and held in Luxembourg. The language rule that only allowed countries to enter songs that were sung in any of their national languages was dropped, thus leading some countries to sing in English.
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 The Eurovision Song Contest 1975 was the twentieth Eurovision and was held in Stockholm, capital of Sweden. The Portuguese entry "Madrugada" was an unabashed celebration of the Carnation Revolution, during which the country's 1974 Eurovision entry had played a pivotal practical role.
Eurovision Song Contest 1976 The Eurovision Song Contest 1976 was the twenty-first Eurovision Song Contest and was held on April 3, 1976 in The Hague. With Corry Brokken as the presenter, the contest was won by Brotherhood of Man who represented the United Kingdom, with their song "Save Your Kisses For Me".
Eurovision Song Contest 1977 The Eurovision Song Contest 1977 was the twenty second Eurovision and was held on May 7, 1977 in London. With Angela Rippon as the presenter, the contest was won by Marie Myriam who represented France, with her song "L'oiseau et l'enfant" ("The Bird and the Child").
Eurovision Song Contest 1978 The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the twenty third Eurovision and was held on April 22, 1978 in Paris. With Denise Fabre and LĂ©on Zitrone as the presenters, the contest was won by Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta who represented Israel, with their song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi".
Eurovision Song Contest 1983 The Eurovision Song Contest 1983 was the 28th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on April 23, 1983 in Munich. The presenter was Marlene Charell, who delivered her presentations of the performers in German, English and French.
Eurovision Song Contest 1985 The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 4, 1985 in Gothenburg. The presenter was Lill Lindfors, and Bobbysocks was the winner of this Eurovision with the song "La det swinge".
Eurovision Song Contest 1999 The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 29, 1999 in the Usshishkin Hall at the International Convention Centre in Jerusalem, Israel. The presenters were Yigal Ravid, Dafna Dekel, and Sigal Shahamon.
Eurovision Song Contest 2003 The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the forty-eighth Eurovision Song Contest and was held at the Skonto Hall in Riga, Latvia on May 24, 2003. The hosts of the evening was 2002 contest winner Marie N and RenÄrs Kaupers, whose band placed third place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000.
Eurovision Song Contest 2004 The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 was the forty-ninth Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, with the final on 15 May 2004, and the new qualifier three days earlier, on 12 May 2004. The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was TRT.
Eurovision Song Contest 2004 (compilation) Eurovision Song Contest Istanbul 2004 is the official compilation album of the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest. The album contains all 36 of the songs entered into the Contest, including the 12 that didn't get though the first high-profile Eurovision semi-final.
Eurovision Song Contest 2005 The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the fiftieth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, performed by popular singer Helena Paparizou, who scored 230 points, while Malta's Angel performed by Chiara was the runner up with 192 points.
Eurovision Song Contest 2005 (compilation) Eurovision Song Contest Kiev 2005 is the official compilation album of the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. Released in May 2005 across Europe, the album contains all 39 semi-final and final entries, including the winning Elena Paparizou's "My Number One", Wig Wam's "In My Dreams", Vanilla Ninja's "Cool Vibes" and Shiri Maymon's "Hasheket Shenish'ar".
Eurovision Song Contest 2006 The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the fifty-first Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on the 18 May 2006 (for the semi-final) and 20 May 2006 (for the final). The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was ERT.
Eurovision Song Contest 2007 The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 will be the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland on May 10 (for the semi-final) and May 12 (for the final). The hosting broadcaster of the contest is YLE.
Eurovision Song Contest winners The Eurovision Song Contest, has, every year since its start in 1956, produced over fifty winners, with one every year except the 1969 contest, when four countries were given joint first place. The winning song each year usually becomes popular across Europe and the rest of the World, and the winning artist, sometimes a previously unknown singer or band, become widely known and respected.
Eurovision Young Dancers The Eurovision Young Dancers is a biennial dance showcase broadcast on television throughout Europe. Since 1985, using a format similar to the Eurovision Song Contest, every country that is a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has had the opportunity to send a dance act to compete for the title of "Eurovision Young Dancer".
EuroVelo EuroVelo, the European cycle route network, is a project of the European Cyclists' Federation to develop 12 long-distance cycle routes crossing the whole continent of Europe. The total length of these routes is over 60,000 km, of which more than 20,000 km is in place.
Euroway Euroway was a Swedish passenger shipping company, active between 1992 and 1994. Founded by the Norwegian businessman, Elling Ellingsen, owner of Sea-Link Shipping AB, with the objective to set up cruiseferry connections between the cities of Malmö in Sweden and Lübeck in Germany.
Eurowhite Eurowhite is a term used in the aviation industry to describe airline aircraft paint schemes which are predominantly white, usually adorned only with the airline's name along the forward fuselage, and its logo on the vertical tail. Eurowhite became a common trend in airline paint schemes during the 1980s, breaking with airlines' long tradition of colorful and intricate liveries which were sometimes unique to each airplane, as was the case with American airline Braniff.
Eurozone The Eurozone (also called Euro Area, Eurosystem or Euroland) is the subset of European Union member states which have adopted the euro, creating a currency union. The European Central Bank is responsible for monetary policy within the zone.
Eurps Eurps are children's characters created by Barbara Harris, portrayed as anthropomorphized letters of the alphabet. They have been around since 1995 and each Eurp is available as a stuffed animal, and in 9 storybooks.
Euryale Euryale ("far-roaming"), in Greek mythology, was one of the immortal Gorgons, three vicious sisters with brass hands, sharp fangs, and hair of living, venomous snakes. She, like her sisters, was able to turn any creature to stone with her gaze.
Euryale ferox Euryale ferox (also known as fox nut or foxnut) is a flowering plant in the water lily family, Nymphaeaceae. It grows in water, producing large floating leaves with a quilted texture, bright purple flowers, and starchy white seeds.
Euryanthe Euryanthe is a German Romantic opera by Carl Maria von Weber, first performed at the Kärntnertortheater, Vienna on 25 October, 1823. Though acknowledged as one of Weber's most important operas, the work is rarely staged due to the confused libretto by Helmine von Chezy.
Euryarchaeota The Euryarchaeota are a major group of Archaea. They include the methanogens, which produce methane and are often found in intestines, the halobacteria, which survive extreme concentrations of salt, and some extremely thermophilic aerobes and anaerobes.
Eurycea latitans The Cascade Caverns Salamander or Cascade Caverns Neotenic Salamander (Eurycea latitans) is a species of aquatic salamander endemic to Cascade Caverns in Kendall County, Texas, USA. Like other species of cave salamander, they are almost entirely subterranean, living in spring waters deep in limestone rock strata, so gauging the exact extent of their geographic range or even their population numbers is virtually impossible.
Eurycea nana The San Marcos Salamander (Eurycea nana) is a small species of aquatic, lungless salamander native to the United States. endemic to a small region of the San Marcos River near Aquarena Springs, in Hays County, Texas.
Eurycea quadridigitata The Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea quadridigitata) is a species of salamander native to the southern United States, from North Carolina to Oklahoma, south to Texas along the Gulf of Mexico states to northern Florida. Some sources refer to it as the Four-fingered Manculus, Dwarf Four-toed Salamander, or the Florida Dwarf Salamander.
Eurycea robusta The Blanco Blind Salamander (Eurycea robusta) is a species of aquatic, lungless salamander native to the United States. It is endemic to a small region of the Blanco River near San Marcos in Hays County, Texas.
Eurycea tridentifera The Comal Blind Salamander or Honey Creek Cave Blind Salamander (Eurycea tridentifera) is a small species of aquatic, lungless salamander native to the United States. It is endemic to a small region at the junction of Comal, Bexar and Kendall counties in Texas.
Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini (10 May 1912, Guaratinguetá, São Paulo - 23 October 1993) was a noted Brazilian physician and foremost cardiac surgeon. He is internationally known for performing in 1968 the first heart transplantation in Latin America (and the third in the world), and for creating the famous and respected clinical and research center Instituto do Coração da Universidade de São Paulo (Heart Institute of the University of São Paulo), in São Paulo, Brazil.
Eurydice (play) Eurydice is a play by Sarah Ruhl which retells the myth of Orpheus from the perspective of Eurydice, his wife. The story focuses on Eurydice's choice to return to earth with Orpheus or to stay in Hades with her father (a character created by Ruhl).
Eurydice III of Macedon Eurydice (Greek: EĎ…Ďυδικη Eurydike, died 317 BC) was daughter of Amyntas IV, son of Perdiccas III, king of Macedonia, and Cynane, daughter of Philip II. Her real name appears to have been Adea; at what time it was changed to that of Eurydice we are not told.
Eurydice of Egypt Eurydice (in Greek EĎ…Ďυδικη) was daughter of Antipater and wife of Ptolemy, the son of Lagus. The period of her marriage is not mentioned by any ancient writer, but it is probable that it took place shortly after the partition of Triparadisus, and the appointment of Antipater to the regency, 321 BC.
Eurylochus In Greek mythology, Eurylochus, or Eurýlokhos appears in Homer's Odyssey as second-in-command of Odysseus' ship during the return to Ithaca after the Trojan War. He was also a relative of Odysseus through marriage.
Eurymachus Eurymachus, or Eurýmakhos, an Ithacan nobleman and the son of Polybus, was one of the leading suitors of Penelope in The Odyssey. He was a very treacherous figure who convinced Penelope that her son, Telemachus would be safe.
Eurymylidae Eurymylidae is a family of extinct simplicidentates. Most authorities consider them to be basal to all modern rodents and may have been the ancestral stock from whence the most recent common ancestor of all modern rodents (crown rodents) arose.
Eurynome (oceanid) Eurynome was a deity of ancient Greek religion worshipped at a sanctuary near the confluence of rivers called the Neda and the Lymax in classical Peloponnesus. She was represented by a statue of what we would call a mermaid.
Eurysthenes In Greek mythology, Eurysthenes () was one of the Heracleidae, a great-great-great-grandson of Heracles, and a son of Aristodemus. His twin was Procles, and together they received the land of Lacedaemon after Cresphontes, Temenus and Oxylus captured the Peloponnesus.
Eurystheus In Greek mythology, Eurystheus was king of Tiryns, one of three Mycenaean strongholds in the Argolid: Sthenelus was his father and the "horsewoman" Nykippe his mother, and he was a grandson of the hero Perseus, as was his opponent Heracles. In the contest of wills between Hera and Zeus over whom the hero would be, who would defeat the remaining creatures representing an old order and bring about the reign of the Twelve Olympians, Eurystheus ("wide strength") was Hera's candidate and Heracles—though his name implies that at one archaic stage of myth-making he had been "Hera's man"— was the candidate of Zeus.
Eurythmy Eurythmy is a movement art originated by Rudolf Steiner in the early 20th century. Primarily a performing art eurythmy is also used in therapy and taught to children for its pedagogical value (especially in Waldorf Schools).
Eurytomidae Eurytomidae is a family within the superfamily Chalcidoidea. The group is apparently polyphyletic, though the different subfamilies may each be monophyletic, and may be elevated to family status in the near future.
Eusebeia Eusebeia (Greek:εá˝ĎÎβεια, from eu meaning "well", and sebomai meaning "reverence", itself formed from seb meaning sacred awe and reverence especially in actions) is a Greek word abundantly used in Greek philosophy as well as in the New Testament, meaning inner piety, spiritual maturity, or godliness.
Eusebi GĂĽell Count Eusebi GĂĽell (sometimes given in the hispanicized form Eusebio GĂĽell, sometimes de GĂĽell) was a Catalan patriarch who profited greatly from the industrial revolution in Catalonia, Spain in the late 19th Century.
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