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Gobiodon Gobiodon is a genus of gobies also known as clown gobies or coral gobies. Generally, coral gobies, unlike the rest of the Gobiidae family, are not burrowers, but instead prefer to inhabit the branches of certain acropora or similar hard corals.
Gobipteryx Gobipteryx is the name given to a genus of enantiornithine bird from the Late Cretaceous Period. Its fossils were found in the Barun Goyot Formation in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia and first described in 1976 from two fragmentary skulls (ZPAL-MgR-I/12 and ZPAL-MgR-I/32; ElĹĽanowski, 1976).
Gobir Gobir was a city-state in what is now Nigeria. Founded by the Hausa in the eleventh century, Gobir was one of the seven original kingdoms of Hausaland, and continued under Hausa rule for nearly seven hundred years.
Goblet drum The goblet drum (also chalice drum) is a goblet shaped hand drum used in Arabic music, Persian music, Balkan music, Armenian music, Azeri music and Turkish music. Its thin, responsive drumhead and resonance help it produce a distinctively crisp sound.
Gobliiins The Gobliiins series of adventure video games consists of 4 titles developed by Coktel Vision, some of which published by Sierra On-Line, although the latest game, The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble, isn't always considered to be a part of it due to the name.
Goblin (Dungeons & Dragons) In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, goblins are a very common and fairly weak race of evil humanoid monsters. Goblins and Kobolds are often the first type of non-human monsters that low-level player characters will face.
Goblin (Warhammer) Goblins also known as "Gobbos", are among the smallest of the goblinoid "greenskin" races in the Warhammer Fantasy setting. Note: All greenskins, whether they are Night Goblins or Black Orcs, spawn from Mushrooms and as such have no gender.
Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde is a 2003 real-time strategy game for Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube. In Goblin Commander the player is led through a series of missions, which are broken up by short movie clips.
Goblin Commandos Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde is a Real Time Strategy game by developer and publisher Jaleco, who are former members of Blizzard Entertainment. The game is available featured on the Sony Playstation 2, Nintendo Gamecube and Microsoft Xbox.
Goblin Ha' The Goblin Ha' (Goblin Hall), lying 1 1/2 miles south east of the village of Gifford in East Lothian,Scotland , is all that remains of Yester Castle. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, recorded as such by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS).
Goblin Market Goblin Market (composed in April, 1859 and published in 1862) is an important poem by Christina Rossetti. Throughout her lifetime, Rossetti claimed that the poem, which features remarkably sexual imagery, was a children's poem.
Goblinoid Goblinoids (or greenskins) are a category of humanoid legendary creatures related to the goblin. The term originated in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, in which goblins and related creatures are a staple of random encounters.
Goblins (webcomic) Goblins is a weekly Dungeons & Dragons webcomic written and illustrated by Tarol Hunt (known by the nickname of Thunt). It is set in a humorously stereotypical fantasy setting, following the adventures of a group of goblin adventurers.
Gobstones Gobstones is one of the many magical games played by young wizards in the Harry Potter books, along with Wizard's Chess and Exploding Snap. Gobstones is similar to the game of marbles played by non-magical persons, except that in Gobstones the balls spit, or gob, a foul smelling liquid in the face of the opposing player when they lose a point.
Gobstopper Gobstoppers, known as jawbreakers in the United States, are a type of hard candy. They are usually round, usually range from about 1 cm across to 3 cm across (though much bigger gobstoppers were once widely available) and are traditionally very hard.
Gobustan State Reserve Gobustan State Reserve was established in 1966 when the region was declared as a national historical landmark of Azerbaijan in an attempt to preserve the ancient carvings, mud volcanoes and gas-stones in the region.
GoBack Norton GoBack (previously known as Wildfile GoBack, Adaptec GoBack, Roxio GoBack) is a Microsoft Windows based disk utility, that can record up to 8Gb of disk changes. When the filesystem is idle for a few seconds, it marks these as "safe points".
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords was an animated movie based on the Gobots toy and TV franchise. This movie was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions (the same company responsible for the Challenge of the GoBots series) and released in 1986.
Gocup, New South Wales Gocup is a town community in the central east part of the Riverina and situated about 9 kilometres north from Tumut and 26 kilometres south from Gundagai on the Gundagai to Tumut Road. It has a population within a 7 kilometre radius of approximately 344 people.
Goczałkowice Reservoir Goczałkowice Reservoir () – artificial water reservoir in Silesian Voivodeship in Poland created with a dam on Vistula in 1956. The area of the reservoir is 32 square kilometres and its capacity is 168 million m³.
God & Golem, Inc. In the 1964 book God & Golem, Inc.: A Comment on Certain Points Where Cybernetics Impinges on Religion, Norbert Wiener lays down his ideas on machine learning, machine reproduction and the place of machines in society, on a background of religious references.
God (male deity) God, as a male deity, contrasts with female deities, or "goddesses". While the term 'goddess' specifically refers to a female deity, words like 'gods' and 'deities' can be applied to all gods collectively, regardless of gender.
God (word) The word god continues Old English god (guĂľ, gudis in Gothic, gud in modern Scandinavian, God in Dutch, and Gott in modern German), from Proto-Germanic *. The Proto-Germanic meaning of * and its etymology is uncertain.
God and the Abyss New York City's Bitter Grace performed for ten years and went through continuous rounds of line-up changes during the making of this album. Similar in vein to the sound of Joy Division, Bauhaus and other post-punk goth rockers, God and the Abyss was a long journey that lasted from the first recording in 1985 to the final release in 1997.
God as an extraterrestrial Some comparatively new belief systems and books portray God as extraterrestrial life. Many of these theories hold that intelligent beings from another world have been visiting Earth for many thousands of years, and have influenced the development of our religions.
God Bless America "God Bless America" is an American patriotic song originally written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised by him in 1938. It is sometimes considered an unofficial national anthem of the United States.
God Bless the Prince of Wales "God Bless the Prince of Wales" (in Welsh, "Ar Dywysog Gwlad y Bryniau") is a song written to mark the occasion of the marriage of the future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom to Alexandra of Denmark.
God Bless Tiny Tim God Bless Tiny Tim was the first album by Tiny Tim. Released in 1968 on the Reprise label, it included the song which had made him famous, "Tip-Toe Thru the Tulips With Me", a version of "I Got You Babe" in which Tiny Tim duets with himself, and a collection of more obscure songs.
God complex A god complex is a colloquial term used to portray a perceived character flaw as if it were a 'psychological complex'. The person who is said to have a 'god complex' can act so arrogantly that he might as well believe he is a god or appointed to act by a god.
God Defend New Zealand "God Defend New Zealand" is one of the national anthems of New Zealand, together with "God Save the Queen". Although they both have equal status, "God Defend New Zealand" is the anthem that is in common use.
God Forbid God Forbid is a thrash metal/metalcore quintet from East Brunswick, New Jersey which was formed in 1998. Building up a following in the late 1990s by touring with bands such as GWAR, Nile, Cradle Of Filthand Candiria, their first full album Reject the Sickness was released by 9 Volt Records in 1999.
God game Though there is no formal definition, God games are said to be generally large-scale strategic fantastic simulations, sometimes of entire worlds and populations, that cast you in the position of an entity with divine or supernatural powers (See references). God games are characterized by that:
God gene The God gene hypothesis states that some human beings bear a gene which gives them a prediposition to episodes interpreted by some as religious revelation. The idea has been postulate and promoted by geneticist Dr.
God Hour This is the first release of the new era material by As Friends Rust. It was first released under the name "God Hour" as a double 7-Inch record and MCD by Good Life Recordings, who mistook the albums name.
God in a pill? God in a pill? was a phrase used by Meher Baba facetiously in the 1960s to disparage the growing view that hallucinogenic and mind-changing drugs, especially LSD, might be used to elicit meaingful spiritual insight.
God in Hinduism * The Sanskrit word for God, that is used most commonly, is Ishvara (IAST: IPA: / /, originally a title comparable to "Lord" or "Excellency" < from the roots , lit., powerful/supreme/lord/owner, + vara, lit.
God in Sikhism The fundamental belief of Sikhism is that God exists, not merely as an idea or concept, but as a Real Entity, indescribable yet knowable and perceivable to anyone who is prepared to dedicate the time and energy to become perceptive to His persona. The Gurus never spoke about proofs of the existence of God: For them He is too real and obvious to need any logical proof.
God is dead "God is dead" (German: "Gott ist tot") is a widely quoted statement by Friedrich Nietzsche. It first appears in The Gay Science, section 108 (New Struggles), in section 125 (The Madman), and for a third time in section 343 (The Meaning of our Cheerfulness).
God is still speaking, "God is still speaking," also known as "The Stillspeaking Initiative", is the name of the identity, branding, and advertising campaign of the United Church of Christ that was launched in 2004.
God Is an Astronaut God is an Astronaut are an instrumental three piece hailing from the Glen of the Downs, Ireland. They formed in 2002 and released their debut album The End of the Beginning (2002) on their own Revive Records label.
God Is in the TV God is in the TV brings together all of the music videos by Marilyn Manson up to 1999. Also featured is exclusive footage cut from The Dope Show video and an hour of live and backstage footage from the Rock is Dead tour.
God Lead Your Soul God Lead Your Soul was the first single to be released off The Sleepy Jackson's second album Personality - One Was A Spider, One Was A Bird. It was released on 29 May 2006 and was the highest ranked new entry on the ARIA singles chart at number 25.
God Lives Underwater God Lives Underwater was an industrial techno rock band from rural Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia), formed in 1993 by band members David Reilly and Jeff Turzo. God Lives Underwater was originally signed to American Recordings after being discovered by Rick Rubin, who subsequently produced the band's first two albums.
God morgon (Chips song) God morgon is a pop song in Swedish, performed by the pop and country group Chips, just then named "Sweets 'n Chips", at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1981, where it finished 2nd. Its lyrics are about morning.
God Macabre God Macabre were one of the first Swedish death metal bands along with peers Carnage and Entombed and as such are essential in the creation of Swedish death metalThey were formed in the winter of 1988] as a [[grindcore band named Botten PĂĄ Burken In 1989 the switched to playing death metal and changed their name to Macabre End. They released a demo in September 1990 titled Consumed by Darkness which turned into an underground hit.
God of Abraham God of Abraham (in Yiddish: Gott fun Avrohom) is a traditional Hasidic Jewish prayer recited in Yiddish before the Havdalah service after the conclusion of the Sabbath. It was composed by Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev.
God of Cookery God of Cookery (食神 Sik San in Cantonese, Shi Shen in Mandarin) is a 1996 Hong Kong comedy directed by acclaimed Hong Kong comedian, actor and director, Stephen Chow, best known in the west for his films Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle.
God of Gamblers II God of Gamblers II (Dou Hap, literally "Knight of Gamblers") is a 1991 Hong Kong film directed by Wong Jing stars Andy Lau as Little Knife, Stephen Chow as the Saint of Gamblers, and Ng Man Tat as Blackie Tat. This movie is a sequel to both God of Gamblers, which included Andy Lau's character, and to All for the Winner, which starred Stephen Chow and Ng Man Tat.
God of Gamblers Returns God of Gamblers Returns (Du shen xu ji, Literally: God of Gamblers 2) is a 1994 Hong Kong drama/comedy/action movie directed by Wong Jing. It starred Chow Yun-Fat, Wu Chien-Lien, Tony Leung, Chingmy Yau, Xie Miao, Wu Xingguo, Law Kar-Ying, Cheung Man, Tsui Kam-Kong, and others.
God of Prosperity God of Prosperity (Chinese : 财神 / 财神çş) is one of the Gods found in Malaysia, among Chinese Malaysian and also the Indian Malaysian ethnic group. God of Prosperity is very important God in local Malaysian Chinese especially businessmen.
God of Shamisen God of Shamisen is a rock band led by shamisen master, Kevin Kmetz. Though much of the band's music is steeped in traditional Japanese structure, genres such as progressive rock, metal and funk are regularly featured in performance.
God of the gaps The God of the gaps refers to a view of God deriving from a theistic position in which anything that can be explained by human knowledge is not in the domain of God, so the role of God is therefore confined to the 'gaps' in scientific explanations of nature. The concept involves an interaction of religious explanations of nature with those derived from science (see also Relationship between religion and science).
God of Thunder (game) God of Thunder (Commonly shortened to GoT) is a 2D platform/Top-down freeware puzzle game created by Ron Davis and published by Software Creations in 1993. The game chronicles the quest of Thor, son of Odin and god of thunder as he tries to reclaim Midgard for his father.
God of War (soundtrack) The soundtrack of the God of War video game, composed by Gerard Marino, Mike Reagan, Winifred Phillips, Ron Fish and Cris Velasco. It was released on 1 March 2005 in the United States by Sony Computer Entertainment as an exclusive product for the Sony Connect Music Store.
God of War (video game) God of War is a video game for the Sony PlayStation 2 console released on March 22, 2005. An action-adventure game loosely based on Greek Mythology, God of War was developed by Sony Computer Entertainment's Santa Monica division.
God of War II God of War II is an upcoming sequel to the original God of War video game and is being released for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console. It is currently slated to ship on March 13, 2007, according to IGN.
God On My Side God on My Side is a documentary directed and produced by Australian journalist Andrew Denton which follows his trip to the 2006 National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Texas. The 63rd National Religious Broadcasters Convention delegates comprised some 6,000 Christian communicators.
God Rama RÄmachandra, or Rama pronunced as 'Raam' ( in IAST, in DevanÄgarÄ« or ĹšrÄ« RÄma (श्रीराम in Devanagari), was a king of ancient India whose grand story is portrayed in the epic Ramayana, one of the two great epics of India. In Hinduism, he is also considered to be the Seventh Avatara of Vishnu and one of the most important manifestations of God. He is one of the most popular heroes of Hindu mythology and folktales in South and Southeast Asia. Born as the eldest son of Kausalya and Dasaratha, king of Kosala, he is the embodiment of the Supreme Brahman and Dharma. Rama is Maryada Purushottama, literally The Perfect Man. He is the hero of the ancient Hindu epic poem, The Ramayana (from Sanskrit, The Journey of Rama). Rama is the husband of Sita, who is also considered the Avatara of Lakshmi and the embodiment of perfect womanhood.
God Save the Manics God Save The Manics is a free, three-track download only (primarily, see background info) EP by Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. It contained three new tracks that were created around the time of their recent seventh studio album Lifeblood.
God Save the Queen God Save the King/Queen is a patriotic hymn, and the national anthem of the United Kingdom. It is also one of the two national anthems of New Zealand, and the royal anthem of Canada, Australia and other Commonwealth Realms, as well as the anthem of the British Royal Family.
God Save the Queen (Motörhead song) "God Save The Queen" is a cover of the Sex Pistols song "God Save the Queen" by the heavy metal band Motörhead. It was released as a single in 2000 to promote their album We Are Motörhead.
God Save The Clean God Save The Clean is a New Zealand tribute compilation album featuring artist who are under the record label, Flying Nun Records, performing songs by New Zealand rock band, The Clean. The album was released in 1997.
God Says No God Says No is a studio album by Monster Magnet, released in 2000 in the UK and 2001 in the US (the two versions differ slightly in their track listings, see below). It was their last release recorded for A&M Records.
God Speaks God Speaks, The Theme of Creation and Its Purpose (ISBN 978-0-915828-02-9) is a book by Indian spiritual master Meher Baba and is Meher Baba's most complete statement of the process of Creation and its purpose. First published by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1955.
God Spede the Plough God Spede the Plough is the name of an early sixteenth-century manuscript text that borrows twelve stanzas from Chaucer's Monk's Tale. It is a short, satirical complaint listing all the parasitic clergy who are going to demand a piece of the plowman's harvest, rendering his work futile.
God Told Me To God Told Me To (released in some theatrical and video markets as Demon and God Told Me to Kill) is a 1976 sci-fi/horror film written and directed by Larry Cohen. Like many of Cohen's films, it is set in New York City and incorporates aspects of the police procedural.
God Tussi Great Ho God Tussi Great Ho is an Indian Bollywood movie, directed by Rumi Jaffery, which will be released in 2007. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Manisha Koirala, Anupam Kher and Sohail Khan .
God's algorithm God's algorithm is a notion originating in discussions of ways to solve the Rubik's Cube puzzle, but which can also be applied to other combinatorial puzzles and mathematical games. It stands for any practical algorithm that produces a solution having the least possible number of moves, the idea being that an omniscient being would know an optimal step from any given configuration.
God's Ark of Safety God's Ark of Safety is a non-denominational Christian ministry in Frostburg, Maryland led by Pastor Richard Greene. On Easter, 1976, Greene began building a replica of Noah's Ark atop a prominent hillside along Interstate 68 featuring a sign that announces "Noah's Ark Being Rebuilt Here!
God's Army (revolutionary group) God's Army is an armed revolutionary group that opposes the Theravada Buddhist military government of Myanmar and advocates a doctrine vaguely based on principles of Christianity. They are based in Thailand, and conducted a string of audacious guerrilla actions—for example, seizing the embassy of Myanmar in Bangkok—during the 1990s and early 2000s, which have been described as acts of Christian terrorism.
God's eye A God's eye is a type of craft usually made from a pair of crossed sticks and yarn. Because they are fairly easy to make, it is common for children to have to make a God's eye during school, Cub scouts, and so on.
God's Gonna Cut You Down "God's Gonna Cut You Down", also known as "Run On", is a traditional folk song which has been recorded by numerous artists representing a variety of genres. The lyrics are a warning to sinners that no matter how hard they try, they will not avoid God's judgement; in the chorus, God Himself tells the narrator of the song to "Go tell that long tongue liar, / go and tell that midnight rider, / tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter, / tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down", with some versions inserting slight variations in lyrics.
God's Learning Channel God's Learning Channel (or GLC) is a Christian television network which is based in the Southwestern United States. It describes itself as "teaching the Torah and the true roots of Christianity", and its programming features a mixture of Christian and Jewish teachers.
God's Little Acre God's Little Acre is a 1933 novel by Erskine Caldwell, which was filmed in 1958 by director Anthony Mann and lensed in black and white by master cameraman Ernie Haller The novel was so controversial that a literary board in New York] attempted to censor it, leading to the author's being arrested and tried for obscenity. Exonerated after a [[jury trial, the author counter-sued the literary society for false arrest and malicious prosecution.
God's Own Country God’s Own Country, often abbreviated to Godzone, is a phrase that has been used for more than 120 years by New Zealanders to describe their homeland. It has subsequently been adopted by some other countries, notably Australia, but this has declined as the phrase has become increasingly associated with New Zealand.
God's Property Founded in 1992 by Linda Searight, the God's Property organization centers around high moral standards with emphasis on education and achievement through artistic expression and performance. Ranging in age from 16 to 26, and under direction of Robert Searight from its inception, the choir (often at-risk, inner-city based young people) is accompanied by a five piece band.
God-isle In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, a god-isle is the immense petrified remains of a dead god. God-isles float on the Astral Plane, where githyanki and others often mine them for minerals and build communities on their stony surfaces.
God, Inc God, Inc is a comedy internet video series about the office space of God. The premise is that god runs the world through a company with different departments such as disasters, miracles, and product development.
Godachi Veerbhadhreshwar Temple Godachi;-[Ramdurg tq ; 14 km form Ramdurg] a celebrated pilgrim centre with temples like Veerabhadra, Kalamma and Maruti. The Veerabhadra Temple in Vijayanagar style has a garbhagriha with chalukyan doorway and a spacious mukhamantapa.
Godalming Godalming is a town in the Waverley district of the county of Surrey, England, seven kilometres south of Guildford. It is built on the banks of the River Wey and is a prosperous stockbroker belt commuter town for London.
Godavari Class Frigate The Type 16 Class frigates are a modification of the original Leander Class design with an indigenous content of 72% and a larger hull. INS Gomati is the first Indian Navy vessel to have digital electronics in her combat data system.
Godavari-Krishna mangroves The Godavari-Krishna mangroves are a Mangrove ecoregion of India's southeastern or Coromandel Coast. The ecoregion covers an area of 7,000 square kilometers (2,700 square miles), in discontinuous enclaves extending from the state of Orissa in the north to Tamil Nadu in the south.
Godb GoDB is a multi-platform rapid mobile application development tool for developing handheld and wireless applications. Applications developed once on the GoDB platform can run on mobile devices ranging from Handheld to Laptops to Desktops and on all popular Operating Systems like Windows, Linux, Palm OS, Windows CE, Symbian, etc.
Goddard (crater) Goddard is a lunar crater that is located along the eastern limb of the Moon, and so is viewed from the edge from Earth. It is best viewed during favorable librations when the orientation of the Moon brings it further into sight.
Goddard (Jimmy Neutron character) Goddard is one of the few inventions of Jimmy Neutron that actually works perfectly. Goddard can, according to Jimmy's dad, Hugh Neutron, do millions of things with the exception of cleaning up his own droppings (made of nuts and bolts).
Goddard College Goddard College is a private college located in Plainfield, Vermont that grants BA and MA and MFA degrees. It uses a self-directed, mentored system of intensive residencies in Plainfield or Port Townsend, Washington.
Goddard Institute for Space Studies The NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), at Columbia University in New York City, is a component laboratory of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Earth-Sun Exploration Division and a unit of The Earth Institute at Columbia University. Current research at GISS emphasizes a broad study of global climate change.
Goddard Lieberson Goddard Lieberson (April 5, 1911-May 29, 1977) was president of Columbia Records from 1956-71 & 1973-75. Before becoming president, he was responsible for the introduction of the LP—the long-playing 33-1/3 rpm vinyl discs developed by engineer Peter Carl Goldmark—which defined home audio for two generations.
Goddard Space Flight Center The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is a major NASA space research laboratory established on May 1, 1959 as NASA's first space flight center. GSFC employs approximately 10,000 civil servants and contractors, and is located approximately 6.
Goddess A goddess is a female deity, in contrast with a male deity known as a "god". Many cultures have goddesses, sometimes alone, but more often as part of a larger pantheon that includes both the conventional genders and in some cases even hermaphrodite deities.
Goddess (comics) The Goddess was the name assumed by the "feminine, self-aware" supposedly "good" aspect of Adam Warlock, subconsciously exiled from his psyche whilst he was in possession of the Infinity Gauntlet. Her appearance was almost certainly styled after Joan of Arc.
Goddess movement The contemporary Goddess movement grew out of second-wave feminism predominantly in North America, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand in the 1970s, with the realization that women were not treated equitably in many mainstream religions and that masculine gender and male imagery were attached to deity to the exclusion of feminine gender and female imagery. Some people in the Goddess movement recognize multiple goddesses; some also include gods; others honor what they refer to as "the Goddess," which may rarely be meant as monotheistic, but is usually understood to be an inclusive, encompassing term incorporating many goddesses in many different cultures.
Goddess of Democracy The Goddess of Democracy (Chinese: 民主女神; pinyin: mĂnzhÇ” nÇšshĂ©n), also known as the Goddess of Democracy and Freedom, was a ten meter (30 ft) high statue created during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
Goddess worship Goddess worship is a general description for the veneration of a female Goddess or goddesses. Many New Age Goddess devotees prefer the term goddess spirituality, avoiding the term "worship" for a faith that does not distance the Divine into a remote, hierarchical separation.
Goddo Goddo is a band formed by bassist Greg Godovitz, former Brutus guitarist Gino Scarpelli and drummer Marty Morin in 1975. The band enjoyed mixed success from the mid-70s to the early 80, whereupon the band fell into obscurity.
Godefroi de Leigni Godefroi de Leigni was a clerk and an associate of Chrétien de Troyes during the 12th century, presumably at the court of Marie de Champagne. He finished Chrétien's romance Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart after Chrétien abandoned it for unknown reasons.
Godefroid Kurth Godefroid Kurth (11 May 1847–4 January 1916) was a celebrated Belgian historian. He is known for his histories of the city of Liège in the Middle Ages and of Belgium, of his Catholic account in Les Origines de la Civilisation Moderne of the formation of modern Europe, and for his defence of the medieval guild system.
Godefroy Godefroy (Gothofredus), a French noble family, which numbered among its members several distinguished jurists and historians. The family claimed descent from Symon Godefroy, who was born at Mons about 1320 and was lord of Sapigneulx near Berry-au-Bac, now in the département of Aisne.
Godepert Godepert (also Gundipert, Godebert, Godipert, Godpert, Gotebert, Gotbert, Gotpert, Gosbert, or Gottbert) was king of the Lombards (661), eldest son and successor of Aripert I. He was an Arian who governed from the ancient capital, Pavia, while his brother, Perctarit, a Roman Catholic, governed from Milan.
Goderich Ministry Viscount Goderich's government came to power in September 1827 following the death of Canning. It was a tenuous coalition of moderate Tories - also known as the Canningites and Whigs, but it only lasted a few months and did not even meet Parliament.
Gobipteryx Gobipteryx is the name given to a genus of enantiornithine bird from the Late Cretaceous Period. Its fossils were found in the Barun Goyot Formation in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia and first described in 1976 from two fragmentary skulls (ZPAL-MgR-I/12 and ZPAL-MgR-I/32; ElĹĽanowski, 1976).
Gobir Gobir was a city-state in what is now Nigeria. Founded by the Hausa in the eleventh century, Gobir was one of the seven original kingdoms of Hausaland, and continued under Hausa rule for nearly seven hundred years.
Goblet drum The goblet drum (also chalice drum) is a goblet shaped hand drum used in Arabic music, Persian music, Balkan music, Armenian music, Azeri music and Turkish music. Its thin, responsive drumhead and resonance help it produce a distinctively crisp sound.
Gobliiins The Gobliiins series of adventure video games consists of 4 titles developed by Coktel Vision, some of which published by Sierra On-Line, although the latest game, The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble, isn't always considered to be a part of it due to the name.
Goblin (Dungeons & Dragons) In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, goblins are a very common and fairly weak race of evil humanoid monsters. Goblins and Kobolds are often the first type of non-human monsters that low-level player characters will face.
Goblin (Warhammer) Goblins also known as "Gobbos", are among the smallest of the goblinoid "greenskin" races in the Warhammer Fantasy setting. Note: All greenskins, whether they are Night Goblins or Black Orcs, spawn from Mushrooms and as such have no gender.
Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde is a 2003 real-time strategy game for Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube. In Goblin Commander the player is led through a series of missions, which are broken up by short movie clips.
Goblin Commandos Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde is a Real Time Strategy game by developer and publisher Jaleco, who are former members of Blizzard Entertainment. The game is available featured on the Sony Playstation 2, Nintendo Gamecube and Microsoft Xbox.
Goblin Ha' The Goblin Ha' (Goblin Hall), lying 1 1/2 miles south east of the village of Gifford in East Lothian,Scotland , is all that remains of Yester Castle. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, recorded as such by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS).
Goblin Market Goblin Market (composed in April, 1859 and published in 1862) is an important poem by Christina Rossetti. Throughout her lifetime, Rossetti claimed that the poem, which features remarkably sexual imagery, was a children's poem.
Goblinoid Goblinoids (or greenskins) are a category of humanoid legendary creatures related to the goblin. The term originated in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, in which goblins and related creatures are a staple of random encounters.
Goblins (webcomic) Goblins is a weekly Dungeons & Dragons webcomic written and illustrated by Tarol Hunt (known by the nickname of Thunt). It is set in a humorously stereotypical fantasy setting, following the adventures of a group of goblin adventurers.
Gobstones Gobstones is one of the many magical games played by young wizards in the Harry Potter books, along with Wizard's Chess and Exploding Snap. Gobstones is similar to the game of marbles played by non-magical persons, except that in Gobstones the balls spit, or gob, a foul smelling liquid in the face of the opposing player when they lose a point.
Gobstopper Gobstoppers, known as jawbreakers in the United States, are a type of hard candy. They are usually round, usually range from about 1 cm across to 3 cm across (though much bigger gobstoppers were once widely available) and are traditionally very hard.
Gobustan State Reserve Gobustan State Reserve was established in 1966 when the region was declared as a national historical landmark of Azerbaijan in an attempt to preserve the ancient carvings, mud volcanoes and gas-stones in the region.
GoBack Norton GoBack (previously known as Wildfile GoBack, Adaptec GoBack, Roxio GoBack) is a Microsoft Windows based disk utility, that can record up to 8Gb of disk changes. When the filesystem is idle for a few seconds, it marks these as "safe points".
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords was an animated movie based on the Gobots toy and TV franchise. This movie was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions (the same company responsible for the Challenge of the GoBots series) and released in 1986.
Gocup, New South Wales Gocup is a town community in the central east part of the Riverina and situated about 9 kilometres north from Tumut and 26 kilometres south from Gundagai on the Gundagai to Tumut Road. It has a population within a 7 kilometre radius of approximately 344 people.
Goczałkowice Reservoir Goczałkowice Reservoir () – artificial water reservoir in Silesian Voivodeship in Poland created with a dam on Vistula in 1956. The area of the reservoir is 32 square kilometres and its capacity is 168 million m³.
God & Golem, Inc. In the 1964 book God & Golem, Inc.: A Comment on Certain Points Where Cybernetics Impinges on Religion, Norbert Wiener lays down his ideas on machine learning, machine reproduction and the place of machines in society, on a background of religious references.
God (male deity) God, as a male deity, contrasts with female deities, or "goddesses". While the term 'goddess' specifically refers to a female deity, words like 'gods' and 'deities' can be applied to all gods collectively, regardless of gender.
God (word) The word god continues Old English god (guĂľ, gudis in Gothic, gud in modern Scandinavian, God in Dutch, and Gott in modern German), from Proto-Germanic *. The Proto-Germanic meaning of * and its etymology is uncertain.
God and the Abyss New York City's Bitter Grace performed for ten years and went through continuous rounds of line-up changes during the making of this album. Similar in vein to the sound of Joy Division, Bauhaus and other post-punk goth rockers, God and the Abyss was a long journey that lasted from the first recording in 1985 to the final release in 1997.
God as an extraterrestrial Some comparatively new belief systems and books portray God as extraterrestrial life. Many of these theories hold that intelligent beings from another world have been visiting Earth for many thousands of years, and have influenced the development of our religions.
God Bless America "God Bless America" is an American patriotic song originally written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised by him in 1938. It is sometimes considered an unofficial national anthem of the United States.
God Bless the Prince of Wales "God Bless the Prince of Wales" (in Welsh, "Ar Dywysog Gwlad y Bryniau") is a song written to mark the occasion of the marriage of the future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom to Alexandra of Denmark.
God Bless Tiny Tim God Bless Tiny Tim was the first album by Tiny Tim. Released in 1968 on the Reprise label, it included the song which had made him famous, "Tip-Toe Thru the Tulips With Me", a version of "I Got You Babe" in which Tiny Tim duets with himself, and a collection of more obscure songs.
God complex A god complex is a colloquial term used to portray a perceived character flaw as if it were a 'psychological complex'. The person who is said to have a 'god complex' can act so arrogantly that he might as well believe he is a god or appointed to act by a god.
God Defend New Zealand "God Defend New Zealand" is one of the national anthems of New Zealand, together with "God Save the Queen". Although they both have equal status, "God Defend New Zealand" is the anthem that is in common use.
God Forbid God Forbid is a thrash metal/metalcore quintet from East Brunswick, New Jersey which was formed in 1998. Building up a following in the late 1990s by touring with bands such as GWAR, Nile, Cradle Of Filthand Candiria, their first full album Reject the Sickness was released by 9 Volt Records in 1999.
God game Though there is no formal definition, God games are said to be generally large-scale strategic fantastic simulations, sometimes of entire worlds and populations, that cast you in the position of an entity with divine or supernatural powers (See references). God games are characterized by that:
God gene The God gene hypothesis states that some human beings bear a gene which gives them a prediposition to episodes interpreted by some as religious revelation. The idea has been postulate and promoted by geneticist Dr.
God Hour This is the first release of the new era material by As Friends Rust. It was first released under the name "God Hour" as a double 7-Inch record and MCD by Good Life Recordings, who mistook the albums name.
God in a pill? God in a pill? was a phrase used by Meher Baba facetiously in the 1960s to disparage the growing view that hallucinogenic and mind-changing drugs, especially LSD, might be used to elicit meaingful spiritual insight.
God in Hinduism * The Sanskrit word for God, that is used most commonly, is Ishvara (IAST: IPA: / /, originally a title comparable to "Lord" or "Excellency" < from the roots , lit., powerful/supreme/lord/owner, + vara, lit.
God in Sikhism The fundamental belief of Sikhism is that God exists, not merely as an idea or concept, but as a Real Entity, indescribable yet knowable and perceivable to anyone who is prepared to dedicate the time and energy to become perceptive to His persona. The Gurus never spoke about proofs of the existence of God: For them He is too real and obvious to need any logical proof.
God is dead "God is dead" (German: "Gott ist tot") is a widely quoted statement by Friedrich Nietzsche. It first appears in The Gay Science, section 108 (New Struggles), in section 125 (The Madman), and for a third time in section 343 (The Meaning of our Cheerfulness).
God is still speaking, "God is still speaking," also known as "The Stillspeaking Initiative", is the name of the identity, branding, and advertising campaign of the United Church of Christ that was launched in 2004.
God Is an Astronaut God is an Astronaut are an instrumental three piece hailing from the Glen of the Downs, Ireland. They formed in 2002 and released their debut album The End of the Beginning (2002) on their own Revive Records label.
God Is in the TV God is in the TV brings together all of the music videos by Marilyn Manson up to 1999. Also featured is exclusive footage cut from The Dope Show video and an hour of live and backstage footage from the Rock is Dead tour.
God Lead Your Soul God Lead Your Soul was the first single to be released off The Sleepy Jackson's second album Personality - One Was A Spider, One Was A Bird. It was released on 29 May 2006 and was the highest ranked new entry on the ARIA singles chart at number 25.
God Lives Underwater God Lives Underwater was an industrial techno rock band from rural Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia), formed in 1993 by band members David Reilly and Jeff Turzo. God Lives Underwater was originally signed to American Recordings after being discovered by Rick Rubin, who subsequently produced the band's first two albums.
God morgon (Chips song) God morgon is a pop song in Swedish, performed by the pop and country group Chips, just then named "Sweets 'n Chips", at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1981, where it finished 2nd. Its lyrics are about morning.
God Macabre God Macabre were one of the first Swedish death metal bands along with peers Carnage and Entombed and as such are essential in the creation of Swedish death metalThey were formed in the winter of 1988] as a [[grindcore band named Botten PĂĄ Burken In 1989 the switched to playing death metal and changed their name to Macabre End. They released a demo in September 1990 titled Consumed by Darkness which turned into an underground hit.
God of Abraham God of Abraham (in Yiddish: Gott fun Avrohom) is a traditional Hasidic Jewish prayer recited in Yiddish before the Havdalah service after the conclusion of the Sabbath. It was composed by Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev.
God of Cookery God of Cookery (食神 Sik San in Cantonese, Shi Shen in Mandarin) is a 1996 Hong Kong comedy directed by acclaimed Hong Kong comedian, actor and director, Stephen Chow, best known in the west for his films Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle.
God of Gamblers II God of Gamblers II (Dou Hap, literally "Knight of Gamblers") is a 1991 Hong Kong film directed by Wong Jing stars Andy Lau as Little Knife, Stephen Chow as the Saint of Gamblers, and Ng Man Tat as Blackie Tat. This movie is a sequel to both God of Gamblers, which included Andy Lau's character, and to All for the Winner, which starred Stephen Chow and Ng Man Tat.
God of Gamblers Returns God of Gamblers Returns (Du shen xu ji, Literally: God of Gamblers 2) is a 1994 Hong Kong drama/comedy/action movie directed by Wong Jing. It starred Chow Yun-Fat, Wu Chien-Lien, Tony Leung, Chingmy Yau, Xie Miao, Wu Xingguo, Law Kar-Ying, Cheung Man, Tsui Kam-Kong, and others.
God of Prosperity God of Prosperity (Chinese : 财神 / 财神çş) is one of the Gods found in Malaysia, among Chinese Malaysian and also the Indian Malaysian ethnic group. God of Prosperity is very important God in local Malaysian Chinese especially businessmen.
God of Shamisen God of Shamisen is a rock band led by shamisen master, Kevin Kmetz. Though much of the band's music is steeped in traditional Japanese structure, genres such as progressive rock, metal and funk are regularly featured in performance.
God of the gaps The God of the gaps refers to a view of God deriving from a theistic position in which anything that can be explained by human knowledge is not in the domain of God, so the role of God is therefore confined to the 'gaps' in scientific explanations of nature. The concept involves an interaction of religious explanations of nature with those derived from science (see also Relationship between religion and science).
God of Thunder (game) God of Thunder (Commonly shortened to GoT) is a 2D platform/Top-down freeware puzzle game created by Ron Davis and published by Software Creations in 1993. The game chronicles the quest of Thor, son of Odin and god of thunder as he tries to reclaim Midgard for his father.
God of War (soundtrack) The soundtrack of the God of War video game, composed by Gerard Marino, Mike Reagan, Winifred Phillips, Ron Fish and Cris Velasco. It was released on 1 March 2005 in the United States by Sony Computer Entertainment as an exclusive product for the Sony Connect Music Store.
God of War (video game) God of War is a video game for the Sony PlayStation 2 console released on March 22, 2005. An action-adventure game loosely based on Greek Mythology, God of War was developed by Sony Computer Entertainment's Santa Monica division.
God of War II God of War II is an upcoming sequel to the original God of War video game and is being released for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console. It is currently slated to ship on March 13, 2007, according to IGN.
God On My Side God on My Side is a documentary directed and produced by Australian journalist Andrew Denton which follows his trip to the 2006 National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Texas. The 63rd National Religious Broadcasters Convention delegates comprised some 6,000 Christian communicators.
God Rama RÄmachandra, or Rama pronunced as 'Raam' ( in IAST, in DevanÄgarÄ« or ĹšrÄ« RÄma (श्रीराम in Devanagari), was a king of ancient India whose grand story is portrayed in the epic Ramayana, one of the two great epics of India. In Hinduism, he is also considered to be the Seventh Avatara of Vishnu and one of the most important manifestations of God. He is one of the most popular heroes of Hindu mythology and folktales in South and Southeast Asia. Born as the eldest son of Kausalya and Dasaratha, king of Kosala, he is the embodiment of the Supreme Brahman and Dharma. Rama is Maryada Purushottama, literally The Perfect Man. He is the hero of the ancient Hindu epic poem, The Ramayana (from Sanskrit, The Journey of Rama). Rama is the husband of Sita, who is also considered the Avatara of Lakshmi and the embodiment of perfect womanhood.
God Save the Manics God Save The Manics is a free, three-track download only (primarily, see background info) EP by Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. It contained three new tracks that were created around the time of their recent seventh studio album Lifeblood.
God Save the Queen God Save the King/Queen is a patriotic hymn, and the national anthem of the United Kingdom. It is also one of the two national anthems of New Zealand, and the royal anthem of Canada, Australia and other Commonwealth Realms, as well as the anthem of the British Royal Family.
God Save the Queen (Motörhead song) "God Save The Queen" is a cover of the Sex Pistols song "God Save the Queen" by the heavy metal band Motörhead. It was released as a single in 2000 to promote their album We Are Motörhead.
God Save The Clean God Save The Clean is a New Zealand tribute compilation album featuring artist who are under the record label, Flying Nun Records, performing songs by New Zealand rock band, The Clean. The album was released in 1997.
God Says No God Says No is a studio album by Monster Magnet, released in 2000 in the UK and 2001 in the US (the two versions differ slightly in their track listings, see below). It was their last release recorded for A&M Records.
God Speaks God Speaks, The Theme of Creation and Its Purpose (ISBN 978-0-915828-02-9) is a book by Indian spiritual master Meher Baba and is Meher Baba's most complete statement of the process of Creation and its purpose. First published by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1955.
God Spede the Plough God Spede the Plough is the name of an early sixteenth-century manuscript text that borrows twelve stanzas from Chaucer's Monk's Tale. It is a short, satirical complaint listing all the parasitic clergy who are going to demand a piece of the plowman's harvest, rendering his work futile.
God Told Me To God Told Me To (released in some theatrical and video markets as Demon and God Told Me to Kill) is a 1976 sci-fi/horror film written and directed by Larry Cohen. Like many of Cohen's films, it is set in New York City and incorporates aspects of the police procedural.
God Tussi Great Ho God Tussi Great Ho is an Indian Bollywood movie, directed by Rumi Jaffery, which will be released in 2007. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Manisha Koirala, Anupam Kher and Sohail Khan .
God's algorithm God's algorithm is a notion originating in discussions of ways to solve the Rubik's Cube puzzle, but which can also be applied to other combinatorial puzzles and mathematical games. It stands for any practical algorithm that produces a solution having the least possible number of moves, the idea being that an omniscient being would know an optimal step from any given configuration.
God's Ark of Safety God's Ark of Safety is a non-denominational Christian ministry in Frostburg, Maryland led by Pastor Richard Greene. On Easter, 1976, Greene began building a replica of Noah's Ark atop a prominent hillside along Interstate 68 featuring a sign that announces "Noah's Ark Being Rebuilt Here!
God's Army (revolutionary group) God's Army is an armed revolutionary group that opposes the Theravada Buddhist military government of Myanmar and advocates a doctrine vaguely based on principles of Christianity. They are based in Thailand, and conducted a string of audacious guerrilla actions—for example, seizing the embassy of Myanmar in Bangkok—during the 1990s and early 2000s, which have been described as acts of Christian terrorism.
God's eye A God's eye is a type of craft usually made from a pair of crossed sticks and yarn. Because they are fairly easy to make, it is common for children to have to make a God's eye during school, Cub scouts, and so on.
God's Gonna Cut You Down "God's Gonna Cut You Down", also known as "Run On", is a traditional folk song which has been recorded by numerous artists representing a variety of genres. The lyrics are a warning to sinners that no matter how hard they try, they will not avoid God's judgement; in the chorus, God Himself tells the narrator of the song to "Go tell that long tongue liar, / go and tell that midnight rider, / tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter, / tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down", with some versions inserting slight variations in lyrics.
God's Learning Channel God's Learning Channel (or GLC) is a Christian television network which is based in the Southwestern United States. It describes itself as "teaching the Torah and the true roots of Christianity", and its programming features a mixture of Christian and Jewish teachers.
God's Little Acre God's Little Acre is a 1933 novel by Erskine Caldwell, which was filmed in 1958 by director Anthony Mann and lensed in black and white by master cameraman Ernie Haller The novel was so controversial that a literary board in New York] attempted to censor it, leading to the author's being arrested and tried for obscenity. Exonerated after a [[jury trial, the author counter-sued the literary society for false arrest and malicious prosecution.
God's Own Country God’s Own Country, often abbreviated to Godzone, is a phrase that has been used for more than 120 years by New Zealanders to describe their homeland. It has subsequently been adopted by some other countries, notably Australia, but this has declined as the phrase has become increasingly associated with New Zealand.
God's Property Founded in 1992 by Linda Searight, the God's Property organization centers around high moral standards with emphasis on education and achievement through artistic expression and performance. Ranging in age from 16 to 26, and under direction of Robert Searight from its inception, the choir (often at-risk, inner-city based young people) is accompanied by a five piece band.
God-isle In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, a god-isle is the immense petrified remains of a dead god. God-isles float on the Astral Plane, where githyanki and others often mine them for minerals and build communities on their stony surfaces.
God, Inc God, Inc is a comedy internet video series about the office space of God. The premise is that god runs the world through a company with different departments such as disasters, miracles, and product development.
Godachi Veerbhadhreshwar Temple Godachi;-[Ramdurg tq ; 14 km form Ramdurg] a celebrated pilgrim centre with temples like Veerabhadra, Kalamma and Maruti. The Veerabhadra Temple in Vijayanagar style has a garbhagriha with chalukyan doorway and a spacious mukhamantapa.
Godalming Godalming is a town in the Waverley district of the county of Surrey, England, seven kilometres south of Guildford. It is built on the banks of the River Wey and is a prosperous stockbroker belt commuter town for London.
Godavari Class Frigate The Type 16 Class frigates are a modification of the original Leander Class design with an indigenous content of 72% and a larger hull. INS Gomati is the first Indian Navy vessel to have digital electronics in her combat data system.
Godavari-Krishna mangroves The Godavari-Krishna mangroves are a Mangrove ecoregion of India's southeastern or Coromandel Coast. The ecoregion covers an area of 7,000 square kilometers (2,700 square miles), in discontinuous enclaves extending from the state of Orissa in the north to Tamil Nadu in the south.
Godb GoDB is a multi-platform rapid mobile application development tool for developing handheld and wireless applications. Applications developed once on the GoDB platform can run on mobile devices ranging from Handheld to Laptops to Desktops and on all popular Operating Systems like Windows, Linux, Palm OS, Windows CE, Symbian, etc.
Goddard (crater) Goddard is a lunar crater that is located along the eastern limb of the Moon, and so is viewed from the edge from Earth. It is best viewed during favorable librations when the orientation of the Moon brings it further into sight.
Goddard (Jimmy Neutron character) Goddard is one of the few inventions of Jimmy Neutron that actually works perfectly. Goddard can, according to Jimmy's dad, Hugh Neutron, do millions of things with the exception of cleaning up his own droppings (made of nuts and bolts).
Goddard College Goddard College is a private college located in Plainfield, Vermont that grants BA and MA and MFA degrees. It uses a self-directed, mentored system of intensive residencies in Plainfield or Port Townsend, Washington.
Goddard Institute for Space Studies The NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), at Columbia University in New York City, is a component laboratory of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Earth-Sun Exploration Division and a unit of The Earth Institute at Columbia University. Current research at GISS emphasizes a broad study of global climate change.
Goddard Lieberson Goddard Lieberson (April 5, 1911-May 29, 1977) was president of Columbia Records from 1956-71 & 1973-75. Before becoming president, he was responsible for the introduction of the LP—the long-playing 33-1/3 rpm vinyl discs developed by engineer Peter Carl Goldmark—which defined home audio for two generations.
Goddard Space Flight Center The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is a major NASA space research laboratory established on May 1, 1959 as NASA's first space flight center. GSFC employs approximately 10,000 civil servants and contractors, and is located approximately 6.
Goddess A goddess is a female deity, in contrast with a male deity known as a "god". Many cultures have goddesses, sometimes alone, but more often as part of a larger pantheon that includes both the conventional genders and in some cases even hermaphrodite deities.
Goddess (comics) The Goddess was the name assumed by the "feminine, self-aware" supposedly "good" aspect of Adam Warlock, subconsciously exiled from his psyche whilst he was in possession of the Infinity Gauntlet. Her appearance was almost certainly styled after Joan of Arc.
Goddess movement The contemporary Goddess movement grew out of second-wave feminism predominantly in North America, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand in the 1970s, with the realization that women were not treated equitably in many mainstream religions and that masculine gender and male imagery were attached to deity to the exclusion of feminine gender and female imagery. Some people in the Goddess movement recognize multiple goddesses; some also include gods; others honor what they refer to as "the Goddess," which may rarely be meant as monotheistic, but is usually understood to be an inclusive, encompassing term incorporating many goddesses in many different cultures.
Goddess of Democracy The Goddess of Democracy (Chinese: 民主女神; pinyin: mĂnzhÇ” nÇšshĂ©n), also known as the Goddess of Democracy and Freedom, was a ten meter (30 ft) high statue created during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
Goddess worship Goddess worship is a general description for the veneration of a female Goddess or goddesses. Many New Age Goddess devotees prefer the term goddess spirituality, avoiding the term "worship" for a faith that does not distance the Divine into a remote, hierarchical separation.
Goddo Goddo is a band formed by bassist Greg Godovitz, former Brutus guitarist Gino Scarpelli and drummer Marty Morin in 1975. The band enjoyed mixed success from the mid-70s to the early 80, whereupon the band fell into obscurity.
Godefroi de Leigni Godefroi de Leigni was a clerk and an associate of Chrétien de Troyes during the 12th century, presumably at the court of Marie de Champagne. He finished Chrétien's romance Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart after Chrétien abandoned it for unknown reasons.
Godefroid Kurth Godefroid Kurth (11 May 1847–4 January 1916) was a celebrated Belgian historian. He is known for his histories of the city of Liège in the Middle Ages and of Belgium, of his Catholic account in Les Origines de la Civilisation Moderne of the formation of modern Europe, and for his defence of the medieval guild system.
Godefroy Godefroy (Gothofredus), a French noble family, which numbered among its members several distinguished jurists and historians. The family claimed descent from Symon Godefroy, who was born at Mons about 1320 and was lord of Sapigneulx near Berry-au-Bac, now in the département of Aisne.
Godepert Godepert (also Gundipert, Godebert, Godipert, Godpert, Gotebert, Gotbert, Gotpert, Gosbert, or Gottbert) was king of the Lombards (661), eldest son and successor of Aripert I. He was an Arian who governed from the ancient capital, Pavia, while his brother, Perctarit, a Roman Catholic, governed from Milan.
Goderich Ministry Viscount Goderich's government came to power in September 1827 following the death of Canning. It was a tenuous coalition of moderate Tories - also known as the Canningites and Whigs, but it only lasted a few months and did not even meet Parliament.
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