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Thon (Nuremberg)
Thon may refer to: *Thon (mythology), a figure from Greek mythology *Thon (name), a surname and given name *Thon (river), northern France * Thon ''(A Canticle for Leibowitz)'', an academic rank similar to a university "don" in the science fiction novel ''A Canticle for Leibowitz'' *-thon, -athon, or -a-thon, a generic suffix and back-formation from marathon, usually used for fundraising events **Telethon A telethon (a portmanteau of "television" and "marathon") is a televised fundraising event that lasts many hours or even days, the purpose of which is to raise money for a charitable, political or other purportedly worthy cause. Most telethons f ..., a televised fundraising event **Walkathon, a fundraising event involving walking *"Thon", proposed third-person singular gender-neutral pronoun See also *Than (other) *Thou (other) *Thun (other) *Tron (other) {{Disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thon (mythology)
Polydamna (; Ancient Greek: Πολύδαμνα ''Polúdamna'') is an Egyptian figure from Greek mythology. Mythology Mentioned in Homer’s ''Odyssey'',Homer. ''Odyssey'' 4.228 Polydamna was the wife of Thōn (Θῶν, gen: Θῶνος), often known as "Thon the Egyptian", owing to his Egyptian heritage. Polydamna gave Helen, wife of Menelaus, nepenthe (i.e., a drug that has "the power of robbing grief and anger of their sting and banishing all painful memories") and which Helen slipped into the wine that Telemachus and Menelaus were drinking. Note Reference * Homer Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ..., ''The Odyssey'' with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thon (name)
Thon is a given name and a surname. Given name *Thon Maker (born 1997), Australian basketballer *Thon Moreira or Thon Thomas, nicknames of Hilton Moreira (born 1981), Brazilian footballer Surname *Dickie Thon (born 1958), American baseball player *Konstantin Thon (1794–1881), Russian architect *Melanie Rae Thon (born 1957), American writer *Nikolaos Thon (1850–1906), Greek businessman *Olaf Thon (born 1966), German footballer *Olav Thon (born 1923), Norwegian businessman *Øyvin Thon (born 1958), Norwegian orienteering competitor, *Ozjasz Thon (1870–1936), Polish rabbi *Sixtus Armin Thon (1817 - 1901), German artist *William G. Thon (1886–1953), American lawyer and politician See also *Than (other) *Thaon (surname) *Thoen (name) *Thom *Thon (other) *Thony (name) *Thorn (surname) *Thun (other) *Ton (given name) *Toon (name) {{given name German-language surnames Norwegian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thon (river)
The Thon or Ton is a small river in northern France. It is a tributary of the river Oise (river), Oise, which flows into the Seine. It crosses the Ardennes (department), Ardennes and Aisne departments and is the central river of the Thiérache. References Rivers of France Rivers of Grand Est Rivers of Hauts-de-France Rivers of Aisne Rivers of Ardennes (department) Thiérache {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thon (A Canticle For Leibowitz)
''A Canticle for Leibowitz'' is a post-apocalyptic social science fiction novel by American writer Walter M. Miller Jr., first published in 1959. Set in a Catholic monastery in the desert of the southwestern United States after a devastating nuclear war, the book spans thousands of years as civilization rebuilds itself. The monks of the Albertian Order of Leibowitz preserve the surviving remnants of man's scientific knowledge until the world is again ready for it. The novel is a fix-up of three short stories Miller published in ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' that were inspired by the author's participation in the bombing of the monastery at the Battle of Monte Cassino during World War II. The book is considered one of the classics of science fiction and has never been out of print. Appealing to mainstream and genre critics and readers alike, it won the 1961 Hugo Award for best science fiction novel, and its themes of religion, recurrence, and church versus state ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair divisions. More than 800 marathons are held throughout the world each year, with the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes, as larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants. The marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896. The distance did not become standardized until 1921. The distance is also included in the World Athletics Championships, which began in 1983. It is the only running road race included in both championship competitions (walking races on the roads are also contested in both). History Origin The name ''Marathon'' comes from the legend of Philippides (or Pheidippides), the Greek messenger. The legend states that, while he was taking part in the Battle of Marathon, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telethon
A telethon (a portmanteau of "television" and "marathon") is a televised fundraising event that lasts many hours or even days, the purpose of which is to raise money for a charitable, political or other purportedly worthy cause. Most telethons feature heavy solicitations for pledges (promises to donate funds at a later time) by masters of ceremonies or hosts, who are often local celebrities or media personalities combined with variety show style entertainment such as singers, bands and instrumentalists. In some cases, telethons feature content related to the cause being supported, such as interviews with charitable beneficiaries, tours of charity-supported projects, or pre-taped sequences. The equivalent term for a radio broadcast is a radiothon; most radiothons do not include live entertainment. In the United States, the first telethon used for political outreach occurred in 1960. History United States In 1949, Milton Berle hosted the first-ever telethon, raising $1,100,000 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walkathon
A walkathon (walk-a-thon), walking marathon or sponsored walk is a type of community or school fundraiser in which participants raise money by collecting donations or pledges for walking a predetermined distance or course. They are similar in format to other physical activity based fundraising events such as marathons and cycling races, but are usually non-competitive and lower intensity. The low intensity model is ideal for mobilizing broad-based community support, and as a result Walkathons usually target participants from a wide range of ages and economic backgrounds. Walkathons are popular fundraisers for issues that affect large sections of the population. Most commonly, Walkathons focus on fighting or curing pervasive diseases or ailments such as AIDS, Cancer, Diabetes, Lupus, and Arthritis, and participation is also often promoted as a symbol of empowerment, remembrance, or awareness of sufferers and their relations. Walkathons are also popular for elementary schools becau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gender-neutral Pronoun
A third-person pronoun is a pronoun that refers to an entity other than the speaker or listener. Some languages with gender-specific pronouns have them as part of a grammatical gender system, a system of agreement where most or all nouns have a value for this grammatical category. A few languages with gender-specific pronouns, such as English, Afrikaans, Defaka, Khmu, Malayalam, Tamil, and Yazgulyam, lack grammatical gender; in such languages, gender usually adheres to "natural gender", which is often based on biological gender. Other languages, including most Austronesian languages, lack gender distinctions in personal pronouns entirely, as well as any system of grammatical gender. In languages with pronominal gender, problems of usage may arise in contexts where a person of unspecified or unknown social gender is being referred to but commonly available pronouns are gender-specific. Different solutions to this issue have been proposed and used in various languages. Overview ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Than (other)
Than is a grammatical particle of the English language. Than may also refer to: *Than, Gujarat, a town in Gujarat, India * Than, Kandi Dholran, a village in Himachal Pradesh, India People with the name *Carl von Than (1834-1908), Hungarian chemist *Mór Than (1828-1899), Hungarian painter * Than (politician), Burmese politician *Than E (1908-2007), Burmese singer *Than Sina, Cambodian politician elected to the National Assembly in 2003 *Ohn Than (born 1946), Burmese activist for democracy *Than Htay, Burmese government minister and retired brigadier general *Than Nyein (politician) (1937-2014), Burmese politician and doctor *Than Shwe (born 1933), Burmese politician and general *Than Tun (1923-2005): Burmese historian *Dinh Van Than, Vanuatan businessman and former politician *Nguyễn Hải Thần (1878-1959), Vietnamese revolutionary and military leader See also * Then (other) Then may refer to: * Then language, spoken in Guizhou province of China * "Then", a song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thou (other)
''Thou'' is an archaic second person singular pronoun in English. Thou may also refer to: * Thousandth(s) of an inch, a derived unit of length used in engineering and manufacturing * Thousand * Thou., a reference to French botanist Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars Geography * Le Thou, a commune of Charente-Maritime, France * Thou, Cher, a commune of Cher, France * Thou, Loiret, a commune of Loiret, France Music * Thou (Belgian band), a Belgian rock band * Thou (American band), an American sludge metal band People with the family name de Thou * Jacques Auguste de Thou, French historian * Christophe de Thou, French advocate * Nicolas de Thou Nicolas de Thou (1528 – 5 November 1598) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church. He was a cleric, Bishop of Chartres, and, in politics, a figure instrumental in the coronation of Henry IV of France, the first monarch of the Bourbon dynast ..., French cleric, Bishop of Chartres See also * Thon (other) {{disa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thun (other)
Thun is a municipality in Switzerland. Thun may also refer to: * Thun District, Switzerland * Thun (administrative district), in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland * FC Thun, a Swiss football team from Thun * Lake Thun, an Alpine lake in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland * Thun Castle, a Swiss heritage site in Thun People with the surname * Matteo Thun (born 1952), Italian architect and designer * Michael Thun Michael J. Thun is an American cancer researcher and emeritus vice president of epidemiological research at the American Cancer Society (ACS). Education Thun served in the United States Army for 3 years as a medic. Upon completion of military ser ..., American cancer researcher See also * Thon (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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