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Spiridon may refer to: * Spyridon or Spriridon, (Ancient Greek: Σπυρίδων; Greek: Σπυρίδωνας), a male given name and surname Places * Spiridon Peninsula, Alaska * , Alaska * , Alaska Other uses * Spiridon, a fictional planet in the ''Doctor Who'' serial ''Planet of the Daleks'' * Spiridon , the title character of ''Spiridon the Mute'' a novel by Paschal Grousset * Spiridon, a brand name for Spironolactone, a diuretic medication * , German running magazine named after Spyridon Louis See also

* Saint Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral, in Seattle, United States {{disambiguation, geo, given name, surname Greek masculine given names Masculine given names ...
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Spyridon
Spyridon (; ) or Spiridon is a Greek male given name. It is often shortened to Σπύρος (''Spyros'') and can sometimes be found as Σπυρέτος(Spyretos), sometimes Anglicised as Spyro or Spiro. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Saint Spyridon, Orthodox/Catholic saint :* Saint Spyridon Church, Romanian Orthodox church in Iași, Romania :*St Spyridon College, Greek Orthodox school in Sydney * Spyridon of Serbia (1379–1389), patriarch of the Serbian patriarchate of Peć *Archbishop Spyridon of Athens, archbishop of Athens 1949–1956 *Spiro Agnew, 39th vice president of the United States from 1969 to 1973, under President Richard Nixon *Spyridon Belokas (1877–unknown), Greek runner *Spyros Christopoulos, Greek footballer *Spyridon Gianniotis, freestyle swimmer * Spyros Gogolos, Greek footballer * Spiridon Gopčević (1855–1928), Serbian astronomer and historian * Spyros Kokotos, Greek architect *Spyros Kyprianou, 2nd President of the Republic of Cyprus ...
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Spiridon Peninsula
The Spiridon Peninsula is a mountainous peninsula on the northwest side of Kodiak Island, Alaska on the Shelikof Strait situated between Uganik Bay and Uyak Bay. Major promontories are Miners Point, Cape Ugat and Cape Kuliuk. Cape Ugat is the closest point on Kodiak Island to mainland Alaska. Little River runs through the peninsula, and is a major salmon spawning site. The peninsula is part of the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge in the Kodiak Archipelago in southwestern Alaska, United States. Description The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge includes the southwestern two-thirds of Kodiak ..., and the refuge has a cabin on Little River that is available to guests.Little River C ...
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Planet Of The Daleks
''Planet of the Daleks'' is the fourth serial of the tenth season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 7 April to 12 May 1973. It was the first Dalek story to be written by their creator Terry Nation since 1965’s '' The Daleks' Master Plan''. Continuing from the events of the serial '' Frontier in Space'', the story involves a small team of Daleks plotting to revive an army of Daleks which are being kept in suspended animation on the planet Spiridon. Plot The Third Doctor has been wounded after being shot by the Master. Jo helps the Doctor into the TARDIS, where he sends a message to the Time Lords before he collapses then falls into a coma. The Time Lords direct the TARDIS to the planet Spiridon, where Jo leaves the TARDIS in an attempt to find help, and encounters a party of Thals, the Daleks' oldest enemy. The Thals rescue the Doctor from the TARDIS, the outside of which has been overtak ...
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Paschal Grousset
Jean François Paschal Grousset (7 April 1844, in Corte – 9 April 1909, in Paris) was a French politician, journalist, translatorHe was the first to translate Treasure Island into French in 1885 (''L'île au trésor'', éd. Hetzel) and science fiction writer. Grousset published under the pseudonyms of André Laurie, Philippe Daryl, Tiburce Moray and Léopold Virey. Life and career Grousset was born in Corte, Corsica, and studied medicine before commencing a journalistic career. In 1869 he began working for the weekly newspaper ''La Marseillaise'', writing pro-revolutionary articles. As a result of an attempt by Grousset to challenge Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte to a duel during 1870, Grousset's second, Victor Noir, was shot and killed by Bonaparte during a quarrel. Later the same year Grousset was sentenced to six months imprisonment. He was elected a member of the Paris Commune, becoming a member of its executive committee and Delegate for External Affairs. After the fall of t ...
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Spironolactone
Spironolactone, sold under the brand name Aldactone among others, is classed as a diuretic medication. It can be used to treat edema, fluid build-up due to hepatic cirrhosis, liver disease or kidney disease. It is also used to reduce risk of disease progression, hospitalization and death due to some types of heart failure. Other uses include acne and excessive hair growth in women, hypokalemia, low blood potassium that does not improve with Potassium#Supplementation, supplementation, high blood pressure that is difficult to treat and early puberty in boys. It can also be used to block the effects of testosterone in transgender women and Non-binary gender, nonbinary people undergoing Feminizing hormone therapy, feminizing hormone replacement therapy. Spironolactone is usually available in tablets, taken oral administration, by mouth, though topical forms are also available. Common side effects include electrolyte abnormalities, particularly hyperkalemia, high blood potassium ...
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Spyridon Louis
Spyridon Louis ( , sometimes transliterated ''Spiridon Loues''; 12 January 1873 – 26 March 1940), commonly known as Spyros Louis (Σπύρος Λούης), was a Greek water carrier who won the first modern-day Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Following his victory, he was celebrated as a national hero. A former soldier, Louis was encouraged to try out for the Olympics by his former commanding officer. After progressing through qualifying, he went on to win the inaugural Olympic marathon after placing first among seventeen competitors. Louis later became a police officer and a farmer. Outside of his athletics career, Louis was arrested for forgery, of which he was acquitted after spending a year in jail. Early life Spyridon Louis was born in the town of Marousi, north of Athens, into a poor family. Louis's father sold mineral water in Athens, which at the time lacked a central water supply, and Spyridon helped him by transporting it. Olympic preparation After ...
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Saint Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral
Saint Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral is a cathedral of the Orthodox Church of America in the Cascade neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1895, the cathedral's multi-ethnic congregation has its roots in an Orthodox mission to Alaska in the 18th Century. The present church dates from 1941, designed by Ivan Palmaw in 1931. The church's patron saint is Saint Spyridon Spyridon, also Spyridon of Tremithus (Greek: ; c. 270 – 348), is a saint honoured in both the Eastern and Western Christian traditions. Life Spyridon was born in Assia, in Cyprus. He worked as a shepherd and was known for his great piety. .... References External links * Cascade, Seattle Churches in Seattle Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in the United States 1895 establishments in Washington (state) Churches completed in 1941 {{US-EO-church-stub ...
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Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all known varieties of Greek **Mycenaean Greek, most ancient attested form of the language (16th to 11th centuries BC) **Ancient Greek, forms of the language used c. 1000–330 BC **Koine Greek, common form of Greek spoken and written during Classical antiquity **Medieval Greek or Byzantine Language, language used between the Middle Ages and the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople **Modern Greek, varieties spoken in the modern era (from 1453 AD) *Greek alphabet, script used to write the Greek language *Greek Orthodox Church, several Churches of the Eastern Orthodox Church *Ancient Greece, the ancient civilization before the end of Antiquity * Old Greek, the language as spoken from Late Antiquity to around 1500 AD *Greek mythology, a body of myths o ...
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