Cissus: incisa, commonly known as ivy treebine, marine ivy, or grape ivy, is native to the southern and south-central United States. It grows up to 9 m (30 feet) long and has compound leaves with three leaflets. The black fruit is about 2 cm (0.78 inch) in diameter. C. sicyoides,…

annelid: Food and feeding: Marine leeches attach to, and feed directly from, the gills of fish. Other leeches are carnivorous and feed on oligochaetes and snails.

Holocene Epoch: Continental shelf and coastal regions: …preserved is known as the marine limit. The nearer the former centre of the ice sheet, the higher the marine limit. In northern Scandinavia, Ontario and northwestern Quebec, around Hudson Bay, and in Baffin Island, it reaches more than a 300-metre elevation. In central Maine and Spitsbergen it may exceed…

mining: Marine mining: Although the sea is a major storehouse of minerals, it has been little exploited; given the relative ease with which minerals can be obtained above sea level, there is no pressing need to exploit the sea at the present time. In addition, the…

mussel: Marine mussels are usually wedge-shaped or pear-shaped and range in size from about 5 to 15 centimetres (about 2 to 6 inches). They may be smooth or ribbed and often have a hairy covering. The shells of many species are dark blue or dark greenish…

navigation: Development of marine navigation: The earliest navigators probably learned to steer their ships between distant ports by familiarizing themselves with the sequences of intervening landmarks. This everyday visual approach to navigation is called piloting. Keeping these reference points in view required that they stay quite close to…

fat: Physical and chemical properties: , vegetable and marine oils) have the highest degree of unsaturation, while solid fats (vegetable and animal fats) are highly saturated. Solid vegetable fats melting between 20 and 35 °C (68 and 95 °F) are found mainly in the kernels and seeds of tropical fruits. They have relatively…

Marine One, any aircraft of the U.S. Marine Corps transporting the president of the United States. Strictly speaking, Marine One is the call sign adopted by a Marine aircraft while the president is aboard. However, in common usage, it has come to mean any of the state-of-the-art helicopters

maritime law: Historical development: …XI of Sweden (1667), the Marine Ordinances of Louis XIV of France (1681), and the Code of Christian V of Denmark (1683). Of these, the most significant were the Ordinances, prepared under Louis XIV’s finance minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, as part of his comprehensive though unfulfilled plan for the codification of…

sea otter: Some authorities also consider the marine otter (Lontra felina), a species that lives along the rocky Pacific coast of South America, to be a type of sea otter, because it hunts in shoreline and nearshore ocean areas, preying on crabs and other marine invertebrates. Unlike its northern cousin, however, the…

Pleistocene Epoch: Marine oxygen isotope record: The isotopic record is based on the ratio of two oxygen isotopes, oxygen-16 (16O) and oxygen-18 (18O), which is determined on calcium carbonate from shells of microfossils that accumulated year by year on the seafloor. The ratio depends on two

Western painting: The 17th century: …other than portraits, landscapes, and marine paintings, although there was in the early 18th century a vogue for grand allegorical decorations in aristocratic houses. The Protestant church, however, did little to encourage painting. In fact, the preponderance of portraits is the most distinctive characteristic of old British collections. Gerard Soest,…

marine bioluminescence, heatless light generated chemically by marine organisms. Bioluminescence is exhibited by a wide variety of oceanic organisms, from bacteria to large squids and fishes. The light is emitted when a flavin pigment, luciferin, is oxidized in the presence of luciferase, an enzyme

marine protected area (MPA), discrete parcel of ocean or estuarine ecosystems that is managed according to special regulations. Marine protected areas (MPAs), which are also known as marine reserves or marine sanctuaries, are—like their terrestrial counterparts, biosphere reserves—set-asides

marine protected area (MPA), discrete parcel of ocean or estuarine ecosystems that is managed according to special regulations. Marine protected areas (MPAs), which are also known as marine reserves or marine sanctuaries, are—like their terrestrial counterparts, biosphere reserves—set-asides

marine protected area (MPA), discrete parcel of ocean or estuarine ecosystems that is managed according to special regulations. Marine protected areas (MPAs), which are also known as marine reserves or marine sanctuaries, are—like their terrestrial counterparts, biosphere reserves—set-asides

oceanography, scientific discipline concerned with all aspects of the world’s oceans and seas, including their physical and chemical properties, their origin and geologic framework, and the life forms that inhabit the marine environment. A brief treatment of oceanography follows. For full

marine sediment, any deposit of insoluble material, primarily rock and soil particles, transported from land areas to the ocean by wind, ice, and rivers, as well as the remains of marine organisms, products of submarine volcanism, chemical precipitates from seawater, and materials from outer space

gastropod: Size range and diversity of structure: Some adult marine snails (Homalogyra) and forest-litter snails (Stenopylis, Punctum) are less than one millimetre (0.04 inch) in diameter. At the other extreme, the largest land snail, the African Achatina achatina, forms a shell that is almost 20 centimetres (eight inches) long. The largest freshwater snails, Pomacea…

marine ecosystem: Plankton: …matter form organic aggregates called marine snow to which members of the plankton community may adhere, producing patchiness in biotic distributions. Marine snow includes structures such as aggregates of cells and mucus as well as drifting macroalgae and other flotsam that range in size from 0.5 millimetre to 1 centimetre…

marine style, an innovation in the embellishment of Cretan pottery, developed around 1500 bc and characterized by the depiction of octopuses and other sea creatures. Possibly originating at Knossos, marine style pottery began to rival older plant and flower designs and was exported from Crete all

marine terrace, a rock terrace formed where a sea cliff, with a wave-cut platform (q.v.) before it, is raised above sea level. Such terraces are found in California, Oregon, Chile, and Gibraltar and in New Zealand and other islands of the

cane toad, (Rhinella marina), a large terrestrial omnivorous amphibian considered to be one of the most invasive pests on Earth. This toxic species is native to South and Central America but is now found across the world, from Australia and Oceania to Caribbean islands and parts of the United

shipping, the transporting of goods and passengers by water. Described as the backbone of global trade, maritime shipping is responsible for the transport of the majority of raw materials, components, and finished products that drive the economy. Efficient and relatively low-cost, transoceanic

tapestry: 17th and 18th centuries: …as in the set of Marine Triumphs (1690), usually shows a complex fantasy architecture reminiscent of Baroque stage sets. In the latter, architectural tracery defines a complex of panels, framing a medley of festoons, scarves, vases, musical instruments, putti, masks, and comedy actors, such as in The Rope Dancer and…

sea turtle, any of seven species of marine turtles belonging to the families Dermochelyidae (leatherback sea turtles) and Cheloniidae (green turtles, flatback sea turtles, loggerhead sea turtles, hawksbills, and ridleys). Both families are highly aquatic, and most species only appear on coastal

marine west coast climate, major climate type of the Köppen classification characterized by equable climates with few extremes of temperature and ample precipitation in all months. It is located poleward of the Mediterranean climate region on the western sides of the continents, between 35° and 60°

polychaete, any worm of the class Polychaeta (phylum Annelida). About 8,000 living species are known. Polychaetes, which include rag worms, lugworms, bloodworms, sea mice, and others, are marine worms notable for well-defined segmentation of the body. Unique among annelids, most polychaete body

Marineland of Florida, world’s first oceanarium, located about 20 miles (32 km) south of St. Augustine, Florida, U.S. The facility was opened to the public in 1938 and was originally called Marine Studios. Marineland was built as an underwater studio for filming marine life. Investors included

Marineland of the Pacific, former large, commercially operated oceanarium at Rancho Palos Verdes near Los Angeles. It was opened in 1954 following the overwhelming success of Marineland in Florida. The aquarium had the world’s largest holding tank, with a circumference of 76 metres (250 feet) and a

Ruben Gallego is an American Democratic politician who has represented Arizona in the U.S. Senate since 2025. Gallego previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (2015–25). Ruben Marinelarena grew up in working-class Black and Latino neighborhoods on the South Side of Chicago. He was the

Mariner, any of a series of unmanned U.S. space probes sent to the vicinities of Venus, Mars, and Mercury. Mariner 1 (launched July 22, 1962) was intended to fly by Venus, but it was destroyed shortly after liftoff when it veered off course. Mariners 2 (launched Aug. 27, 1962) and 5 (launched June

cueca, folk dance of northern Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. A courtship dance known since the period of Spanish colonization, it is danced to the rapid, rhythmic music of guitars. The dancing couple pursue and retreat, pass and circle about each other, twirling handkerchiefs as they dance.

Seattle Mariners, American professional baseball team based in Seattle that plays in the American League (AL). The Mariners were founded in 1977 and posted losing records until 1991 (an all-time mark for the longest period before a franchise’s first winning season). The team is the only current

magnetic compass, in navigation or surveying, an instrument for determining direction on the surface of Earth by means of a magnetic pointer that aligns itself with Earth’s magnetic field. The magnetic compass is the oldest and most familiar type of compass and is used in different forms in

Mariners’ Museum, museum in Newport News, Virginia, founded in 1930 by the author Archer M. Huntington and his wife, Anna, and devoted to the “culture of the sea.” Its notable collections include ship models and ornaments and examples of sailors’ crafts. In 1986 the museum acquired the entire

United States Marine Corps (USMC), separate military service within the U.S. Department of the Navy, charged with the provision of marine troops for seizure and defense of advanced bases and with conducting operations on land and in the air incident to naval campaigns. It is also responsible for

Battle of Chapultepec: “Marines’ Hymn” ("From the Halls of Montezuma . . .") was inspired by the Marines’ role in this battle (90 percent of the Marine officers who fought in the battle were killed) and on the attack on the city gates of Belén and San Cosmos…

Marinette, city, seat (1879) of Marinette county, northeastern Wisconsin, U.S. It is a port of entry at the mouth of the Menominee River, opposite Menominee, Michigan, on Green Bay of Lake Michigan. A trading post established in 1794 by Stanislaus Chappu (also spelled Chappee), a French Canadian

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti was an Italian-French prose writer, novelist, poet, and dramatist. He was the ideological founder of Futurism, an early 20th-century literary, artistic, and political movement. Marinetti was educated in Egypt, France, Italy, and Switzerland and began his literary career

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti was an Italian-French prose writer, novelist, poet, and dramatist. He was the ideological founder of Futurism, an early 20th-century literary, artistic, and political movement. Marinetti was educated in Egypt, France, Italy, and Switzerland and began his literary career

Hendricus Sneevliet was a Dutch communist politician who founded the Indies Social Democratic Association in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and whose oratory stimulated the nationalist movement there. Sneevliet began working for the Dutch railroads and by 1909 was president of the Union of

Maringá, city, northwestern Paraná estado (state), southern Brazil. It lies on the Paraná Plateau, at an elevation of 169 feet (52 metres) above sea level. Maringá grew rapidly after its founding in 1947. Many of its residents are of Japanese ancestry. Much of the local economic activity is based

Portuguese literature: From monarchy to republic: …Maurice Maeterlinck—in his only play, O marinheiro (written 1913; “The Mariner”), which takes place in a medieval castle, where four women, one a corpse, await the return of an absent sailor. Pessoa’s play carried Symbolist drama into the experimental arena of modern theatre.

symphony: The concept of symphony before c. 1750: The Italian Biagio Marini’s sinfonia La Orlandia (1617) is a duet for violin or cornetto (a wind instrument with finger holes and cup-shaped mouthpiece) and continuo in five brief contiguous sections, distinguished by contrasting metres and new melodic material in each section. (The continuo is a harmonic

Giambattista Marino was an Italian poet, founder of the school of Marinism (later Secentismo), which dominated 17th-century Italian poetry. Marino’s own work, praised throughout Europe, far surpassed that of his imitators, who carried his complicated word play and elaborate conceits and metaphors

Marino Marini was an Italian artist who was instrumental in the revival of the art of portrait sculpture in Italy during the first half of the 20th century. Marini studied painting and sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. After concentrating on painting for most of the 1920s, he

Marīnid dynasty, Amazigh (Berber) dynasty that replaced Almohad rule in Morocco and, temporarily, in other parts of northern Africa during the 13th–15th century. The Marīnids were a tribe of the Zanātah group—traditional allies of the Umayyad caliphs of Córdoba in Spain. The Marīnids had been

Turin 2006 Olympic Winter Games: …pairs champions Tatyana Totmyanina and Maksim Marinin gave exceptionally brilliant performances, while ice dancing gold medalists Tatyana Navka and Roman Kostomarov skated without mistakes to win a somewhat lacklustre competition. Irina Slutskaya, the favourite in the women’s competition, had to settle for the bronze medal after Japan’s Arakawa Shizuka

Marinism, (Italian: “17th century”), style of the 17th-century poet Giambattista Marino (q.v.) as it first appeared in part three of La lira (1614; “The Lyre”). Marinism, a reaction against classicism, was marked by extravagant metaphors, hyperbole, fantastic word play, and original myths, all

Croatian literature: …1948, new prose writers included Ranko Marinković (Kiklop [1965; “The Cyclops”]) and Vjekoslav Kaleb (Divota prašine [1954; “The Wonder of Dust,” Eng. trans. Glorious Dust]), who wrote on the war and contemporary society in Croatia. Vesna Parun, an important and fruitful poet, was recognized most notably for her collection of…

Vojislav Marinković was an influential statesman and eloquent spokesman for Serbia and later Yugoslavia in the early 20th century. Marinković entered the Serbian Parliament as a Progressive (1906), represented Serbia at the Paris Conference (1913) for the financial settlement of the Balkan Wars,

Marino, town, Lazio (Latium) region, central Italy, in the Colli Albani (Alban Hills) near Lago (lake) Albano, southeast of Rome. Near the site of the ancient Castrimoenium, the town became a possession of the Orsini family in 1370 and passed to the Colonna in the early 15th century. Notable

Marin Falier was a leading official in Venice and doge from 1354 to 1355, who was executed for having led a plot against the ruling patricians. His tragic story has inspired several important literary works, including the tragedy Marino Faliero: Doge of Venice (1821) by the English Romantic poet

Dan Marino is an American gridiron football quarterback who was one of the most prolific passers in National Football League (NFL) history. Marino was a high school All-American in Pittsburgh, where he established himself as another of the great quarterbacks to hail from western Pennsylvania,

Dan Marino is an American gridiron football quarterback who was one of the most prolific passers in National Football League (NFL) history. Marino was a high school All-American in Pittsburgh, where he established himself as another of the great quarterbacks to hail from western Pennsylvania,

Giambattista Marino was an Italian poet, founder of the school of Marinism (later Secentismo), which dominated 17th-century Italian poetry. Marino’s own work, praised throughout Europe, far surpassed that of his imitators, who carried his complicated word play and elaborate conceits and metaphors

Rome: Capital of a united Italy: Ignazio Marino of the Democratic Party (Partito Democratico) was elected in 2013, and, while he was not directly implicated in the Mafia Capitale investigation, the shadow of corruption hung over his administration. Basic municipal services were neglected, and a social media campaign drew attention to…

Ediacaran Period: …and glaciers associated with the Marinoan (or Varanger-Marinoan) glaciation—which began near the end of the Cryogenian Period and ended approximately 635 million years ago—and declines in the carbon isotope composition of marine rocks. Oxygen levels rose in the atmosphere and in the oceans, and many scholars suggest that the change…

Maurice Marinot was a French painter and glassmaker who was one of the first 20th-century glassworkers to exploit the aesthetic qualities of weight and mass and one of the first to incorporate bubbles and other natural flaws as elements of design. Marinot went to Paris in 1901 to study painting at

promethium: …until 1947) by American chemists Jacob A. Marinsky, Lawrence E. Glendenin, and Charles D. Coryell, who isolated the radioactive isotopes promethium-147 (2.62-year half-life) and promethium-149 (53-hour half-life) from uranium fission products at Clinton Laboratories (now Oak Ridge National Laboratory) in Tennessee. Identification

Marinus I was the pope from 882 to 884. He was a deacon when, in 869, Pope Adrian II sent him as emissary to the Fourth Council of Constantinople, which condemned Patriarch St. Photius of Constantinople for defending Eastern traditions against the Roman Church. Marinus was made bishop of Caere, now

Marinus II was the pope from 942 to 946. He was a priest when nominated by the senator Alberic II, marquess of Spoleto. Marinus’ pontificate was subsequently dictated by Alberic, leaving Marinus little room for political or economic innovation. He managed, however, to work for church reform,

Ptolemy: Geographer: …the maps and writings of Marinus of Tyre (c. 100 ce), only selectively introducing more current information, chiefly concerning the Asian and African coasts of the Indian Ocean. Nothing would be known about Marinus if Ptolemy had not preserved the substance of his cartographical work.

Ibn Janāḥ was perhaps the most important medieval Hebrew grammarian and lexicographer. Known as the founder of the study of Hebrew syntax, he established the rules of biblical exegesis and clarified many difficult passages. Trained as a physician, Ibn Janāh practiced medicine, but, out of profound

Thomas Mann: World War II and exile: …novella Early Sorrow or by Mario and the Magician, a novella that, in the person of a seedy illusionist, symbolizes the character of Fascism. His literary and cultural essays began to play an ever-growing part in elucidating and communicating his awareness of the fragility of humaneness, tolerance, and reason in…

electronic platform game: …returned as the star of Mario Bros. (1983), a two-player cooperative arcade game that was subsequently released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES; 1983) home video console. A vastly improved version for the NES, Super Mario Bros. (1985), sold more than 40 million copies, making it the best-selling video game…

Giovanni Matteo Mario was an Italian romantic tenor, known for his striking good looks, grace, and charm as well as for the beauty and range of his voice. He was of a noble family and was trained as an officer in the Piedmontese Guard, where his father was a general. At the age of 26 he left the

Celebes: Geography: The highest peak is Mount Rantekombola, or Mario, at 11,335 feet (3,455 meters). Major deep lakes (danau) are Towuti, Poso, and Matana, the latter having been sounded to 1,936 feet (590 meters). The rivers are short and unimportant.

Mariology, in Christian, especially Roman Catholic, theology, the study of doctrines concerning Mary, the mother of Jesus; the term also refers to the content of these doctrines. The primary methodological problem of Mariology lies in the very limited mention of Mary made in the New Testament and

Marion, city, seat (1824) of Marion county, north central Ohio, U.S., approximately 45 miles (70 km) north of Columbus. Laid out about 1820, it was first called Jacob’s Well (for Jacob Foos, who dug for water there). Renamed in 1822 for Gen. Francis Marion of American Revolutionary War fame, it was

Cyprus: Greek immigration: Cyprus: Curium (Greek: Kourion), Paphos, Marion, Soli (Greek: Soloi), Lapithos, and Salamis. About 800 bce a Phoenician colony was founded at Citium (Greek: Kition), near modern Larnaca, as a dependency of the mother city, Tyre. A seventh kingdom,

Marion, county, eastern South Carolina, U.S. It is situated between the Little and Great Pee Dee rivers to the east and west, respectively; the rivers join at the county’s southern tip. The county lies within the Coastal Plain and features generally flat terrain. Prior to European settlement the

Marion, city, seat (1822) of Perry county, west-central Alabama, U.S. It is situated near the Cahaba River, about midway between Tuscaloosa (northwest) and Montgomery (southeast). Settled in 1817, it was known as Muckle’s Ridge until it was renamed to honour Francis Marion, a soldier in the

Marion, city, seat (1831) of Grant county, north-central Indiana, U.S., on the Mississinewa River, 67 miles (108 km) northeast of Indianapolis. Settled in 1826, it was named for General Francis Marion of the American Revolutionary War. It developed as an agricultural town, but local oil and gas

Victor Hugo: Success (1830–51): …stage performance of his play Marion de Lorme (1829), which portrays the character of Louis XIII unfavourably. Hugo immediately retorted with Hernani, the first performance of which, on February 25, 1830, gained victory for the young Romantics over the Classicists in what came to be known as the battle of…

Marion Island, one of the two Prince Edward Islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about 1,190 miles (1,920 km) southeast of Cape Town. In 1947 South Africa proclaimed sovereignty of the islands and established a meteorological station on Marion Island in 1948. The islands are otherwise uninhabited.

Frances Marion was an American motion-picture screenwriter whose 25-year career spanned the silent and sound eras. She is recognized as one of Hollywood’s most significant film writers, a trailblazer for women in the film industry, and an advocate for workers’ rights within the Screen Writers’

Francis Marion was a colonial American soldier who fought in the American Revolution (1775–83). He was nicknamed the “Swamp Fox” by the British for his elusive tactics. Marion gained his first military experience fighting against the Cherokee in 1759 during the French and Indian War. Then, serving

Santee-Wateree-Catawba river system: …has been dammed to form Lake Marion, a reservoir 40 miles (64 km) long that is connected by a navigable waterway, Lake Moultrie, and by the Cooper River to Charleston, S.C.

marionette, any of several types of puppet figures manipulated from above by strings or threads attached to a control. In a simple marionette, the strings are attached in nine places: to each leg, hand, shoulder, and ear and at the base of the spine. By adding strings, more sensitive control of

puppetry: Other types: …representation is provided by the jigging puppets, or marionnettes à la planchette, that were, during the 18th and 19th centuries, frequently performed at street corners throughout Europe. These small figures were made to dance, more or less accidentally, by the slight variations in the tension of a thread passing through…

Michael Meschke: …founder and producer of the Marionetteatern (“Marionette Theatre”) in Stockholm.

Boyle’s law, a relation concerning the compression and expansion of a gas at constant temperature. This empirical relation, formulated by the physicist Robert Boyle in 1662, states that the pressure (p) of a given quantity of gas varies inversely with its volume (v) at constant temperature; i.e.,

Edme Mariotte was a French physicist and plant physiologist who, independent of Robert Boyle, discovered the law that states that the volume of a gas varies inversely with its pressure. Although widely known as Boyle’s law, this basic tenet of physics and chemistry is called Mariotte’s law in

mariposa lily, (genus Calochortus), genus of about 40 species of tuliplike perennial plants of the lily family (Liliaceae), native to western North America. Several species are cultivated for their attractive flowers. Mariposa lilies have simple or somewhat branched stems, 15 to 130 cm (0.5 to 4

Yokuts, North American Indians speaking a Penutian language and who historically inhabited the San Joaquin Valley and the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada south of the Fresno River in what is now California, U.S. The Yokuts were traditionally divided into tribelets, perhaps as many as 50,

Native American dance: Northern South America: For example, among the Maipure and Baniva tribes, Mauari, the spirit of evil, is impersonated by a dancer who is fully covered with red and black body paint, a face-covering of puma or jaguar pelt, and a crown of deer antlers. At the initiation of a youth or girl,…

Jacob Maris was a Dutch landscape painter who, with his brothers Matthijs and Willem, formed what has come to be known as the Hague school of painters, influenced by both the 17th-century Dutch masters and the Barbizon school. Maris was the son of an etcher and lithographer. He studied first at the

Jacob Maris was a Dutch landscape painter who, with his brothers Matthijs and Willem, formed what has come to be known as the Hague school of painters, influenced by both the 17th-century Dutch masters and the Barbizon school. Maris was the son of an etcher and lithographer. He studied first at the

patristic literature: The schools of Edessa and Nisibis: …Cyril’s position in his famous letter to Maris (433), the sole survivor (in a Greek translation) of his abundant works; it was one of the Three Chapters anathematized by the second Council of Constantinople (553).

Matthijs Maris was a Dutch painter, brother of Jacob and Willem Maris, noted for his movement away from the Realism of the Hague school toward a more symbolic expression. He was without doubt the most gifted of the brothers. Maris received a royal subsidy, and from 1861 to 1868 he lived and worked

Matthijs Maris was a Dutch painter, brother of Jacob and Willem Maris, noted for his movement away from the Realism of the Hague school toward a more symbolic expression. He was without doubt the most gifted of the brothers. Maris received a royal subsidy, and from 1861 to 1868 he lived and worked

Roger Maris was a professional baseball player whose one-season total of 61 home runs (1961) was the highest recorded in the major leagues until 1998. As this feat was accomplished in a 162-game schedule, baseball commissioner Ford C. Frick decreed that Maris had not broken Babe Ruth’s record of 60

Roger Maris was a professional baseball player whose one-season total of 61 home runs (1961) was the highest recorded in the major leagues until 1998. As this feat was accomplished in a 162-game schedule, baseball commissioner Ford C. Frick decreed that Maris had not broken Babe Ruth’s record of 60

Matthijs Maris was a Dutch painter, brother of Jacob and Willem Maris, noted for his movement away from the Realism of the Hague school toward a more symbolic expression. He was without doubt the most gifted of the brothers. Maris received a royal subsidy, and from 1861 to 1868 he lived and worked

Dor: …a strategic site on the Via Maris, the historic road that ran largely along the Palestine coast. Ruins found at the site date back to the Late Bronze Age (1500–1200 bc), and Dor is mentioned in Egyptian texts of the 11th century. It was an administrative division (Hebrew napha, or…

Mariscal Estigarribia, town, northern Paraguay. It lies in the sparsely settled Chaco Boreal region, on the bank of Mosquitos Creek, which drains into the Paraguay River. Until 1945 it was a military outpost known as López de Filippis; it was renamed to honour the general whose strategy in the

Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester: …Robert’s friend, the Oxford Franciscan Adam de Marisco, as spiritual director. Although regarded as a king’s man, Simon was one of the committee of 12 appointed to handle the acute crisis of 1244 between Henry and his angry barons. He also took part in many important embassies to the French,…

Marīcī, in Mahāyāna Buddhist mythology, the goddess of the dawn. Marīcī (Sanskrit: “Ray of Light”) is usually shown riding on seven pigs and with three heads, one of which is that of a sow. In Tibet she is invoked at sunrise and, though not as popular a goddess as Tārā, has many shrines dedicated