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70 matches to Love Generation
Eros. Greek god of love. = Cupid.
Freyia. Norse goddess of battle, love and song.
Galatea. Sea nymph. Lover of Acis.
Guinevere. Wife of King Arthur, in love with Sir Lancelot.
Heloïse. c1098-1164. Niece of Fulbert, loved by Abelard.
Io. Greek lover of Zeus, changed to cow by Hera. =Isis.
Ishtar. Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love, sex, and war. Earth Mother.
Klopstock. 1724-1803. German Movement poet. -“love of the Fatherland”. Odes.
Lancelot. Knight of King Arthur’s Round Table. Guinevere’s lover. Galahad’s father.
Lawrence, D.H. 1885-1930. Censored English psychological novelist exploring consciousness and morality. Sons and Lovers 1913. Women in Love 1926. Lady Chatterly’s Lover 1928. Modernism.
Leander. Hero’s lover who swam Hellespont nightly.
Maria Luisa. 1751-1819. Spanish queen to Charles IV. With lover Godoy, ruined Spain’s finances.
Mo-tzu. c470-391BC. Chinese philosopher. People should love each other universally. vs Confucianism: parents are more important.
Mortimer, Roger. c1287-1330. Lover of Queen Isabella. Deposed Edward II and ruled 1327-. Executed by Edward III.
Muses. Nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne that preside over the areas of knowledge: Calliope-epics, Clio-history, Erato-love poems, Thalia-comedy, Melpomene- tragedy, Terpsichore-dance, Euterpe-music, Polyhymnia-sacred poems, Urania-astronomy.
Musset, Alfred. 1810-57. French poet. Sand lover. Confession.
Narcissus. Greek youth, loved by Echo, loved his own image.
NATO. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 1949- Collective defence alliance of Western European and North Atlantic countries to preserve democratic freedom. UK, Canada, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Portugal, US. 1952 Greece, Turkey, 1955 FRG. 1964 -Greece. 1966 -France. 1980 +Greece. 1982 +Spain. 1993 +France. 1999 +Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic. 2004 +Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
Orestes. Electra’s brother. Killed mother and her lover to avenge death of his father, Agamemnon.
Orlov, Grigory, Count. 1734-83. Russian lover of Catherine II; led coup vs Peter III. Advocated liberating Christians from Ottoman rule.
Ovid. 43BC-17 AD. Roman poet: Art of Love. Tristia. Metamorphoses.
Paton, Alan. 1903-88. South African writer. Cry the Beloved Country 1948.
Poisons Affair. 1679. French scandal. Nobles using love potions and poisons from fortune tellers. Mme de Montespan implicated. La Voisin. Brinvilliers.
Psyche. Beautiful girl, loved by Cupid. Symbolized soul.