Sets

NATO alphabetical call signs

Greek Alphabet

Santa's reindeer

• Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph

Seven deadly sins

• Anger (wrath), Envy, Gluttony, Greed (avarice, covetousness), Lust, Pride (vanity), Sloth

Seven dwarves

• Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy

The Pyramids of Egypt

• Three pyramids at Giza, outside modern Cairo
• The largest pyramid, built by Khufu (Cheops), a king of the fourth dynasty, had an original estimated height of 482 ft (now approximately 450 ft); the base has sides 755 ft long; it contains 2,300,000 blocks; the average weight of each is 2.5 tons.
• Estimated date of completion is 2680 B.C.
• Of all the Ancient Wonders, the pyramids alone survive.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

• Supposedly built by Nebuchadnezzar around 600 B.C. to please his queen, Amuhia.
• They are also associated with the mythical Assyrian queen, Semiramis.
• Archeologists surmise that the gardens were laid out atop a vaulted building, with provisions for raising water.
• The terraces were said to rise from 75 to 300 ft.

The Walls of Babylon

• Also built by Nebuchadnezzar

The Statue of Zeus (Jupiter) at Olympia

• Made of gold and ivory by the Greek sculptor Phidias (5th century B.C.).
• Reputed to be 40 ft high, the statue has been lost without a trace, except for reproductions on coins.

The Temple of Artemis (Diana) at Ephesus

• Begun about 350 B.C., in honor of a non-Hellenic goddess who later became identified with the Greek goddess of the same name.
• The temple, with Ionic columns 60 ft high, was destroyed by invading Goths in A.D. 262.

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

• Erected by Queen Artemisia in memory of her husband, King Mausolus of Caria in Asia Minor, who died in 353 B.C.
• Some remains of the structure are in the British Museum.
• This shrine is the source of the modern word "mausoleum."

The Colossus at Rhodes

• A bronze statue of Helios (Apollo), about 105 ft high.
• The work of the sculptor Chares, who reputedly labored for 12 years before completing it in 280 B.C.
• It was destroyed during an earthquake in 224 B.C.

The Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria

• Built by Sostratus of Cnidus during the 3rd century B.C. on the island of Pharos off the coast of Egypt.
• It was destroyed by an earthquake in the 13th century.

• Partridge in a pear tree
• Turtle doves
• French hens
• Calling birds
• Golden rings
• Geese a' laying
• Swans a' swimming
• Maids a' milking
• Ladies dancing
• Lords a' leaping
• Pipers piping
• Drummers drumming

• Kill the Nemean Lion
• Destroy the Lernean Hydra
• Capture the Cerynian Hind
• Trap the Erymanthian Boar
• Clean the Augean Stables in a Day
• Destroy the Stymphalian Birds
• Capture the Cretan Bull
• Round up the Mares of Diomedes
• Bring the Girdle of Hippolyte
• Bring the Cattle of Geryon
• Get the Golden Apples
• Capture Cerberus, the Three-Headed Dog

Capricorn:   Dec 22 - Jan 19;  goat-fish
Aquarius:    Jan 20 - Feb 18;  water carrier
Pisces:      Feb 19 - Mar 20;  fish

Aries:       Mar 21 - Apr 19;  ram
Taurus:      Apr 20 - May 20;  bull
Gemini:      May 21 - Jun 21;  twins

Cancer:      Jun 22 - Jul 22;  crab
Leo:         Jul 23 - Aug 22;  lion
Virgo:       Aug 23 - Sep 22;  virgin

Libra:       Sep 23 - Oct 23;  scales
Scorpio:     Oct 24 - Nov 22;  scorpion
Sagittarius: Nov 23 - Dec 21;  archer, centaur