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Colossi — Colossus Co*los sus, n.; pl. L. {Colossi}, E. {Colossuses}. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] 1. A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome, the Colossus of Apollo at Rhodes.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Colossi Hotel — (Порту Алегри,Бразилия) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: Rua Cairú, 626, Пор … Каталог отелей
Colossi of Memnon — The Colossi of Memnon The Colossi of Memnon (known to locals as el Colossat, or es Salamat) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. For the past 3400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, across the River … Wikipedia
Colossi of Memnon — See Memnon, Colossi of. Historical Dictionary Of Ancient Egypt by Morris L. Bierbrier … Ancient Egypt
colossi — co·los·si (kə lŏsʹī ) n. A plural of colossus. * * * … Universalium
colossi — co los·sus || sÉ™s n. giant legendary statue; something that is huge … English contemporary dictionary
colossi — kəˈläsē, ˌsī plural of colossus … Useful english dictionary
Colossus, colossi — Enormous statues of divinities or royal persons found in some of the temples: in the temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel (in front of the facade and as columns in the form of the god Osiris); as columns in the form of *Akhenaten in his Aten… … Ancient Egypt
Memnon, Colossi — see Amenhotep son of Hapu, Strabo. Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Egypt by Rosalie and Antony E. David … Ancient Egypt
Memnon, Colossi of — The two colossal statues of Amenhotep III that stood before his mortuary temple on the west bank of the Nile at Thebes. The statues were named by the Greeks after the legendary Ethiopian king Memnon, who fought in the Trojan War. One was… … Ancient Egypt
