Typesetting
. See Linotype ; Type
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Single-source entries: T (85)
Each of these 8 subjects appears in only one of the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. None is long enough to carry a page by itself, so they are gathered here by letter. Anything that grows moves out to a page of its own.
Typhon
in Greek mythology, a famous giant who was reputed to be the son of Tartarus and Terra, and fabled to have 100 heads shaped like those of a serpent, and with devouring flames dart- 1 ing from its many mouths and eyes. Typhon, as soon as born, to avenge the death of his brother giants, made war on heaven, compelling the gods to disguise themselves and fly for safety; Jupiter, however, regaining courage, threw off the resemblance of a ram which he had assumed, and, hurling his thunderbolts at the audacious invader, flung him to earth wounded and writhing, when, to prevent his recovery, he cast Mount Etna at his head and buried the rest of his body beneath the island. Through this vast mountain, however, the imprisoned giant still belches forth his fire and smoke, and howls his discordant thunder. In the Egyptian mythology, Typhon is the name given to the Evil Genius.
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Tyr
in Scandinavian mythology, the son of Odin, and the god of war and of fame, which idea is expressed in old Norse by the word tyr. According to the Edda, he was single-handed. When the Asa-gods persuaded the wolf Fenrir to allow himself to be bound with the bandage Gleipnir, Tyr put his right hand in the wolf's mouth, as a pledge that he would be loosened; and when the gods refused to release him, the wolf bit off Tyr's hand to the wrist, which was called, in consequence, Ulflithr, or the Wolf's Joint. In the twilight battle of the gods, he meets his death at the same time with his enemy, the monster dog Garmr.
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Tyrant
originally, one who obtained supreme or absolute power by usurpation, or who derived it from one who had obtained such power by usurpation, and maintained it by force, though he might exercise his power with strict moderation. Specifically, a monarch, or other ruler or governor, who takes advantage of his power to oppress his subjects or fellow citizens; one who exercises unlawful authority, or legal authority in an unlawful manner; one who acts toward those who are subordinate to him in a manner which law and humanity do not authorize, or which the purposes of government or policy do not require; a despot; a cruel task master; an oppressor.
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Tyree
an Argyllshire island; one of the Inner Hebrides; 19 miles N. W. of Iona. Having an area of 34 square miles, it is treeless and flat, with a mean elevation of only 20 feet, except in the S., where three hills attain 400 feet. There are a score of fresh-water lakes. Nearly 40 Scandinavian forts dot the shores, and there are also a ruined castle, nine standing stones, etc.
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Tyrnau
a town of Hungary, on the picturesque Waag Valley railway, about 30 miles N. E. of Pressburg. "Little Rome" it used to be called, and not inappropriately, when it was the place of primates. residence of the Hungarian Its university (1635-1774) was transferred to Pest.
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Tyrus
One of the greatest and most famous cities of the ancient world, which stood on the coast of Phoenice, about twenty miles south of Sidon . It was a colony of the Sidonians, and is therefore called in Scripture the daughter of Sidon.
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Tyrwhitt
THOMAS, an English classical scholar; born in London, England- March 29, 1730. Among his works are: "Observations on Some Passages of Shakespeare" (1766); a celebrated edition of Chaucer (1773); editions of Isæus' "Orphica" and Aristotle's "Poetics"; critical dissertations on Barbius, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Strabo. He was the original editor of "Rowley's Poems." He died in London, Aug. 15, 1786.
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