Look up: Lorelei

1. Lorelei
   [n] - a siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destruction
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2. Lorelei
   In Germanic folklore, a river nymph of the Rhine who lures sailors onto the rock where she sits combing her hair. She features in several poems, including `Die Lorelei` by the German Romantic...
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3. Lorelei
   noun a Siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destruction
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4. Lorelei
   (from the article `Lorelei`) large rock on the bank at a narrows of the Rhine River near Sankt Goarshausen, Ger. The rock produces an echo and is associated with the legend of a ... ...dramatic section of the gorge runs from Bingen to the vicinity of Koblenz; hilltop castles look down over vineyards to picturesque valley towns. ... [...
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5. Lorelei
   large rock on the bank at a narrows of the Rhine River near Sankt Goarshausen, Ger. The rock produces an echo and is associated with the legend of a ... [1 related articles]
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6. Lorelei
   Lorelei is a German girl name. The meaning of the name is `Alluring, Mythical Siren Who Sat Upon the Rhine River` Where is it used? The name Lorelei is mainly used In Germanic Mythology.If it`s too long people might use In Other languages: Lure Lorelei appears In 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank ...
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7. Lorelei
   Lorelei (lôr'ulī, Ger. lō'rulī) , cliff, 433 ft (132 m) high, on the right bank of the Rhine River, near St. Goarshausen, W Germany, about midway between Koblenz and Bingen. There the Rhine forms a dangerous narrows, and in German legend a fairy similar to the Greek S...
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8. Lorelei
   In Germanic folklore, a river nymph of the Rhine who lures sailors onto the rock where she sits combing her hair. She features in several poems, including `Die Lorelei` by the German Romantic writer Heinrich Heine. The Lurlei rock south of Koblenz is 130 m/430 ft high
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9. Lorelei
   The `Lorelei` (also spelled `Loreley`) () is a rock on the eastern bank of the Rhine near St. Goarshausen, Germany, which soars some 120 metres above the waterline. It marks the narrowest part of the river between Switzerland and the North Sea. A very strong current and rocks below the waterline hav...
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10. Lorelei
    (disambiguation) The name `Lorelei` or `Loreley` comes from a Germanic legend about a beautiful maiden named Lorelei who waited for her lover on a rock at the narrowest and shallowest point of the Rhine River. He never returned, so she jumped off the rock to her death. The legend is that her ...
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11. Lorelei
    (Savage Land Mutate) image= --> `Lorelei` (`Lani Ubana`) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe whose first appearance was in X-Men #63. Publication history: Lorelei first appeared in X-Men vol. 1 #63 (December 1969), and was created by Roy Thomas and N...
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12. Lorelei
    (Asgardian) `Lorelei` is a fictional character who appears in the . Publication history: Lorelei first appeared inThor vol. 1 #337 (November 1983), and was created by Walt Simonson. She made subsequent appearances in the title, in issues #338-346 (December 1983-August 1984). The charac...
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13. Lorelei
    (song) "`Lorelei`" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin; it was written for their musical Pardon My English (1933). It is about the Loreley legend. Notable Recordings: External links:
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14. Lorelei
    (Styx song) "`Lorelei`" was the 1976 single released from rock band Styx`s album Equinox. The song peaked at #27 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the band`s second top 40 hit single.
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15. Lorelei
    (musical) `Lorelei` is a musical with a book by Kenny Solms and Gail Parent, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Jule Styne. It is a revision of the Joseph Fields-Anita Loos book for the 1949 production Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and includes many of the Jule Sty...
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16. Lorelei
    (name) `Lorelei` is female given name. From a Germanic name meaning "luring rock". It is also then name of a rock headland on the Rhine River. Legends say that a maiden named the Lorelei lives on the rock and lures fishermen to their death with her song. Another variant is Lorelai. ...
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