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Look up: agon

  1. Agon
    a 'contest', argument, struggle, or assembly of people; in ancient Greek agon = contest; in drama, an agon is a debate between characters; specifically in Old Comedy, it is a debate between two characters in which each side of the debate would be introduced and commented on by choral songs..
    Found on http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glo

  2. Agon
    Ag'on noun ; plural Agones [ Greek ..., from ... to lead.] (Gr. Antiq.) A contest for a prize at the public games.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/45

  3. agon
    noun a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  4. Agon
    • (n.) A contest for a prize at the public games.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  5. agon
    debate or contest between two characters in Attic comedy, constituting one of several formal conventions in these highly structured plays. The Old ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/29

  6. agon
    agon 1. Any of various competitions (athletic, literary, etc.) for prizes at ancient Greek games. 2. The conflict of characters, as in classical Greek drama.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  7. Agon
    `Agon` (Classical Greek ) is an ancient Greek word with several meanings: Words derived from agon include agony, antagonism, protagonist etc. References: Other sources:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agon

  8. AGON
    `AGON` is a series of episodic adventure games for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows by Private Moon Studios. The game uses QuickTime VR-like panoramas in a first person camera mode. The game takes place starting in 1903. Gameplay: Gameplay in AGON is similar to that in the Myst games. Th...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGON

  9. Agon
    (game) Agon is an abstract strategy game with perfect information (i.e. no random or unknown elements). Agon may be the oldest board game played on a 6 by 6 by 6 hexagonally tiled board, first appearing as early as the late Eighteenth Century in France. The game reached it greatest popularity...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agon

  10. Agon
    (ballet) `Agon` (1957) is a ballet for twelve dancers, with music by Igor Stravinsky and choreography by George Balanchine. Composition began in December 1953 and concluded in April 1957; the music was first performed on June 17, 1957 in Los Angeles conducted by Robert Craft, while the...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agon

  11. Agon
    (comics) `Agon` is a fictional character who has appeared in various comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The character is a member of the Inhumans, a race of beings who exist in Marvel`s main shared universe, the Marvel Universe. He is best known as the father of Black Bolt. He was ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agon



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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