- Atlantes
Atlantes may refer to:
*the plural form of
Atlas (architecture) , a column in the shape of a man
*Atlantes (Sorcerer) , a fictional character in variouschansons de geste and the poem "Orlando furioso "
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ATLANTES — Aethiopiae populi Herodoto, Melae, l. 1. c. 4. ac Plinio, l. 5. c. 8. inter quos nullam nominum appellationem esle aiunt. Hi forte hodie regnum Borneo dictum habitant, cuius incolas nullum proprium nomen habere tradit Ioh. Leo, omnesque a quodam… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
atlantes — [at lan′tēz΄] pl.n. sing. atlas [at′ləs] [L < Gr Atlantes, pl. of Atlas] Archit. supporting columns for an entablature, carved in the form of standing or kneeling figures of men … English World dictionary
Atlantes — At*lan tes, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ?, pl. of ?. See {Atlas}.] (Arch.) Figures or half figures of men, used as columns to support an entablature; called also {telamones}. See {Caryatides}. Oxf. Gloss. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Atlantes — Atlante Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Cet article possède un paronyme, voir : Atalante (homonymie) … Wikipédia en Français
Atlantes de Biarritz — Atlantes Côte Basque Données clés Fondé en 1990 Couleurs … Wikipédia en Français
Atlantes (Sorcerer) — Atlantes was a powerful sorcerer featured in the chansons de geste . The sorcerer built a castle of iron in the Pyrenees to keep knights and ladies he had captured as a diversion for his nephew Ruggiero, a pagan knight. Atlantes feared that his… … Wikipedia
Atlantes (Afrique) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Atlante. Carte du monde décrit par Hérodote dans ses Histoires Les Atlantes sont un peuple libyque qu … Wikipédia en Français
atlantes — /at lan teez/, n. pl. of atlas (def. 5). * * * … Universalium
ATLANTES — figures of men used in architecture instead of pillars … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
atlantes — n. set of sculptural figures of men used to support structures in architecture at·las || ætlÉ™s n. (Architecture) telamon, pillar n. collection of geographical maps; first vertebra in the neck (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
