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	Genius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stories of a genius in a given field being unable to grasp "everyday" concepts are abundant and of ancient vintage: Plato in the Theaetetus (dialogue) offers a picturesque anecdote of the absentmindness of Thales.
		Kant's discussion of the characteristics of genius is largely contained within the Critique of Judgement and was well received by the romantics of the early 19th century.
		In this context, the plural of "genius" is "geniuses." The form "genii," the plural of the word in Latin, is the plural of a different kind of genius: the aforementioned guardian spirit of Roman mythology.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Genius (1179 words)

	GENIUS - LoveToKnow Article on GENIUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Roman genius, representing mans natural optimism, always endeavoured to guide him to happiness; that man was intended to enjoy life is shown by the fact that the Roman spoke of indulging or cheating his genius of his due according as he enjoyed himself or failed to do so, when he had the opportunity.
		Thus, the genius publicus Populi Romaniprobably distinct from the genius Urbis Romae, to whom an old shield on the Capitol was dedicated, with an inscription expressing doubt as to the sex (Genio.
		The local genius was usually represented by a snake, the symbol of the fruitfulness of the earth and of perpetual youth.
	22.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GE/GENIUS.htm (1121 words)

	Genius (mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Roman mythology, every man had a genius and every woman a juno (Juno was also the name for the queen of the gods).
		The genius of the Roman race was a winged, naked youth.
		In certain older translations of the Arabian Nights, a genius is a male jinni.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Genius_(mythology) (151 words)

	Genius - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Genius, in Roman mythology, a protecting, or guardian, spirit.
		It was believed that every individual, family, and city had its own genius.
		Genius (which means transcendent capacity of taking trouble, first of all).
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Genius.html (92 words)

	A Mythological Sketch, Greek Mythology Link.
		In the Spring of 1841, Margaret Fuller (1810-50) assembled a circle of friends to converse on the subject of mythology (although the original intent of these conversations had been to answer the questions "What were we born to do?" and "How shall we do it?").
		Mythology is only the history of the development of the infinite in the Finite.
		Mercury is Genius in the extrinsic, of eloquence, human understanding, and expression.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/003Signed/MFMargaret.html (1469 words)

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		All mythology opens with demigods, and the circumstance is high and poetic; that is, their genius is paramount.
		Genius is the naturalist or geographer of the supersensible regions, and draws their map; and, by acquainting us with new fields of activity, cools our affection for the old.
		It is remarkable that this sublime genius decides peremptorily for the analytic, against the synthetic method; and, in a book whose genius is a daring poetic synthesis, claims to confine himself to a rigid experience.
	www.textfiles.com /etext/AUTHORS/EMERSON/emerson-representative-238.txt (19395 words)

	CONGENIALITY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Genius is, of all human qualities, one of the most admired.
		Genius is a Latin word that referred to a deity of generation and birth, or guardian spirit.
		In Roman mythology a genius is a tutelary deity or guardian spirit alloted to a person from birth, or any guiding spirit of a person or place.
	comp.uark.edu /~rhenry/congenial.html (450 words)

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		The Genius Loci was a lesser, local god: it did not live on Mount Olympus but in a given town, hill or area of the countryside.
		Rooks represent the Genius Loci of the Tower of London.
		Geese are connected to the Genius Loci of the Capitol in Rome.
	pegasus.cc.ucf.edu /~janzb/courses/hum3930b/geniusloci.htm (342 words)

	Genius / Juno (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In Roman mythology, the genius was originally the family ancestor who lived in the underworld.
		It was believed that the genius would bestow success and intellectual powers on its devotees.
		The genius was usually depicted as a winged, naked youth, while the genius of a place was depicted as a serpent.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/g/genius.html (191 words)

	Intelligence - Related Items - MSN Encarta
		Genius: A genius is somebody a computer cannot…
		Genius: It takes a lot of time to be a genius,…
		Genius: The function of genius is to furnish cretins…
	encarta.msn.com /related_761570026_19/quotations.html (235 words)

	mythold
		Richard McLaughlin's Mythology Notes present descriptions of gods, summaries of myths, and some historical material on the mythologies of the Ancient Near East, Persia, Scandinavia, and the Celts.
		Canaanite/Ugaritic Mythology FAQ This page contains a description of the pantheon of the people refered to as Canaanites in the Bible, as recovered from the city of Ugarit in what is now western Syria.
		Hittite Mythology REF This page contains a description of the pantheon, and history of the Hittites, who drew heavily upon the pantheon of their neighbors the Hurrians.
	www.angelfire.com /biz2/pcsnewark/myths.html (8496 words)

	Shinto - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Some kami are local and can be regarded as the spirit or genius of a particular place, but others represent major natural objects and processes, for example, Amaterasu, the Sun goddess.
		The attempt was largely unsuccessful, since as early as the Nihonshoki, parts of the mythology were explicitly borrowed from Chinese doctrines.
		Notice, for example, that the word Shinto is itself of Chinese origin and that much of the codification of Shinto mythology was done with the explicit aim of answering Chinese cultural influence.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Shinto (3871 words)

	Myths About Genius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		But genius has been far more flexible a concept than its critics recognize; it is less a reflection of a rigid ideology than an attempt to characterize an infinitely variable phenomenon.
		But the contemporary attack on genius is itself a mythology, an attempt to grasp the ungraspable by diminishing it, reducing it.
		I am a certified genius (brag, brag, pat, pat) and what "genius" is, is a relatively superior ability to learn, assimilate new material, conceptualize, and sometimes, create or use that knowledge.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/602255/posts (4846 words)

	Mosaic Voices
		Michael Meade is a master storyteller and scholar of mythology.
		When it comes to bringing storytelling to bear on one of the most pressing difficulties of our timeÂ—the disillusionment and violence to which our youth are preyÂ—he is one of the most creative thinkers of our time.
		Someone once described mythology as "the lie that reveals the truth." MythologyÂ’s modern connotation means "something false." But the word itself has to do with emerging truth.
	www.mosaicvoices.org /page.cfm?ID=25 (2697 words)

	JacoPastorius.com Discussion Boards - the definition of genius...
		the genius is disabused when they try to explain too much, overloading their creation with meaning.
		genius evokes a vast sense of loss and disintegration when it is suddenly missing.
		on the passing of genius it is always felt that it will take several generations to find and recover what genius has discovered.
	www.jacopastorius.com /interact/discussions/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1555&whichpage=2 (885 words)

	Genius - ancient Roman mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Genius was not a specific deity but rather an unlimited number of anonymous deities protecting groups of people and their places of activity.
		The most important of the Genii, who looked after the Roman people as a whole, was referred to as "Genius Publicus Populi Romani" and is commonly seen on the reverse of late 3rd and early 4th century AD coins.
		There were also Genii for every level of human organization, including each district, town, street and house.
	www.calgarycoin.com /reference/myth/mygenius.htm (105 words)

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		Charlie Christian's tragic death at the age of 23 is a firmly entrenched fact of jazz mythology.
		On The Genius of the Electric Guitar, which consists of various tracks recorded with the Benny Goodman Sextet and Orchestra, Christian's revolutionary guitar playing is clearly displayed.
		Nevertheless, The Genius of the Electric Guitar is a fine introduction, not just to Charlie Christian's brilliant and all-too-brief career, but to jazz guitar in general.
	www.mp3.com /albums/104335/summary.html (412 words)

	The Prose Edda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Snorri Sturluson feared that the traditional techniques of Norse poetics, the pagan kennings, and the allusions to mythology would be forgotten with the introduction of new verse forms from Europe.
		It is an exposition of the rule of poetic diction with many examples, applications, and retellings of myths and legends.
		Iceland's most versatile literary genius, Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241) was born in western Iceland, the son of a great chieftain.
	www.ucpress.edu /books/pages/1086.html (209 words)

	Wikinfo \| Genius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Originally genius is a term from Roman mythology, see: genius (mythology).
		Most people think of intellectual geniuses but there are social geniuses (for example Oscar Wilde) and athletic geniuses.
		Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Genius (240 words)

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		In Roman mythology, a man was always under the protection of a guardian spirit known as a genius...
		A genius was present from a man's birth to his death and responsible for overseeing all aspects of one's life--including wealth and character formation.
		Genius in its plural spelling, genii, is often confused with the jinni of Persian folklore, where the spelling genii is also found.
	www.suite101.com /print_article.cfm/folklore/48667 (768 words)

	Myths and Legends - frames
		Mythology Notes present descriptions of gods, summaries of myths, and some historical material on the mythologies of the Ancient Near East, Persia, Scandinavia, and the Celts.
		The Goddess in World Mythology she presents images of those paintings along with brief descriptions of those deities.
		Dazhdbog in Russian mythology Summary and excerpts from Dazhdbog's tale with commentary by Sergei Naumov.
	home.comcast.net /~chris.s/myth.html (11969 words)

	Sidis Biography
		Newspaper writers pointed out that his "genius had burned out," that he was "tired of thinking." By comparison it was stated that musical geniuses are less likely to burn out.
		He object bitterly to the idea of being stamped a "genius" and treated as side-show with the connotation of "queerness" that he knew to be associated with genius in the uninformed public mind.
		It is quite obvious from this evidence of Bill Sidis' enjoyment of wholesome friendships to his very last days that his genius did make of him the "queer, friendless personality" that is too often erroneously thought to be characteristic of geniuses.
	www.sidis.net /Sperling.htm (2231 words)

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		If you're not happy with "is genius" (which sounds quite idiomatic to me), or "is a work of genius", then "brilliant" may be your next best bet for sarcastic praise.
		Genial and genius come from the same root, but in current usage are unrelated, as luser says.
		Unless the genius invented an ingenius invention, then he is not only a genius, he is also exhibiting ingenuity.
	ask.metafilter.com /mefi/9862 (2161 words)

	genius. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
		A person of extraordinary intellect and talent: “One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius” (Simone de Beauvoir).
		The prevailing spirit or distinctive character, as of a place, a person, or an era: the genius of Elizabethan England.
		Roman Mythology A tutelary deity or guardian spirit of a person or place.
	www.bartleby.com /61/57/G0085700.html (164 words)

	Genius
		In Roman mythology they were the tutelary spirit that attended a man from cradle to grave, governing his fortunes and determining his character, and also wishing them to enjoy pleasure in life.
		Genius were only for men; women Genius counterpart was called Juno.
		The gods of ancient mythology appear alongside the gods of contemporary religion, and `lesser' mythologies and religions are also fully covered.
	www.occultopedia.com /g/genius.htm (2164 words)

	Age of Mythology: The Titans Kronos Showcase - PC News at GameSpot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Prometheus was a great thinker and inventor, and his genius has given rise to clay men that are at your beck and call.
		Featuring lots of interesting, inventive design decisions, plenty of fun-to-use units, and tons of variety, Age of Mythology is the last real-time strategy game you'll need for a long time.
		Age of Mythology Gold Edition includes the original Age of Mythology as well as The Titans expansion pack.
	www.gamespot.com /pc/strategy/ageofmythologytitans/preview_6072731.html?page=3 (863 words)

	The Fairy Mythology: Oriental Romance: Arabian Romance
		The period preceding his birth is regarded and designated as the times of ignorance, and our knowledge of the ancient Arabian mythology comprises little more than he has been pleased to transmit to us.
		Transplanted to a rich and fertile soil, the sons of the desert speedily abandoned their former simple mode of life; and the court of Bagdad equalled or surpassed in magnificence any thing that the East has ever witnessed.
		Genius, whatever its direction, was encouraged and rewarded, and the musician and the story-teller shared with the astronomer and historian the favour of the munificent khaleefehs.
	www.sacred-texts.com /neu/celt/tfm/tfm006.htm (1264 words)

	mythsinger
		He is the author of The Other Within: The Genius of Deformity in Myth, Culture, and Psyche on White Cloud Press.
		Performative Mythology is focused on apprehending and performing the unspeakable and implicate contents of mythic experience.
		Myth seeks to dissolve the status quo of conceptual consciousness by deforming ordinary realities and leaping through the breach [epistrophé] to the renewal of the undifferentiated and primordial; and this biomythic leap occurs within the performer as well as in the world.
	www.mythsinger.com (435 words)

	The Occult Science of Talismanic Correspondences
		The genius or Jinn is the spirit who attend each of us from the time of our birth.
		This work hopes to introduce some relevant aspects of mythology - explaining why a particular tree or bird or animal is sacred to a particular deity and hence has an influence on that month and star-sign.
		The genius or spirit which Agrippa hints to us that we must discover for ourselves - was believed by the ancient Romans - who revered and burned incense to their genius.
	dcwilson1.tripod.com /occult.htm (9992 words)

	Article: The New Genius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Not only did it lay waste to the Hollywood mythology that equates monster budgets with success, it also laid to rest any lingering notions that word-of-mouth happens by accident.
		And Woods accepts that genius is more than a gift or a tool; it's also a responsibility.
		If ever there was an excuse to throw in the towel on the incredible rigors of competitive cycling, he had it.
	www.entrepreneur.com /article/print/0,2361,232318,00.html (2657 words)

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