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	Ikhthus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ikhthus (ΙΧΘΥΣ) is the Greek word for "fish".
		The Greek word for fish ikhthus (ichthys in borrowed words) spelled in Greek Iota-Chi-Theta-Upsilon-Sigma (ΙΧΘΥΣ looks like IXOYE in Roman characters) is regarded as an acronym for Χριστος Θεου `Υιος Σωτερ (or in Roman characters Iesou (Jesus) Christos (anointed) Theou (of Uios (son) Soter (saviour)) which means Jesus Christ the Son of God the.
		Directly across the from Pisces lies the sign of Virgo symbolizing the virgin grain goddess of Greece and also connected with the Virgin Mary of Christian mythology whose birthday is celebrated on September 8 when the sun crosses the midpoint of the sign
	www.freeglossary.com /Ikthus (307 words)

	Early Christian art and architecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Among the motifs adopted were the peacock, grapevines, and the good shepherd.
		Early Christians also developed their own iconography, for example such symbols as the fish (ikhthus), were not borrowed from pagan iconography.
		After about the year 200 Christian art must be broken into two periods: before and after the Edict of Milan in 313.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Early_Christian_art_and_architecture (317 words)

	Encyclopedia: List of Greek words with English derivatives
		Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish.
		The ichthys or fish symbol represents Christianity Ichthys (ιχθυ&sigmaf; in the Greek alphabet, also transliterated Ichthus, Icthus, Ikhthus, etc), is the Greek word for fish.
		It refers to a symbol consisting of two intersecting arcs resembling the profile of a fish, used by the early Christians as a secret symbol...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-Greek-words-with-English-derivatives (4698 words)

	Ikhthus Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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	Medieval art -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Among the motifs adopted were the (European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot) peacock, (Any of various juicy purple- or green-skinned fruit of the genus Vitis; grow in clusters) grapevines, and the good shepherd.
		Early Christians also developed their own (The images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject) iconography, for example such symbols as the fish ((Click link for more info and facts about ikhthus) ikhthus), were not borrowed from pagan iconography.
		This prevalence of religious art may partly be explained by the fact that religious institutions tend to be conservative, therefore preserving many artefacts, especially when linked to the preservation of relics.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/me/medieval_art.htm (1370 words)

	Rook (chess) . Knight (chess) . Rook (bird) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The addition of the African Plains doubled the...
		Ichthys ιχθύ &sigmaf; in the Greek alphabet, also transliteration transliterated Ichthus, Icthus, Ikhthus, etc, is the Greek language Greek word for "fish".
		It refers to a symbol consisting of two intersecting arcs resembling the profile...
	www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Rook_(chess) (511 words)

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		But "living information" was no mere metaphor within Dick's brilliant though decidedly unstable mind, for in 1974, sitting at home in Orange County, he apparently experienced such a force.
		According to Dick's later testimony, seeing a delivery woman's ikhthus, the fish-shaped Christian necklace, "triggered" the influx of a rational and benign mind which Dick called VALIS, an acronym for Vast Active Living Intelligence System.
		Among other things, VALIS--which Dick sometimes compared to a computer or AI system--linked him telepathically to an early Christian living under Roman oppression, and informed him (through a Beatles song on the radio) that his son Christopher had a potentially lethal health problem.
	www.digital-brilliance.com /kab/techgnos.txt (7637 words)

	AGROPOLIS-MUSEUM - Exhibitions - World's food - Fish and sea products - Fish in early Christian art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The first Christians adopted the fish as a symbol as shown in the Roman catacombs where they met.
		It is interesting to emphasize that the word IKHTHUS means fish in Greek, and can be interpreted as Iêsus KHristos THéou Uios Sôter, i.e.
		The importance of the symbol may still be observed nowadays in the fact that fish is one of the most frequent forms used for chocolates during Easter, a key period in the Christian cycle.
	museum.agropolis.fr /english/pages/expos/aliments/poissons/images/sculpture.htm (105 words)

	sv ICHTHYS Ikhthus #921 #935 #920 #933 #931 is the Greek...
		sv ICHTHYS Ikhthus #921 #935 #920 #933 #931 is the Greek...
		sv:ICHTHYS "Ikhthus" ("ΙΧΘΥΣ") is the Greek Greek word for "fish".
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	www.biodatabase.de /Ikhthus (292 words)

	Take Our Word For It Issue 72
		Note, however, that Greek, an Indo-European language, does not have a word for fish which comes from the Indo-European root.
		Greek for fish is ikhthus (which is where we get ichthyology “the study of fish” and the name Icthyosaurus “fish lizard”, a genus of extinct marine animal).
		I work in a law firm and have wondered about the phrase know all men by these presents.
	www.takeourword.com /Issue072.html (3517 words)

	Man, the Microcosm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Or in another sense, Jesus may represent "ching chi" and Christ to the fiery essence in the semen.
		This is supported by the Greek code-word IKHTHUS, which means "fish" but is also an anagram for the phrase in Greek: "Jesus Christ, god-saviour." The fish in this context refers to the sperms in the semen and to its odour.
		As a side note, it would probably interest some that one of the original symbols for Christianity was the fish and not the crucifix.
	www.indotalisman.com /manmicro.html (17541 words)

	LP: Muslims demand papal apology for crusades
		It has often served as such since and still is seen on cars today to indicate the driver is a Christian.
		This had especial impetus, because "Ikhthus," the Greek word for fish, is an achronym for "Iesous Khristos, Theou Uiou, Soter" meaning "Jesus the Messiah, God's Son, "Saviour."
		I believe the custom of eating fish only, not mammal meat, during Lent and on Fridays came in quite early, probably about the time of Gregory the Great fl.
	www.libertypost.org /cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=88601 (5738 words)

	Ologies and Isms
		The first such formation was dinosaur (Greek deinos, terrible) as a general name for the group.
		Many others exist, such as ichthyosaur (Greek ikhthus, fish), mosasaur (Latin Mosa, for the River Meuse near which it was discovered), plesiosaur (Greek plesios, near), and stegosaur (Greek stege, covering, referring to its bony back plates).
		All these, except dinosaur itself, have associated genus names in
	www.worldwidewords.org /ologies.htm (652 words)

	Take Our Word For It, page one - Spotlight
		Interestingly, Robert K. Barnhart suggests that these nouns developed from the verbs in each language that meant "to catch fish" - so catching fish had a name before the objects of the catching!
		The Latin cognate is, of course, piscis, suggesting an Indo-European root of peisk-, though the Greek ikhthus* is not related.
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