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	Portunes
		Portunes are tiny medieval fairies, described by Gervase of Tilbury as being the size of a finger.
		Friendly and helpful they may be, at night they cannot resist grabbing the bridle of a horse and leading the horse and its rider into ponds.
		Article "Portunes" created on 03 March 1997; last modified on 18 March 1997 (Revision 2).
	www.pantheon.org /articles/p/portunes.html (71 words)

	The Cincinnati Beacon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Portune had to edit his own writing to meet the requirements of the Enquirer’s guest column length—which strikes me as perfectly reasonable.
		I think Portune’s claims are very reasonable— namely, that one should wait till all the evidence is available before reaching a conclusion.
		Portune is doesn’t mention the lateness (of course he could have pushed the new jail forward himself), but does say operating and programs costs need to be covered.
	www.cincinnatibeacon.com /index.php/magaddiction/comments/portunes_sunday_column_unedited (3009 words)

	Portunes
		In Roman mythology, Portunes was a god of keys and doos and livestock.
		He later became associated with Palaemon and became primarily a god of ports and harbors.
		On this day, keys were thrown into a fire for good luck.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/po/Portunus.html (64 words)

	Politics Extra: Portune's new aide
		Portune, in need of an aide for several weeks following the departure of former aide Karen Ball to work for the county-owned Metropolitan Sewer District, just announced the hiring of Kathy Binns.
		Portune, a Democrat, may be the least well-known of Binns' bosses.
		Her direction of the last Portune campaign was grace under fire, and her committment to the citizens of Hamilton County is a distinctive plus!
	frontier.cincinnati.com /blogs/gov/2006/04/portunes-new-aide.asp (524 words)

	Portune's hoping to sell tax
		Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune has proposals he hopes will ease concerns over a plan to raise the countywide hotel-motel tax to pay for an expanded Albert B. Sabin Cincinnati Convention Center.
		Portune is asking for a vote by county commissioners on the matter Wednesday.
		Portune said it's important for the commission to vote on the matter soon, because the county needs a change in state law that will allow it to raise the countywide tax and use it for expansion and operation of the convention center.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2002/02/16/loc_portunes_hoping_to.html (345 words)

	Portune's resignation dependent on successor
		Portune, who has been elected to the the Hamilton County Commission, said Wednesday that a list of seven candidates has been narrowed to three.
		Portune — who is scheduled to resign before 5 p.m.
		Portune has appointed them — along with the two other Democrats on council — to select his successor.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2000/11/30/loc_portunes_resignation.html (296 words)

	Politics Extra: Portune's "Dear Bob" letter
		It is hard to read, but that's mostly because Todd Portune is a horrific writer.
		First the number you did on Dumas and then you follow it with this attempt to make Portune look foolish.
		Portune is irrelevant and thus he feels compelled to make noise somehow.
	frontier.cincinnati.com /blogs/gov/2006/05/portunes-dear-bob-letter.asp (1464 words)

	The Wee Folk quiz -- free game
		"This quiz is about Hobgoblins, Brownies, Portunes, Leprechauns, and all manners of inhabitants of the Faerie Realm.
		Once upon a time all farmhouses in Scotland had a house sprite called a Brownie in residence.
		Portunes, the oldest and one of the smallest of English elves, are now thought to be extinct.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz/quiz121813df40e0.html (425 words)

	Romes Superstitions - Ancient Roman Empire Forums
		Finally, I took a deep breath and prayed to Portunes to please grant me access to my house with the promise to pour libations to him that night.
		Portunes got some real nice Spanish tempranillo that evening and I plan on carving a small alabaster representation of him to be placed near my doorway.
		I got locked out of my house recently and spent almost 45 minutes ruining various credit and ID cards trying to jimmy my way in.
	www.unrv.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=1141&mode=linearplus (1046 words)

	Fairy Encyclopedia - P
		Appearance and Temperament: Portunes look like old men and are among the smallest of all faeries, less than an inch tall.
		They are superb horsemen, grant wishes if captured, and guard a treasure.
		The Portune can grant wishes - one per customer - if he can be physically captured.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Forum/4611/fairyP.html (2710 words)

	The Wee Folke
		Now discovered the ancient fairy would fly out the window at once and the human child would be returned.
		Also known as PORTUNES, they are the traditional, very tiny fairy that was believed to be the soul of the dead.
		They are also believed to be tiny creatures that comes out of sleeping humans and wander about the countryside at night.
	www.netowne.com /strange/leprechauns/weefolk.htm (2236 words)

	Ø Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine \| Book of Days \| August 17 \| Ordeal of Odin Woden Ásatrú Norse myths ...
		Roman mythology, Portunes was a god of keys, gates and livestock.
		The association of Portunes with Janus is almost an alter ego aspect, the former being associated with doors and the latter with gates, and both with keys and the act of opening.
		Fortuna Virilis) was situated near the port of the Tiber, which river was celebrated in the festival of the Tiberinalia on December 8.
	www.wilsonsalmanac.com /book/aug17.html (2884 words)

	Text Only: Fabulous Beasts in Myth and Legend (N-Z) at Mostly Medieval Exploring the Middle Ages
		Related in its mischievous habits to the hobgoblin Puck which has become a household spirit.
		Portunes: Gervase of Tilbury in the twelfth century reported that these creatures went about English farmhouse in hoops.
		Their only form of mischief was to mislead horsemen.
	www.skell.org /explore/text/mythnzT.html (1158 words)

	Portunes - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Portunes is een jong dynamisch bedrijf die zich richt op het toepassen van efficiënte en effectieve bedrijfstoepassingen met behulp van Informatie en Communicatie Technologie.
		Portunes heeft de visie waar Open Source toepassingen middel en klein bedrijven een efficiëntie-slag kunnen halen.
		Niet alleen zorgt Open Source voor een lagere Total Cost of Ownership.....
	www.portunes.nl (135 words)

	DAILY STAR: Top Stories
		Jonob-Jonob, Escalante City, on Wednesday night was probably intended for delivery to Cadiz City, police investigations show.
		Arrested suspects Mangontabar Halim and Umpa Abdul Malik, both residents of San Carlos City, have vehemently disowned the suspected shabu estimated at 42.7 grams, recovered from them by PO2 Glen Portunes and PO2 John Catubig, inside the Ceres Liner passenger bus.
		Escalante police chief Mateo Maguate yesterday said five plastic sachets of shabu were taken from Halim and four packs of similar substance from Malik.
	www.visayandailystar.com /2006/January/13/topstory8.htm (402 words)

	The Cincinnati Beacon
		This week, Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune issued the following letter to Phil Heimlich crony and backroom operator Christopher P. Finney, Esq.
		I read your invitation to the upcoming “Meet and Greet” with Phil Heimlich.* It was so astonishing I had to respond.
		After I stopped laughing, it occurred to me that you might actually believe this.
	www.cincinnatibeacon.com /index.php/magaddiction/comments/todd_portunes_letter_to_chris_finney (657 words)

	Portunes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		In Roman mythology Portunes (alternatively spelled Portunus) was a god of keys and and livestock.
		He later became associated with Palaemon and became primarily a god of and harbors.
		Jon Washington And The Sound Of The Fortunes
	www.freeglossary.com /Portunes (279 words)

	This Week: A trio of Roman Festivals
		The festival took place at his temple of the Aventine Hill, one of the 7 hills of Rome.
		August 17 - The Roman festival Portunalia occurred on this date, in honor of Portunes, the Roman god of keys and doors.
		On this day, Romans solemnly threw keys into the fire for good luck.
	ancienthistory.suite101.com /blog.cfm/this_week_a_trio_of_roman_festivals (197 words)

	Chapter I: The Fairy Ring.
		Titania said that Fairies dislike people who are untidy, and I hoped that she hadn't seen my playbox or my chest of drawers.
		I made up my mind that directly I got home I would put them straight, and so that she might not notice how red I had grown, I asked her to tell me what Portunes were.
		A farmer once offended a Portune by speaking disrespectfully of his kindred, and the next time that the good man rode home from market in the dusk, the little fellow sprang on to the horse's reins, and guided him into the bog.
	www.digital.library.upenn.edu /women/gask/child/child-I.html (3424 words)

	Chapter I: The Fairy Ring.
		Titania said that Fairies dislike people who are untidy, and I hoped that she hadn't seen my playbox or my chest of drawers.
		I made up my mind that directly I got home I would put them straight, and so that she might not notice how red I had grown, I asked her to tell me what Portunes were.
		A farmer once offended a Portune by speaking disrespectfully of his kindred, and the next time that the good man rode home from market in the dusk, the little fellow sprang on to the horse's reins, and guided him into the bog.
	digital.library.upenn.edu /women/gask/child/child-I.html (3424 words)

	Faerie N-Z
		Pixies are trooping faeries who love playing, dancing, and music especially during large gatherings known in northern England as Pixie Fairs.
		Appearance : Portunes look like old men and are among the smallest of all faeries, less than an inch tall.
		Function : They are superb horsemen, grant wishes if captured, and guard a treasure.
	faerie.monstrous.com /faerie_n-z.htm (2870 words)

	T A P S - The Atlantic Paranormal Society.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Relatives: The Portunes are cousins of the Irish leprechaun.
		Portunes are also wish granters, and will grant a wish if captured.
		Very little, often will only free horses and play pranks.
	www.the-atlantic-paranormal-society.com /naturespirit/dictionary-a.html (1382 words)

	Priest Of Neptune. - Ancient Roman Empire Forums
		For one, his temple/alters (Neptunus Aedes Delubrum, Basilica Neptuni) don't seem to have been built until mostly the late Republican - early Imperial period.
		Secondly, a Roman was more likely to give an offering to Portunes when departing on a sea journey than Neptune as his temple was in a prominent position on the Tiber along the road that lead to Ostia.
		Neptune linked with Mercury insofar as both gods protected travel and trade (Neptune by sea, Mercury by land).
	www.unrv.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=3695&st=0&p=32853&#entry32853 (1863 words)

	Fantasy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Pixen and Hudrafolk can bear to be away from humans, in fact they have little fondness of them at all.
		And the third group are the Holly and Oak Kings, Portunes, Yann an Od, Wayward Wags and Urisks, felt that the times were moving along too much and the ways they knew were becoming out dated.
		Obery-jin are very different to humans and this should be taken into account for any humans that are allowed to visit.
	maxpages.com /monstergalaxy/Oberia - !http://maxpages.com/monstergalaxy/Oberia (221 words)

	Eclectic Celtic - Articles - Nature Spirits - Dictionary of the Nature Spirits: Class A
		Relatives: The Portunes are cousins of the Irish leprechaun.
		Portunes are also wish granters, and will grant a wish if captured.
		Very little, often will only free horses and play pranks.
	www.eclecticceltic.com /article_info.php?articles_id=9 (1385 words)

	Portunes's Profile - GameSpot
		Why not send Portunes a private message with some words of encouragement?
		Posted by Portunes, Apr 4, 2006 10:21 pm PT
		Last online May 27, 2007 1:41 am PT Member since Apr 5, 2006
	www.gamespot.com /users/Portunes (161 words)

	The Journal: News of the Churches of God at www.thejournal.org
		WARNER SPRINGS, Calif.--Former Worldwide Church of God elders Albert and John Portune have a new Web site.
		The Portunes left the Worldwide Church of God in the 1970s.
		HOT SPRINGS, Ark.--The Christian Leadership Academy, based here, is making available its Level 1 ("Leadership Theory") tapes and workbook of its Pursuit of Truth study course to groups and individuals.
	www.thejournal.org /articles/issue55/nandq.html (708 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		A chronicler from the beginning of the 13th century, Gervase van Tilbury, is the first mentioning about little creatures sized about half an inch (1cm).
		In England they were known as 'portunes' but probably there will have been stories like those all over Europe.
		An other chronicler wrote about the story of Elidor.
	home.concepts.nl /~aadje/mermaids/fairies/fairye8.html (477 words)

	The Fair Folk N to P
		Since then, sailors of that region no longer hunt porpoises.
		Also known to the French as Neptunes, the portunes of England look like old men with wrinkled cheeks less than a half inch high.
		They wear little patched coats and appear in farmers' houses at night through locked doors, warming themselves at the fire and occasionally roasting frogs on it and eating them.
	web.singnet.com.sg /~yisheng/hopewish/faen2p.htm (2636 words)

	Amazon.com: "house fays": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		See all pages with references to "house fays".
		Writing in the thirteenth century, Gervase of Tilbury discussed portunes, who are identical to the brownies or house fays of modern folklore,...
		Key Phrases: Old Hag, Middle Ages, Second Death, Rose Cross, North America, Golden Dawn, dab tsog, graveyard specters, communal fays, tsog tsuam, etheric revenant, magical emergency kit (see more)
	amazon.com /phrase/house-fays (321 words)

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