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Decapitation See also Headlessness. Antoinette, Marie (1755–1793) queen of France beheaded by revolutionists. [Fr. Hist.: NCE, 1697] lulled to sleep and beheaded by Hermes. [Gk. Myth.: Metamorphoses, I]
(1507–1536) beheaded by husband, Henry VIII, for adultery and incest. [Br. Hist.: NCE, 325] challenged by the Green Knight, Gawain cuts off his head. [Br. Lit.: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in Benét, 934] (1537–1554) English queen beheaded at 17. [Br. Hist.: NCE, 1146] (1738–1814) physician; advocated humane method of capital punishment. [Fr. Hist.: Wallechinsky, 164] Assyrian commander-in-chief beheaded by Judith. [Apocrypha: Judith 13:4–10] nine-headed serpent beheaded by Heracles. [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 489] head presented as gift to Salome. [N.T.: Mark 6:25–28] beheaded by Perseus. [Gk. Myth.: Hall, 206; Rom. Lit.: Metamorphoses] (1478–1535) English statesman beheaded by King Henry VIII. [Br. Hist.: NCE, 1830] constantly orders beheadings. [Br. Lit.: Lewis Carroll Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Taking a few turns on the quarter-deck, he paused to gaze over the side, then slowly getting into the main-chains he took Stubb's long spade --still remaining there after the whale's decapitation --and striking it into the lower part of the half-suspended mass, placed its other end crutch-wise under one arm, and so stood leaning over with eyes attentively fixed on this head. cried Tom, as he fired again, and such was the killing power of the electric bullets that the snake, though an immense one, and one that short of decapitation could have received many injuries without losing power, seemed to shrivel up. Who would believe that there could be any one so cruel as to long for the decapitation of the luckless Pedro; yet the sailors pray every minute, selfish fellows, that the miserable fowl may be brought to his end. |
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