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Swiftness Acestes shoots an arrow with such force that it catches fire from friction with the air. [Rom. Lit.: Aeneid V, 525] horse who carried Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem overnight. [Muslim Tradition: Walsh Classical, 13–14] swift, magic ship of the Argonauts. [Gk. Myth.: Avery, 145] heroine; fleet of foot; defeated by trickery. [Gk. Myth.: Walsh Classical, 36–37; Br. Lit.: Atalanta] swiftest horse in the world. [Medieval and Renaissance Legend: Brewer Dictionary, 86] Volscian queen; could run over cornfield without bending blades. [Rom. Lit.: Aeneid] fastest four-footed animal alive; can reach 60 mph. [Zoology: Misc.] clipper ship, built in 1869, broke speed records in the tea trade. [Br. Hist.: EB, (1963) V, 830] (Rom. Mercury) messenger god; ran on the wings of the wind. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 124] Israelite king noted for his rapid chariot driving. [O.T.: II Kings 9] hound so swift, it always overtook its quarry. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 149] enchanted steed of unparalleled quickness. [Fr. Lit.: Valentine and Orson; LLEI, 1: 304] (fl. 490 B.C.) ran 26 miles to Athens to announce Greek victory over Persians at Marathon. [Gk. Legend: Zimmerman, 159]
foxy bird who continually zooms out of the coyote’s reach. [TV: “The Road Runner Show” in Terrace, 247] superhero; faster than a speeding bullet. [Comics: Horn, 642; TV: “Adventures of Superman” in Terrace, I, 37–38] Mercury’s cap; symbolic of speed. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: 145] 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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A Sparrow upbraided her and said, "Where now is thy remarkable swiftness of foot? Let Providence claim the swiftness of electricity and of light, of the stars, the comets, and the planets, of wind and sound-- we claim to have invented the swiftness of the cannon-ball, a hundred times superior to that of the swiftest horses or railway train. It is the way of the Alps to deliver death to their victims with a merciful swiftness, but here the rule failed. |
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