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Symplegades (sĭmplĕg`ədēz), in Greek mythology, two floating cliffs that swung together and crushed anything going between them until Jason's ship, the Argo, passed safely through them. They remained still forever after, forming the entrance to the Black Sea. Symplegades “Clashing Cliffs” at the entrance to the Black Sea, said to crush vessels. [Classical Myth.: New Century, 1043] See : Danger Symplegades cliffs at Black Sea entrance; clashed together as ships passed through. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 251] See : Predicament 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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Other major works include six granite benches by Louise Bourgeois (Eye Benches I, II, and III, 1996-97) as well as a fountain she created especially for the park; and two pieces by Tony Smith, Stinger, 1967-68, and Wandering Rocks, 1967. Thus the "fluke" structure of Smith's development - the fact that he never capitalized on his successes, that he never realized that the destabilizing effects of light exploited so effectively in Wandering Rocks were wasted once he worked beyond a certain degree of complexity in the articulation of volumes. |
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