Endurance (redirected from endure)

Endurance

See also Longevity.

Atalanta

feminine name denotes power of endurance. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 148]

Boston marathon

famous 26-mile race held annually for long-distance runners. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.]

cedrala tree

symbol of longevity and endurance. [Eastern Folklore and Plant Symbolism: Jobes, 301]

Denisovich, Ivan

prisoner persists through travails of Soviet camp. [Russ. Lit.: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich]

dromedary

able to cover a hundred miles in one day. [Medieval Animal Symbolism: White, 80–81]

ironman triathlon

event combines swimming, bicycling, marathon run. [Pop. Cult.: Misc.]

marathon dancing

dance contest with endurance as chief factor. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 57–69]

Prometheus

epitome of stoic endurance. [Gk. Myth.: Gayley, 10–15]

Steadfast Tin Soldier

one-legged toy survives multiple calamities; ultimately immolated. [Dan. Lit.: Andersen’s Fairy Tales]

Yossarian

always creating new ways to stay alive through long war. [Am. Lit.: Catch-22]