Acanthus

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Botany

• Acanthus (genus)
  Acanthus (genus)
  
  Acanthus is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region and Asia....
  , in botany, is both a common name and a genus of flowering plant
• Acantho, as a prefix, is used in botany for spiny-fruited (Acanthocarpous) or spiny-branched (Acanthocladous).

Architecture

• Acanthus (ornament)
  Acanthus (ornament)
  
  The acanthus is one of the most common ornaments used to depict foliage. Architectural ornaments are carved in stone or wood in the appearance of leaves from the Mediterranean Acanthus plant, with some resemblance to thistle, poppy and parsley leaves....
  , form in architecture and in leather carving derived from the acanthus plant.

Cities

• Acanthus, Ontario
  Acanthus, Ontario
  
  Acanthus is a community in northeastern Ontario, located on Cedar Lake in Algonquin Park. Acanthus is in Nipissing, Unorganized, South Part, Ontario, in Nipissing District, Ontario...
  
• Acanthus (Greece)
  Acanthus (Greece)
  
  Acanthus or Akanthos was an ancient Greek city on the Mount Athos peninsula. It was located on the north-east side of Akti, on the most eastern peninsula of Chalcidice....
  , the name of an ancient Greek city
  List of ancient Greek cities
  
  This is a small list of Ancient Greece cities, including colonies outside Greece proper. Note that there were a great many Greek cities in the ancient world....
   of the Chalcidice
• Acanthus (Egypt)
  Acanthus (Egypt)
  
  Acanthus was an ancient city of Egypt, on the western bank of the Nile, 120 stadia south of Memphis, Egypt. Its site is located at the modern village of Dashour....
  , an ancient city of Egypt

Individuals

• Acanthus or Acantha
  Acantha
  
  Acantha was a minor character in Greek mythology. She was a nymph loved by Apollo, the sun god. In one version of the story, Acantha refused Apollo's advances and scratched his face when he tried to rape her....
   was a Greek mythological figure (possibly a nymph) associated with the acanthus plant.
• Acanthus (Spartan) was a Spartan athlete
• 'Acanthus' was the pen-name of the cartoonist Dr Harold Frank Hoar
  Frank Hoar
  
  Harold Frank Hoar, Royal Institute of British Architects , was a United Kingdom architect, artist, academic and architectural historian. Hoar first came to public prominence when, at the age of 25, he won a competition to design the first terminal building at London's Gatwick Airport in the 1930s....
  

Fiction

• Acanthus are a fictional path of enchanters
  Incantation
  
  An incantation or incantations are the words spoken during a ritual, either a hymn or prayer invoking or praising a deity, or in magic , occultism, witchcraft with the intention of casting a Spell or an object or a person....
  , magicians
  Magician (fantasy)
  
  A magician, sorcerer, wizard, or a person known under one of Magician #Names and terminology in fiction is someone who uses or practices Magic that derives from supernatural or occult sources....
   and witches
  Witchcraft
  
  Witchcraft, in various historical, anthropological, religious and mythological contexts, is the use of certain kinds of supernatural or Magic powers....
   in White Wolf's
  White Wolf
  
  White Wolf is a publisher of role-playing games, notably the World of Darkness.White Wolf may also refer to:...
   Mage: the Awakening
  Mage: The Awakening
  
  Mage: The Awakening is a role-playing game developed by White Wolf, Inc. and based in their World of Darkness setting. The characters portrayed in this game are individuals able to bend or break the commonly-accepted rules of reality to perform subtle or outlandish acts of Magic ....
   RPG
  Role-playing game
  
  A role-playing game is a game in which the participants assume the roles of fictional characters. Participants determine the actions of their characters based on their characterization, and the actions succeed or fail according to a role-playing game system of rules and guidelines....
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