Flood, Great. c3000BC. Destruction of man and world by God. Forty days and night. Noah. Gilgamesh.

Flora. Roman goddess of flowers.

Formigé. Designer of gardens in Champ-de-Mars 1908.

Fortuna. Roman goddess of destiny. = Tyche.

Franciscans. 1209. Religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi. Missionary and educational work. Includes Capuchins, Conventuals, Observants, Zealots.

Frederick I. (Barbarossa). c1123-90. HRE 1155-. Crusades. Opposed papal authority.

Fredrikshamn, Peace. 1809. Sweden cedes Finland to Russia.

Free Will. Philosophies which allow that man can more or less determine his own destiny. Fatalism.

French Republican Calendar. 1793-1805. 12 30 day months of 3 “decades”. 5-6 holidays at end of year.

Freyia. Norse goddess of battle, love and song.

Fuller, R. Buckminster. 1895-1983. US engineer/philosopher. Geodesic Dome.

Furies. Goddesses of vengeance. Alecto, Tisiphone, Megaera.

Gaea. (Gaia) Earth itself as a Greek goddess.

Gilgamesh. Legendary Babylonian king. Epic 2000BC includes Great Flood.

Giscard d’Éstaing, Valéry. 1926-. French UDF President 1974-81.

Godfrey of Bouillon. c1061-1100. First Crusade leader. Ruled Palestine 1099-.

Gold Rush. 1550 Bohemia. 1849 California. 1851 Australia. 1880s Rhodesia. 1886 South Africa. 1897 Klondike.

Gomorrah. Licentious city destroyed by God. Sodom.

Goujon, Jean. 1510-68. French sculptor. Fontaine des Innocents 1548/9.

Grands-Augustins, Quai de. 1313. Oldest quay in Paris, by Philip the Fair.

Grands Rhétoriqueurs. 15-16C. French poets. Deschamps, DeMachaut.

Grenada. 1498 Columbus discovers. 1651 French colony. 1763 English. 1876 Crown Colony. 1958 Fed of West Indies. 1967 Self-government. 1983 US invades to prevent Marxist insurrection.

Gulistan, Treaty. 1813. Persia cedes Azerbaijan to Russia.

Hades. Greek god of Hell, and Hell itself.

Haiti. Arawak. 1492 Columbus discovers. 16-18C Slaves brought. 1697 Spain cedes to France 1804 Independent. 1915-34 US occupies. 1957-86 Duvalier dictators. 1994 US overthrow of military regime. 1972-2002 US returns refugee boat-people.

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