Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ATHENE
Athene, genus Athene
(noun) a genus of Strigidae
Athena, Athene, Pallas, Pallas Athena, Pallas Athene
(noun) (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
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IMMOBILIZATION
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