a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted
Greek fire
| ... is a Kind of: Greek fire |
is a kind of:
- weapon, arm, weapon system — instrument used in fighting or hunting
- mixture — (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
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 | Greek fire (incendiary preparation) |
| Hephaestus (god of fire and metalworking) |
| wildfire |
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Mentioned in
- Greek fire (incendiary preparation)
- Hephaestus (god of fire and metalworking)
- wildfire
- prytaneion (in archaeology)
- pyrophoric
- pyre
- Constantine IV (Byzantine emperor)
- Vulcan (Mythology)
- Year 673 (in Science & Technology)
- grecian
- Greek Fire (1991 Album by Annabouboula)
- Greek Fire: Source and Myth (History Film)
- Phlegethon (river of fire)
- pyracantha
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