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The Rhinemaidens are the three water-nymphs who appear in Richard Wagner's opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen. Their individual names are Woglinde, Wellgunde, and Flosshilde, although they are generally considered as a single entity and act together accordingly. Of the 34 characters in the Ring cycle, they are the only ones who do not originate in the Scandinavian Eddas. Other legends and myths on which Wagner drew, notably the Nibelungenlied, include stories that involve water-sprites (nixies) or mermaids, and it is likely that he created his Rhinemaidens from these sources. The key concepts associated with them in the Ring operas-their flawed guardianship of the Rhine gold, and the condition (renunciation of love) through which the gold could be stolen from them and transformed into a means of world power-are wholly Wagner's own invention, and are the elements that initiate and propel the entire drama. The Rhinemaidens are the first and the last characters to be seen in the operas, appearing both in the opening scene of Das Rheingold, and in the final climactic spectacle of Götterdämmerung when they rise from the Rhine waters to reclaim the ring from Brünnhilde's ashes. They have no relationship to any of the other characters, and no indication is given as to how they came into being, beyond occasional references to an unspecified "father". 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Do left-handed people grasp things quicker then right-handed people?
Some studies say that a left hander's brain is structured so they have a wider range of abilities. Does this mean that we rightys are a bit disabled?I guess it does. The part of the brain that lefties use are more in tact with their creative side and their scientific understanding. Here's some famous lefties:: Left-Handed U.S. PresidentsJames A. Garfield (1831-1881) 20thHerbert Hoover (1874-1964) 31stHarry S. Truman (1884-1972) 33rdGerald Ford (1913- ) 38thRonald Reagan (1911 - ) 40thGeorge H.W. Bush (1924- ) 41stBill Clinton (1946- ) 42ndBarack Obama (1961- ) 44th;: Left-Handed U.S. PoliticosSenator Bill Bradley, Rhodes scholar, basketball starMcGeorge Bundy, presidential advisorBenjamin Franklin, statesman/publisher/scientistSteve Forbes, businessman/publisherJean-Marc Froidevaux ?, Swiss politicianRuth Bader Ginsberg, Supreme Court JusticeSenator Daniel InouyeAnthony Kennedy, Supreme Court JusticeAlan Keyes, US Senator, US AmbasadorBrigadier Gen. Lee Hsien Loon, Deputy Prime Minister of SingaporeJohn McCain, US SenatorBRobert S. McNamara, Secretary of DefenseCol. Oliver North, White House aidH. Ross Perot, businessmanWilliam Perry, Secretary of DefenseNelson Rockefeller, Vice PresidentSenator Hugh ScottRobert Wagner, New York mayorHenry Wallace, Vice President[Senator Bob Dole - switched to left due to injury];: Miscellaneous Left-HandersJoan of Arc (?), French heroineLloque Yapanqui (?), Inca monarchRamses II (?), Egyptian pharaohTiberius (?), Roman emperorAlexander the GreatCharlemagne, Holy Roman emperorJulius Caesar, Roman generalNapoléon Bonaparte (?), French emperorJosephine de BeauharnaisKing Louis XVI of FranceQueen Victoria of EnglandKing George II of EnglandKing George VI of EnglandPrince Charles of EnglandPrince William of EnglandFidel Castro, Cuban leaderBenjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime-ministerEhud Olmert, Israeli prime-ministerNicole d'Oresme, mathematicianHenry Ford, automobile manufacturerDavid Rockefeller, bankerDwight F. Davis, founder of the Davis Cup in tennisHelen Keller, advocate for the blindDr. Albert Schweitzer, physician/missionaryAugust Piccard, inventor of stratosphere, bathosphereEdwin Buzz Aldrin, astronautWally Schirra, astronautDr. Mark Silver, surgeonPaul Prudhomme, chefCecil Beaton, photographer/costume designerLord Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts (ambidexterous)Dave Barry, journalistDavid Broder, journalistEdward R. Murrow, correspondentTed Koppel, journalistForrest Sawyer, journalistRay Suarez, journalistJohn F. Kennedy, Jr., lawyer/publisherCaroline Kennedy, lawyer/authorRon Reagan, son of Ronald ReaganVin Scully, sports broadcasterDavid Letterman (?), hostJay Leno, hostLenny Bruce, comedianAllen Ludden, hostJoel Hodgson, host of Mystery Science Theater 3000Wink Martindale, game show hostUri Geller, psychokinetic performerRichard Simmons, exercise guruEuell Gibbons, naturalistMarie Dionne, one of the Dionne quintupletsGeneral H. Norman SchwarzkopfClarence Darrow, lawyerF. Lee Bailey, lawyerMelvin Belli, lawyerMarcia Clark, lawyerAlan Funt, television producerMilt Caniff, cartoonistBill Mauldin, cartoonistCathy Guisevite, cartoonistMatt Groening, cartoonistJean Plantureux (Plantu), political cartoonistPat Oliphand, political cartoonist Ronald Searle, cartoonistPat Robertson, evangelist/politicianN.B. Forrest, Confederate generalJohn Dillinger, criminal/bank robberBoston Strangler (Albert Henry DeSalvo), serial killerJack-the-Ripper, serial killerJohn Wesley Hardin, Western gunslingerBart Simpson, cartoon character[King Edward III of England, due to stroke];: Left-Handed AuthorsJames Baldwin, novelistBet Bowen, horror novelistPeter Benchley, novelistLewis CarrollRichard Condon, novelistJean GenetMarshall McLuhanDiane PaulHelen Hooven Santmyer, novelistViktoria StefanovSamuel C. Warner (?), poetH.G. WellsJessamyn WestEudora Welty, see One Writer's Beginnings (1983:27)[Thomas Carlyle - switched to left due to injury];: Left-Handed MusiciansCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach, composerDavid Byrne (Talking Heads)Glen CampbellVicki CarrNatale ColeKurt Cobain (Nirvana)Phil Collins (Genesis)Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins)Dick Dale (guitarist)Don Everly (The Everly Brothers)Phil Everly (The Everly Brothers)Bela Fleck, jazz musicianGlenn Frey (the Eagles)Eric Gale, guitaristNoel Gallagher (Oasis) (?)Errol Garner, jazz pianistJudy GarlandCrysal GayleKevin Griffin, guitarist & lead singer (Better than Ezra)Thomas Hedley, vocalist/musicianJimi HendrixIsaac HayesTony Iommi, guitarist (Black Sabbath)Albert King, guitaristMelissa ManchesterChuck Mangione, trumpetMartina McBride ?, country music singerPaul McCartney (the Beatles; Wings)Christie Marie Melonson (opera)George Michael (Wham!)Peter Nero, conductorJoe Perry ? (Aerosmith)Robert Plant (Led Zepplin)Cole Porter, song-writerSergei Rachmaninoff ?, composerMaurice Ravel ?, composerLou RawlsJohn Lydon a.k.a. Johnny Rotten (Sex Pistols / Public Image Ltd.)Rich Szabo, trumpeterSealRingo Starr (?) (the Beatles)Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkel)Tiny TimRudy ValeeLenny White, drummerPaul Williams, song-writer;: Left-Handed ArtistsAlbrecht DürerM.C. EscherHans HolbeinPaul KleeMichelangeloLeRoy NeimanRaphaelLeonardo da Vinci (RH paralyzed?);: Left-Handed ActorsDon AdamsDan AykroydEddie AlbertTim AllenJune AllysonHarry AndersonAmitabh Bachchan, Indian actorHerschel BernardiRobert BlakeMatthew BroderickBruce BoxleitnerCarol BurnettGeorge Burns, comedianRuth Buzzi, comedienneKeith CarradineKhaled Chahrour, Egyptian actorCharlie ChaplinGeorge Gobel, comedianChuck ConnersHans ConreidJames CromwellTom CruiseQuinn CummingsDaniel DavisBruce DavisonMatt DillonMarty Engles, comedianOlivia de HavillandRobert DeNiroMichael DornFran Drescher, comedianRichard DreyfussW.C. FieldsLarry Fine ? (of the Three Stooges)Peter FondaGreta GarboTerri GarrPaul Michael GlaserWhoopie GoldbergBetty GrableCary GrantPeter GravesMark HamillRex HarrisonGoldie HawnJoey HeathertonTippi HedrenJim Henson, puppetteerKermit the FrogRock HudsonAngelina JolieShirley Jones ?Gabe KaplanDanny KayeDiane KeatonGeorge KennedyNicole KidmanLisa KudrowMichael LandonHope LangeJoey LawrencePeter LawfordCloris LeachmanHal LindenCleavon LittleShirley MacLaineAndrew McCarthyKristy McNicholSteve McQueenHowie Mandel, comedianMarcel Marceau, mimeHarpo MarxMarsha MasonMary Stuart MastersonAnne Meara, comedianSasha MitchellMarilyn MonroeRobert MorseAnthony NewleyKim NovakRyan O'NealSarah Jessica ParkerEstelle ParsonsAnthony PerkinsRon PerlmanLuke PerryBronson PinchotJoe Piscopo, comedianRobert PrestonMichael J. PollardRichard Pryor, comedianRobert RedfordKeanu ReevesDon Rickles, comedianJulia RobertsMickey RourkeEva Marie SaintTelly SavalasJean SebergJerry Seinfeld, comedianChristian SlaterDick Smothers, comedianBrent SpinerSlyvester Stallone ?Terence StampJessica SteenRod SteigerAlan ThickeTerry Thomas, comedianEmma ThompsonRip TornPeter UstinovBrenda VaccaroKaren ValentineRudy ValleeDick Van DykeGraham Walker a.k.a. Grumbleweeds, English comedianWil WheatonJames WhitmoreTreat WilliamsBruce WillisWilliam WindomOprah WinfreyMare WinninghamJoanne WoodwardKeenan WynnStephanie Zimbalist;: Left-Handed AthletesSOCCERJans van Breukelen (soccer)Dan Burbott (?) (soccer)Johan Cruyff (soccer)Willem van Hanegem (soccer)Hernan Medford (soccer)Pelé -Edson Arantes do Nascimento (soccer)Diego Armando Maradona (soccer)Romario (soccer)Hugo Sanchez (soccer)Richard Witschge (soccer)CRICKETAlan Border (cricket)Alistair Campbell (cricket)Denis Compton (cricket)Saurav Ganguly (cricket)David Gower (cricket)Gary Sobers (cricket)OLYMPIC SPORTSFrancis X. Gorman (diving)Greg Louganis (diving)Mark Spitz (swimming)Bruce Jenner (decathlon)Nikita Kohloff (wrestling)Dorothy Hamill (skating)GOLFBonny Bryant (golf)Bob Charles (golf)Russ Cochran (golf)Connie Decker (golf)NOT Ben Hogan (golf), who is included on many published listsFENCINGCécile Argiolas (fencing)Laura Flessel-Colovic (fencing)Fabrice Gazin (fencing)Matthieu Gourdain (fencing)Fabrice Jeannet (fencing)Giuseppe Mangiarotti (fencing)Hugues Obry (fencing)Anne-Lise Touya (fencing)Adeline Wuilleme (fencing)CYCLINGThomas Voeckler (French), cyclistHOCKEYTom BarrassoPhil EspositoCam NeelyTerry SawchukRoman TurekBOWLINGBill Allen (bowling)Patrick Allen (bowling)Earl Anthony (bowling)Mike Aulby (bowling)Steve Cook (bowling)Patty Costello (bowling)Dave Davis (bowling)Cara Honeychurch (bowling)Tish Johnson (bowling)Johnny Petraglia (bowling)Andy Varipapa (bowling)BILLARDSSteve Mizerak, Jr. (billiards)Kun-Fang Lee (billiards)Bonnie Arnold (billiards)Reynaldo Grandee (billiards)BADMINTONErik Poul Hoejer (badminton)Peter Rasmussen (badminton)Donna Stacey (netball)BOXERSCarmen Basilio (boxing)James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett (boxing)Marvin Hagler (boxing)Oscar de la Hoya (boxing)Reggie Johnson (boxing)Rafael "Bazooka" Limon (boxing)Freddie Miller (boxing)Jacker Patterson (boxing)Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker (boxing)DRIVERSJohnny Herbert (Formula 1 driver)Terry Labonte (NASCAR race car driver)Ayrton Senna (Formula 1 driver)Karl Wendlinger (Formula 1 driver)Valentino Rossi (motorcycle racer)AMERICAN FOOTBALLFrankie Albert (Am.football)Terry Baker (Am.football)Mark Brunell (quarterback)Bobby Douglass (Am.football)Norman "Boomer" Esiason (Am.football)Jim Del Gaizon (Am.football)David Humm (Am.football)Paul McDonald (Am.football)Scott Mitchell (Am.football)Gayle Sayers (Am.football)Allie Sherman (Am.football, coach)Kenny Stabler (Am.football)Steve Young (Am.football)Jim Zorn (Am.football)BASKETBALLNate Archibald (basketball)Walter Berry (basketball)Larry Bird (basketball)Adrian Branch (basketball)Calbert Cheaney (basketball)Dave Cowens (basketball)Adrian Dantley (basketball)Charles "Lefty" Driesell (basketball)Mark Eaton (basketball)Nick Van Exel (basketball)Gail Goodrich (basketball)Ron Kellogg (basketball)Toni Kukoc (basketball)Bob Lanier (basketball)Brad Lohaus (basketball)Harold Minor? (basketball)Dick Motta (basketball)Chris Mullen (basketball)Sam Perkins (basketball)Digger Phelps (basketball)Willis Reed (basketball)Guy Rodgers (basketball)Bill Russell (basketball)Wayman Tisdale (basketball)Bill Walton (basketball)Lenny Wilkins (basketball)Manuel Zuleta (basketball)TENNISKenneth Carlsen (tennis)Jimmy Connors (tennis)Norman Brookes (tennis)Courtney De Mone (tennis)Guy Forget (tennis)Andres Gomez (Santos) (tennis)Goran Ivanesivic (tennis)Rod Laver (tennis)Henri LeConte (tennis)John McEnroe (tennis)Thomas Muster (tennis)Martina Navratilova (tennis) - ambidexterousManuel Orantes (tennis)Niki Pilic (tennis)Renee Richards (tennis)Marcello Chino Rios (tennis)Monica Seles (tennis)Roscoe Tanner (tennis)Guillermo Vilas (tennis)Mark Woodforde (tennis)BASEBALLSteve Carlton ? (pitcher)Whitey Ford (pitcher)Paul Gibson (pitcher)Lefty Grove (pitcher)Ron Guidry (pitcher)Al Habrosky (pitcher)Steve Howe (pitcher)Bruce Hurst (pitcher)Carl Hubbell (pitcher)Randy Johnson (pitcher)Tommy John (pitcher)Bob Kipper (pitcher)Joe Magrane (pitcher)Greg Swindell (pitcher)Brady Anderson (baseball)Steve Avery (baseball)Harold Baines (baseball)Barry Bonds (baseball)Wade Boggs ? (baseball)Lou Brock (baseball)Brett Butler (baseball)Will Clark (baseball)Ty Cobb (baseball)Adrian Dantley (basketball)Lenny Dykstra (baseball)John Franco (baseball)Tom Glavine (baseball)Lefty Gomez (baseball)Leon "Goose" Goslin (baseball)Ken Griffey, Jr. (baseball)Tony Gwynn (baseball)Rickey Henderson (baseball)Kent Hrbek (baseball)"Shoeless" Joe Jackson (baseball)Reggie Jackson (baseball)David Justice (baseball)Wally Joyner (baseball)Sandy Koufax (baseball)John Kruk (baseball)Kenny Lofton (baseball)Fred Lynn? (baseball)Kevin Maas (baseball)John McGras (baseball)Fred McGriff (baseball)Heinie Manush (baseball)Dave Martinez (baseball)Don Mattingly (baseball)Jackie Mitchell (baseball)Stan Musial (baseball)Troy O'Leary (baseball)Paul O'Neil (baseball)John Olerud (baseball)Mel Ott (baseball)Rafael Palmeiro (baseball)Dan Pasqua (baseball)Babe Ruth (baseball)"Neon" Deion Sanders (baseball/Am.football)Warren Spahn (baseball)Casey Stengel (baseball)Darryl Strawberry (baseball)Lou Whitaker (baseball)Ted Williams (baseball)Fernando Valenzuela (baseball)Tommy Lasorda (baseball manager)
Did Marc Chagall have children?
yes! he had 1 daughter named Ida
Who is Marc brown's father?
Marc Brown's father is a man named Alphonse.
What is Marc Bolan's father's name?
Marc Bolan's father was named Simeon Feld.
Who is Marc Antony's father?
Marc Antony's father was a man also named Marcus Antonius. Antony, being the oldest son was named after the father according to Roman custom.
What is the last name of an artist named Marc who drew people upside-down?
My best guess is Marc Chagall, the Jewish Russian painter - I know of one painting of his that included an upside-down train, chuffing away.
What was Mark Antony and Octavia's daughter called?
Marc Antony and Cleopatra's daughter was named Cleopatra Selene. Marc Antony and Octavia had two daughters both named Antonia after their father.
What are Marc Garneau's kids names?
he has 2 sons named adrien and george and he has a daughter named simone
Does mitchell musso have a brother named Michael?
No but he does have a brother named Mason and a brother named Marc. -His birth name is Michael, though.
Who were Marc Antony's parents?
Marc Antony's father was also a Marc Antony, or Marcus Antonius as the Romans would say. His mother was named Julia and was a relative of Julius Caesar.
What are Nadine Al Rassi's children named?
Marc Marcel & Carl
Is there a difference between Andrew Marc and Marc leather coats?
Yes, Andrew Marc is a specific brand of clothing that includes leather coats as part of its collection. On the other hand, Marc leather coats may refer to leather coats made by the brand Marc by Marc Jacobs or another designer named Marc, but it is not a specific brand on its own.
What the name of Marc garneau's siblings?
Marc Garneau has two siblings: a brother named Paul and a sister named Christine. He is the eldest of the three. Their family background played a role in shaping his interests and career path.
