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HUNTERS AND RUNNERS

Specialty Definition: HUNTERS AND RUNNERS

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Hunters and Runners of classic renown:
ACASTOS, who took part in the famous Calydonian hunt (a wild boar).
ACTÆON, the famous huntsman who was transformed by Diana into a stag, because he chanced to see her bathing.
ADONIS, beloved by Venus, slain by a wild boar while hunting.
ADRASTOS, who was saved at the siege of Thebes by the speed of his horse Arion, given him by Hercules.
ATALANTA, who promised to marry the man who could outstrip her in running.
CAMILLA, the swiftest-footed of all the companions of Diana.
LADAS, the swiftest-footed of all the runners of Alexander the Great,
MELEAGER, who took part in the great Calydonian boar-hunt.
ORION, the great and famous hunter, changed into the Constellation, so conspicuous in November. PHEIDIPPIDES, who ran 135 miles in two days. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: HUNTERS AND RUNNERS


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

48 55 4E 54 45 52 53      41 4E 44      52 55 4E 4E 45 52 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001000 01010101 01001110 01010100 01000101 01010010 01010011 00100000 01000001 01001110 01000100 00100000 01010010 01010101 01001110 01001110 01000101 01010010 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#72 &#85 &#78 &#84 &#69 &#82 &#83 &#32 &#65 &#78 &#68 &#32 &#82 &#85 &#78 &#78 &#69 &#82 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0048 0055 004E 0054 0045 0052 0053      0041 004E 0044      0052 0055 004E 004E 0045 0052 0053

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

425548543952532354838252554848395253

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