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Literature | Pistris, Pistrix, Pristis or ~~~Pristrix. Pristrix. The sea-monster sent to devour Andromeda. In ancient art it is represented with a dragon's head, the neck and head of a beast, fins for the forelegs and the body and tail of a fish. In Christian art the pistris was usually employed to represent the whale which swallowed Jonah. (Aratus: commentaries.) Aratus died A.D. 213. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 49 53 54 52 49 53 2C 50 49 53 54 52 49 58 2C 50 52 49 53 54 49 53 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01001001 01010011 01010100 01010010 01001001 01010011 00101100 00100000 01010000 01001001 01010011 01010100 01010010 01001001 01011000 00101100 00100000 01010000 01010010 01001001 01010011 01010100 01001001 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P I S T R I S ,   P I S T R I X ,   P R I S T I S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0049 0053 0054 0052 0049 0053 002C 0050 0049 0053 0054 0052 0049 0058 002C 0050 0052 0049 0053 0054 0049 0053 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)504353545243531425043535452435814250524353544353 |
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