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Orotalt

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according to the Greek writers, was the Bacchus of the ancient Arabs. This, however, is a mistake, for the word is a corruption of Allah Taala (God the Most High).

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Orlando Furioso
Orlando Innamorato (Roland the paladin in love)
Orleans
Ormandine
Ormulum
Ormusd or Ormuzd
Oromasdes
Oroöndatēs
Orosius (General History of)
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Orpheus of Highwaymen
Orrery
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Orsini (Maffio)
Orson
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Orts
Ortus
Ortwine