Demēter [1] — Demēter (gr., d. i. Mutter Erde, bei den Römern Ceres), Tochter des Kronos u. det Rhea, Göttin des Ackerbaues mit Bezug auf feste Ansiedelungen u. diese begleitende Gesetze des ehelichen u. bürgerlichen Lebens, daher Thesmophoros genannt… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Ceres — CERES, ĕris, Gr. Δημήτηρ, τρος, (⇒ Tab. IX.) 1 §. Namen. Der Namen Ceres soll nach einigen von Gero, ich trage, herkommen, und so viel, als Geres seyn, weil die Erde, die durch die Ceres bemerket wird, Früchte trage. Cicero de N.D. l. II. c. 26.… … Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon
Amblyopia, nocturnal — Amblyopia refers to blindness so nocturnal amblyopia is, literally, night blindness. Listed in medical dictionaries under Nyctalopia from the Greek nyct (night) + aloas (obscure or blind) + opsis (vision), the condition involves impaired vision… … Medical dictionary
Day sight — Night blindness. Listed in medical dictionaries under “Nyctalopia” from the Greek “nyct’ (night) + “aloas” (obscure or blind) + “opsis” (vision), the condition involves impaired vision in dim light and in the dark (but normal sight in bright… … Medical dictionary
Nocturnal amblyopia — Amblyopia refers to blindness so nocturnal amblyopia is, literally, night blindness. Listed in medical dictionaries under Nyctalopia from the Greek nyct (night) + aloas (obscure or blind) + opsis (vision), the condition involves impaired vision… … Medical dictionary
Nyctalopia — Night blindness, impaired vision in dim light and in the dark, due to impaired function of certain specialized vision cells (the rods) in the retina. The ability of our eyes to quickly view objects as they shift from light to dark areas and the… … Medical dictionary
Sight, day — Night blindness. Listed in medical dictionaries under “Nyctalopia” from the Greek “nyct’ (night) + “aloas” (obscure or blind) + “opsis” (vision), the condition involves impaired vision in dim light and in the dark (but normal sight in bright… … Medical dictionary