#Ovid

• Actaeon — A famous hero in Greek mythology, son of Aristaeus and Autonoe, raised by the centaur Chiron to become a skilled hunter. According to the structural myth described by Ovid, Actaeon accidentally surprised the goddess Artemis (Diana) bathing naked in a sacred cave; as punishment, the goddess transformed him into a stag, and he was torn to pieces by his own hunting hounds. In astronomy, his name was given to the asteroid 12242 Maxacacia.
• Aegyssus — An ancient Geto-Dacian fortress, later recorded as a Roman border stronghold located on the right bank of the Danube, within the modern territory of Tulcea in Dobrogea, Romania. Founded according to legend by a Dacian chieftain named Carpyus, the city played a major strategic role in the Roman defensive system (Limes Moesiarum), described by the poet Ovid in his works from exile as an imposing fortification difficult to conquer due to its position on high cliffs.
• Aesacus — A character in Greek and Roman mythology, son of King Priam of Troy and the nymph Alexirhoe, endowed with the prophetic gift of interpreting nocturnal dreams. According to Ovid's Metamorphoses, driven by grief over the death of the nymph Hesperia, whom he loved, he threw himself into the sea waves and was transformed by the goddess Tethys into a diving bird (diver / cormorant).
• Aeson — A character in Greek mythology, legendary king of Iolcus in Thessaly, son of Cretheus and Tyro, and father of the hero Jason. According to the legend, his half-brother Pelias usurped his throne, forcing him into isolation, and later, in the famous account from Ovid's Metamorphoses, the sorceress Medea restored his youth through a complex magical structural rejuvenation ritual.
• Thrifty provider — A person who has the habit or quality of tirelessly gathering, amassing, and accumulating material goods, money, or wealth for their household; a hardworking, thrifty, and saving individual. Historically used in moral texts to describe a dedicated provider.
• Alcithoe — A spelling variant for the mythological and zoological name 'alcathoe'; a rare species of forest bat (Myotis alcathoe). In Hellenic legends, it represents one of the daughters of King Minyas (Alcaithoe or Alcithoe), metamorphosed into a bat by the god Dionysus as punishment for disobedience and refusing to celebrate his sacred mysteries.
• Amphitryoniades — A rare patronymic noun of Greek origin attributed to the legendary hero Heracles (Hercules), derived from the name of his foster father, King Amphitryon, because his mother, Alcmene, was married to him at the time of the hero's divine conception by Zeus; the term is utilized in epic poetry and classical Greek and Latin texts (such as the works of Ovid or Virgil) as a solemn formula of address or structural identification of the hero's lineage.
• Ampycides — An ancient Greek patronymic name attributed to the renowned seer and prophet Mopsus, structurally indicating his lineage as the son of Ampycus (Ampyx). This solemn appellation is utilized in classical epics and Latin mythological poetry (such as Ovid's Metamorphoses) to identify the hero during the Argonauts' expedition or the Calydonian Boar hunt.
• Anaxarete — A female character in Greek mythology, a noble maiden from Cyprus (descended from Teucer) renowned for her excessive pride and cold heart. She cruelly rejected the pure love of the shepherd Iphis, driving him to hang himself in front of her gate. As a divine structural punishment, the goddess Aphrodite turned Anaxarete into a stone statue at the exact moment she looked detachedly upon the youth's funeral procession.
• Anoa — A small-sized bovid mammal (Bubalus depressicornis / Bubalus quarlesi), endemic to the tropical forests of Sulawesi (Celebes) island in Indonesia, characterized by short, straight, backward-pointing horns and a robust build; dwarf buffalo. It is considered the smallest wild buffalo on Earth, being a structurally protected species in critical danger of extinction due to habitat loss and illegal hunting.
• Antelope — A generic name given to several species of ruminant herbivorous mammals of the Bovidae family, widespread mainly in African and Asian savannas, structurally characterized by a slender body, long legs adapted for fast running, and persistent, hollow horns. They represent an essential element in the food chain of tropical regions.
• Antilopinae — Scientific name assigned to a subfamily of ruminant bovids, gathering all species of true antelopes and gazelles structurally characterized by slender forms, persistent ringed horns, and legs adapted for leaping and high-speed running. In ecological classification, they represent essential links in savanna and steppe habitats.
• Arachne — A famous character from Greek mythology, a young mortal woman from Lydia renowned for her exceptional mastery in the art of weaving; due to her hubris, she challenged the goddess Athena to a contest and, although her work was flawless, she was transformed by the offended divinity into a spider. Her name represents the eponym from which the entire biological classification of arachnids was formed, symbolizing the tragic conflict between human condition and divine authority.
• Audiovisual — A simplified graphic form (without a hyphen) or current lexical variant for the term 'audio-video'; relating simultaneously to the recording, transmission, processing, or playback of sound and image signals. As a noun, it defines integrated multimedia equipment or combined digital streams.
• To equip oneself — To provide oneself with the necessary equipment, tools, or logistical resources for carrying out a professional, scientific, or domestic activity, without resorting to budget allocations or goods provided by a higher institution.
• Self-equipped — Having provided oneself with the tools, logistics, apparatus, or machinery required for carrying out an activity; a laboratory, office, or professional holding equipment secured through personal financial and organizational effort.