Created sometime between 130 and 100 BC, it is believed to depict Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty ( Venus to the Romans ).

Created as a new town in the 1970s, initially as Le Vaudreuil ( ensemble urbain ), it later changed its name to Val-de-Reuil to avoid confusing with its neighbour, Le Vaudreuil

Created by Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the pages of Mister Miracle during the early 1970s.

Created by writer Stan Lee and artist / co-writer Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in X-Men vol.

Created by Paul Smith, who also co-created Colin's Sandwich ( with Terry Kyan, below ) and has written for The Brittas Empire, among other programmes, the series starred French as a different character in each episode.

Created by writer Gene L. Coon, the character first appeared in the 1967 Star Trek episode " Metamorphosis ", in which he was played by Glenn Corbett.

Created as an irritating foil for the character of Rupert Giles, he was intended to be killed off shortly after his first appearance, but the character was popular with his creators and was instead written into Angel where he joined a supernatural detective agency.

Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Jim Lee, the character first appeared briefly in Uncanny X-Men Annual # 14 ( 1990 ), weeks before a more comprehensive appearance in Uncanny X-Men # 266 ( August 1990 ).

Created by Whilce Portacio and Jim Lee, the character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men # 282 ( November 1991 ).

Created and originally drawn by Leo Baxendale, she first appeared in issue 596, dated 19 December 1953, making her the third longest running Beano character, behind only Dennis the Menace and Roger the Dodger.

Created by writer Stan Lee and artist / co-creator Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in X-Men ( vol.

Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Werner Roth, the character first appeared in X-Men # 28 ( January 1967 ).

Created by a team at UK developer Core Design that included Toby Gard, the character first appeared in the 1996 video game Tomb Raider.

Created by writer Bill Finger and artist Dick Sprang, the character first appeared in Detective Comics # 140 ( 1948 ).

Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Romita, Sr., the character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man # 41 ( Oct. 1966 ).

Created by writer Stan Lee and artist / co-writer Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in X-Men # 1 ( September 1963 ).

Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist / co-writer John Byrne, the character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men # 129 ( January 1979 ).

Created in 1968 by the Maine State Legislature, the University of Maine System consists of seven universities, each with a distinct mission and regional character.

Created by scripter-editor Stan Lee and artist-plotter Steve Ditko, the character is first mentioned in Strange Tales # 134 ( July 1965 ) and first appears in Strange Tales # 138 ( Nov. 1965 ).

Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales to Astonish # 44 ( June 1963 ).

Created by veteran Hanna-Barbera voice actress Janet Waldo, Penelope is a classic " damsel in distress " stock character as in the old serial The Perils of Pauline.

Created by a troupe of Italian puppeteers, it took four people to bring the 10 " tall character to life, three to manipulate him and one to create his voice.

Created by writer Mike Friedrich and writer / artist Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in Iron Man # 55 ( February 1973 ).

Created by Joe Gill and Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in Captain Atom v2 # 82 ( September 1966 ) originally published by Charlton Comics.

Created by editor and plotter Stan Lee, scripter Don Rico, and artist Don Heck, the character first appeared in Tales of Suspense No. 52 ( April 1964 ).

Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Sal Buscema, the character first appeared in New Mutants vol.

Created by Mike Carlin and Ron Wilson, the character first appeared in Thing # 27 ( September 1985 ).

Created by Ptolemy, it abuts Pegasus ; unlike the larger horse it is depicted as a horse's head alone.

Created by Mother, the campaign will begin with a TV advert shot in front of a live audience, featuring four stand-up comedians, two men and two women, having the debate over which gender is the messiest.

Created in 1987 by the Midwives Alliance of North America, NARM is committed to identifying standards and practices that reflect the excellence and diversity of the independent midwifery community in order to set the standard for North American midwifery.

Created by law in 1988, it is managed by a consortium, the Consorzio per la gestione de Parco, to which Ferrara and Ravenna provinces belong as well as nine comuni: Comacchio, Argenta, Ostellato, Goro, Mesola, Codigoro, Ravenna, Alfonsine, and Cervia.

Created in 1913 by the damming of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake is an essential part of the Panama Canal which forms a water passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, permitting ship transit in both directions.

Created by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich, the film is the first release in the Stargate franchise.

Created in 1969 to supplement a shortfall of preferred foreign exchange reserve assets, namely gold and the US dollar, the value of a SDR is defined by a weighted currency basket of four major currencies: the US dollar, the euro, the British pound, and the Japanese yen.

Created in December 1949, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East ( UNRWA ) is a relief and human development agency, originally intended to provide jobs on public works projects and direct relief for 652, 000 Arabs who fled from Israel during the fighting that followed the end of the British mandate over Palestine.

Created and produced by the Parallax Corporation, and manufactured under official license, its packaging is an imaginary concept of how Soylent Green might have been sold.

Edwards is well known for his many books, The End For Which God Created the World, The Life of David Brainerd, which served to inspire thousands of missionaries throughout the 19th century, and Religious Affections, which many Reformed Evangelicals still read today.

Created by the television series writers, she calls him " Bubele ", to which he responds by kissing her arms, behavior Morticia can also provoke by speaking a few words in French dialogue ( the meaning is not important — any French will do ).

The Counter Sniper Unit ( CS ): Created in 1971, the CS unit's purpose is to provide specialized protective support to defend against long-range threats to Secret Service protectees.

The Canine Explosives Detection Unit ( K-9 ): Created in 1976, the mission of the K-9 unit is to provide skilled and specialized explosives detection support to protective efforts involving Secret Service protectees.

Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group, formerly ABC-TV.

Created by the forces of Chaos, it is described as a huge, black sword covered with strange runes carved deep into its blade.

Created as part of the 350th anniversary celebration in 1957 as Jamestown Festival Park, the museum is adjacent and complementary to the Historic Jamestowne on Jamestown Island which is the actual historic and archaeological site where the first settlers landed and lived that is run by the National Park Service and Preservation Virginia.

Created by prominent game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, Luigi is portrayed as the slightly younger fraternal twin brother of Nintendo's mascot Mario, and appears in many games throughout the Mario series, frequently as a sidekick to his brother.

Created by the Native Americans of southern Florida, Seminole strip piecing is based on a simple form of decorative patchwork.

Created in 1895, Mingo is West Virginia's newest county.

Created in 1998 by UserLand Software and Microsoft, XML-RPC is a remote procedure call protocol which uses XML to encode its calls and HTTP as a transport mechanism.

Created by legislative act of 22 December 1809, Warren County is named for American Revolutionary War officer Joseph Warren.