In the play Oedipus Rex by Ancient Greek playwright Sophocles, the title character discovers the truth about his origins after questioning various witnesses.

Like the term " tyrant " ( which was originally a respectable Ancient Greek title ), and to a lesser degree " autocrat ", " dictator " came to be used almost exclusively as a non-titular term for oppressive, even abusive rule, yet had rare modern titular uses.

In Ancient Rome, during the Principate, the title (' divine ') was conferred ( notably posthumously ) on the emperor, a symbolic legitimating element in establishing a de facto dynasty.

However, the name " Mormon " is also used in the Book of Mormon as a place name ( e. g. Waters of Mormon ), which Ancient America Foundation scholar David Lamb uses to offer an alternate explanation for the title:

Pharaoh ( or ) is a title used in many modern discussions of the rulers of all Ancient Egyptian dynasties.

A third Satellaview title released in March 1997, BS Zelda no Densetsu Inishie no Sekiban ( BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets ) could also be considered a spin-off for the same reason.

In Egyptian history, there was no word for a " queen regnant " as in contemporary history, " king " being the Ancient Egyptian title regardless of gender, and by the time of her reign, pharaoh had become the name for the ruler.

The word derives from the Sanskrit ( Ancient Indian ) kshatriya via Old Persian: the full title of the Achaemenid rulers ( First Persian Empire ) was Kshatriya Kshatriyanamah, " King of Kings ".

Praetor () was a title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities: the commander of an army ( in the field or, less often, before the army had been mustered ); or, an elected magistratus ( magistrate ), assigned various duties ( which varied at different periods in Rome's history ).

His first title was in the discus throw, an event originating from the Ancient Olympics, but never before held at an international event.

In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the title Ancient of Days belongs to Adam, the oldest and earliest man, who is also identified with the archangel Michael.

The full title of his principal work — a work which, though now out of date, entitles its author to be regarded as the founder of modern critical research in the field of early Christian literature — is The Credibility of the Gospel History ; or the Principal Facts of the New Testament confirmed by Passages of Ancient Authors, who were contemporary with our Saviour or his Apostles, or lived near their time.

The term derives from the title of a work by the Ancient Greek physician Pedanius Dioscorides in the 1st century AD, De materia medica libre.

Also in 1725 " The Ancient and Honourable Society and Fraternity of Freemasons meeting since time immemorial in the City of York " assumed the title, " The Grand Lodge of All England meeting in the City of York.

David Herd ( 1732 – 1810 ), the collector of the classic edition of Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs ( 1776 ), was " sovereign " of the Cape ( in which he was known as " Sir Scrape ") when Fergusson was dubbed a knight of the order, with the title of " Sir Precentor ", in allusion to his fine voice.

Caodaiists often use the term Đức Cao Đài ( Venerable Cao Đài ) as the abbreviated name for God, the creator of the universe, whose full title is Cao Đài Tiên Ông Đại Bồ Tát Ma-ha-tát ( translation: Cao Đài Ancient Sage Great Bodhisattva Mahasattva ).

Princeps ( in this sense usually translated as " First Citizen ") was an official title of a Roman Emperor as the title determining the leader in Ancient Rome at the beginning of the Roman Empire.

The name AMORC is an abbreviation for the Latin title Antiquus Mysticusque Ordo Rosæ Crucis (" Ancient and Mystic Order of the Rosy Cross ") Harvey Spencer Lewis, an author, occultist and mystic who founded AMORC in the United States of America, wrote that " from the very start, and with the issuance of the first public manifesto, the correct name of the international Rosicrucian organization was used, namely, the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis.

* 1834-William IV confers the title " Royal and Ancient " on the Golf Club at St. Andrews.

The title of the poem and the first two lines refer to the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, or Ancient and Modern Sweden, is the title of a large work of engravings, collected by Erik Dahlbergh in the middle of the 17th century.

In Ancient Egyptian religion, God's Wife of Amun was the highest ranking priestess ; this title was held by a daughter of the High Priest of Amun, during the reign of Hatshepsut, while the capital of Egypt was in Thebes during the second millennium BC ( circa 2160 BC ).

Minor Threat, which had returned to being a four-piece group with the departure of Hansgen, played its last show on September 23, 1983, with go-go band Trouble Funk and the Big Boys, ending with " Last Song ", which was the original title of " Salad Days ".

< blockquote title =" Reid, Robert H. Architects of the Web: 1000 Days That Built the Future of Business ">... to rectify many of the shortcomings of the very primitive prototypes then floating around the Internet.

In the late 1960s, Milland hosted rebroadcasts of certain episodes of the syndicated western anthology series, Death Valley Days under the title Trails West ; the series ' original host had been Ronald Reagan.

" Syringa " is the title of a poem by John Ashbery, from his collection Houseboat Days.

The album took a darker and more challenging tone than that of Different Class and lyrical topics-pornography ( the title track ), fame (" Glory Days ") and the after effects of drugs (" The Fear ")-were dealt with more earnestly than on previous records.

His account of the expedition was published under the title of A Thousand Days in the Arctic ( 1899 ).

* La Décade prodigieuse ( 1971 ) ( English title, Ten Days ' Wonder ) directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Anthony Perkins, Orson Welles.

He longs for simpler times when people sharing his viewpoint were in charge, as evidenced by the nostalgic theme song " Those Were the Days ," the show's original title.

* Midori Days, an anime series and its title character Midori Kasugano

In 1982 came Red Bells, based on John Reed's Ten Days that Shook the World ( which serves as the film's alternative title ).

She appeared in nearly all of Allen's films during this period, including leading roles in Zelig, Broadway Danny Rose, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Hannah and Her Sisters ( playing the principal title role ), Radio Days and Alice ( 1990 ), again as the title character.

* In the film Three Days of the Condor, the title character played by Robert Redford works in section 17 of the CIA.

* 1960, Moderato Cantabile ( UK title Seven Days ...

As of 9 June 2009, a sequel to the GTO manga was released in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, under the title " GTO-Shonan 14 Days ".

Her notable theatrical roles include Young Woman in Machinal, Celia in As You Like It ( 1984 ), Madame de Volanges in Les Liaisons Dangereuses ( 1985 ), Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew ( 1987 ), Winnie in Happy Days ( 2007 ), and the title roles in Electra ( 1988 ), The Good Person of Sechuan ( 1989 ), Hedda Gabler ( 1991 ), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ( 1998 ) and Medea ( 2000 ).

" Released under the title, Twin Peaks: The Last Seven Days of Laura Palmer, it was greeted with long lines of moviegoers at theaters.

Michael Russell, an author who had brought out a book about fly fishing in 1991, noted how much of a cult figure the fictional Hartley had become, and published it under the pseudonym J. R. Hartley with the title Fly Fishing: Memories of Angling Days.

These include: Oleta Adams " Circle of One " album ( reaching No. 1 in the UK charts 1991 ); Marc Almond " Tenement Symphony " album which included the epic tracks " Jacky " and " The Days of Pearly Spencer "; The Associates " Wild and Lonely " album ; Rick Astley " Free " album ; B * Witched " Awake and Breathe " album ; Chris Botti " Slowing Down the World " album ; Boyzone " A Different Beat " album ; Cher " It's a Man's World " album ; Petula Clark " La Vie en Rose " track ; Lloyd Cole and the Commotions " Rattlesnakes " album ; Andrea Corr " Ten Feet High " album ; Cathy Dennis " Move to This " and " Into the Skyline " albums ; Electronic " Getting Away with It " single ( reaching No. 12 in the UK charts 1990 ); Frankie Goes to Hollywood " Welcome to the Pleasuredome " album which included their 2nd and 3rd No. 1s " Two Tribes " and " The Power of Love "; Elton John " The Big Picture " album ; Martyn Joseph " Being There " album ; Kingmaker " Sleepwalking " album ; Annie Lennox " Medusa " album ( No. 1 in the UK charts 1995 ); Let Loose " Best In Me " single ; Virginia MacNaughton " The Music " album ; Paul McCartney " Press to Play " album ; Malcolm McLaren " Duck Rock " album ; The Men They Couldn't Hang " A Map Of Morocco " single ; George Michael " Careless Whisper " single ( reaching No. 1 in 25 countries ); Liza Minnelli " Results " album ( reaching No. 6 in the UK charts 1989 ); The Moody Blues " Greatest Hits " album ; Moist " Gasoline " single ; Jimmy Nail " Crocodile Shoes " album ( reaching No. 2 in the UK charts 1994 ); The Painted Word " Lovelife " album ; Pet Shop Boys " Very " album ; Pulp " Different Class " and " This Is Hardcore " albums ( both reaching No. 1 ); Rialto " Monday Morning 5: 19 " single ; Frances Ruffelle " Stranger To The Rain " single ; S Club " 7 album " ( No. 1 in the UK charts 2000 ); Scarlet " Naked " album ; Seal first 3 albums " Seal " " Seal II " " Human Being "; Siphiwo " Hope " album ( featuring Nelson Mandela on the title track ); Wendy Stark " Stark " album ; Rod Stewart " A Spanner in the Works " album and " If We Fall in Love Tonight " album and the single " Downtown Train "; Suggs " The Lone Ranger " album ; Travis " More Than Us " EP featuring Anne on the title track ; Tina Turner " Wildest Dreams " album ; Wet Wet Wet " Holding Back the River " album ( reaching No. 2 in the UK charts 1989 ); Wham!

Scott Vincent James Baio (; born September 22, 1960 ) is an American actor and television director, best known for his roles as Chachi Arcola on the sitcom Happy Days and its spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi and as the title character on the sitcom Charles in Charge.

# Days of Blood and Fire ( 1993 ) — US title ; issued in the UK as A Time of War ISBN 978-0-586-21197-7

# Days of Air and Darkness ( 1994 ) — US title ; issued in the UK as A Time of Justice ISBN 978-0-00-647859-1