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French poet and criminal

thumb|upright=1.5|Pegasus attacking the Chimera (mythology)|Chimera with his hooves, above the hero [[Bellerophon, on a Laconian black-figure kylix, attributed to the Boreads Painter and dating to c. 575–550 BC]] Pegasus (; ) is a winged horse in Greek mythology, usually depicted as a white stallion. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa. Pegasus was the brother of Chrysaor, both born from Medusa's blood when their mother was decapitated by Perseus. Greco-Roman poets wrote about his ascent to heaven after his birth and his obeisance to Zeus,

thumb|A Caricature Group John Hamilton Mortimer, 1766 A caricature is a rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way through sketching, pencil strokes, or other artistic drawings (compare to: cartoon). Caricatures can be either insulting or complimentary, and can serve a political purpose, be drawn solely for entertainment, or for a combination of both. Caricatures of politicians are commonly used in newspapers and news magazines as political cartoons, while caricatures of movie stars are often found in entertainment magazines. In literature, a caricatu

Camembert ( , , ) is a moist, soft, creamy, surface-ripened cow's milk cheese. It was first made in the late 18th century in Camembert, Normandy, in northwest France. It is sometimes compared in look, taste and texture to brie cheese, albeit with a slightly lower butterfat content than brie's typical 20% – 25% by weight.

person who works within the scope of a residence

Gallo-Italic language or dialect spoken in Monaco

1977 animated film directed by Wolfgang Reitherman and John Lounsbery

supernatural being in Germanic folklore

fairy tale with multiple variants (ATU 545B)

colony of New France in northeastern North America

French animated comedy series

painter from France (1699-1779)

Belarusian-French painter (1893–1943)

thumb|Depiction of incubi, Vincenz Georg Kininger, 1879 An Incubus () is a male demon who is described in various folklore as appearing in the dreams of female humans in order to seduce them. Repeated interactions between an incubus and a woman will lead to sexual activity, a bond forming between them, and ultimately sexual intercourse, as he requires vaginal ejaculation discharge to survive. The establishment and perpetuation of such a relationship enables the production of a hybrid child known as a cambion, but at the expense of the woman, whose mental and physical health will deteriorate ra

In rhetoric, antonomasia is a kind of metonymy in which an epithet or phrase takes the place of a proper name, such as "the little corporal" for Napoleon I, or conversely the use of a proper name as an archetypal name, to express a generic idea. A frequent instance of antonomasia in the Late Middle Ages and early Renaissance was the use of the term "the Philosopher" to refer to Aristotle.

1995 film directed by Mathieu Kassovitz

French recording artist; singer (1911–2003)

2003 film by Gérard Krawczyk

Plaissan () is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

1940 film by Robert Zigler Leonard

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French rock band

Kompot or compot, as prepared in Europe and West Asia, refers to boiled fruits (typically fresh or dried) served either as a drink or a dessert depending on the region. When served as a dessert, it is essentially identical to the French compote, which is where the term "kompot" originates from.

19th-century secret society opposing Ottoman rule in Greece

French publishing company

1988 film directed by Luc Besson

1964 film by Jean Girault

2010 French fantasy adventure film by Luc Besson

series of paintings by Jacques-Louis David in 5 versions

1970 film by Jacques Deray

French newspaper

1965 film directed by Jean Girault

a soft, slightly crumbly, mold-ripened cheese made in the Neufchâtel-en-Bray, French region of Normandy

novel by Charles Dickens

1970 musical film by Jacques Demy

2013 film directed by Olivier Jean-Marie

2024 French film

1979 film directed by Gary Nelson

2010 film by Joann Sfar

2009 film by Michel Hazanavicius

French new wave and rock band

weekly serial; novel by Charles Dickens; published 1840–1841

Iznogoud (; from "is no good" pronounced with a French accent) is a French comics series featuring an eponymous character, created by the comics writer René Goscinny and comics artist Jean Tabary. The comic series chronicles the life and times of Iznogoud, the Grand Vizier of the Caliphate of Baghdad at an undefined period. His greatest desire is to replace the Caliph, leading him to repeatedly utter the phrase "I want to be Caliph instead of the Caliph" (dethrone him), a phrase that has been adopted in French and some other European languages to characterize overly ambitious people. Iznogoud

2014 film directed by Christophe Gans

Frainc-Comtou () is a Romance language of the ''langues d'oïl'' language family spoken in the Franche-Comté region of France and in the Canton of Jura and Bernese Jura in Switzerland.

Literally 'song' in Italian, a canzone (; : canzoni; cognate with English to chant) is an Italian or Provençal song or ballad. It is also used to describe a type of lyric which resembles a madrigal. Sometimes a composition which is simple and songlike is designated as a canzone, especially if it is by a non-Italian; a good example is the aria "Voi che sapete" from Mozart's Marriage of Figaro.

unofficial national symbol of France

contemporary painting style in Tansania

1953 and 1980 film by Paul Grimault

Téléphone () was a French rock band formed in 1976. Their first, self-titled album was released in 1977; by the end of the decade they were one of the biggest French rock bands in the world, opening shows for The Rolling Stones in Paris, Quebec, the United States and Japan. The band split in 1986 for personal reasons. They have sold around 10 million albums to date, a record still unbeaten for a French rock band.

2003 eroge visual novel developed by Nitroplus

French actor (1894–1979)

French rock/punk band

1906 novel by Jules Verne

ethnic group in Ivory Coast, Ghana and Togo

langue d'oïl

female divinitiy associated with animals

band

French symphony orchestra based in Paris

1999 film by Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov