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NESSUS

(b) A centaur who was killed by Hercules.

GARUDA

(a) In Hindu mythology, an eagle-like being that serves as a mount for Vishnu.

SOTHIC

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(b) Of or relating to Sirius (the Dog Star), especially with reference to the Ancient Egyptian year fixed by its heliacal rising. The word comes from the Greek Sothis, from an Egyptian name of the Dog Star.

BABUR

(a) The first Mogul Emperor of India (1483-1530), descendant of Tamerlane. A Muslim, he instigated the policy of religious toleration towards his non-Muslim subjects which was continued by later Mogul emperors.