Encyclopedias - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gorget. GORGET. gor'-jet: Appears only once in the King James Version (1 Samuel 17:6), being placed in the margin as an alternative to target (of brass) in the description of the armor worn by Goliath of Gath.
Vosegus triassicus sp. nov. Fig. 1; Etymology: specific epithet derived from the Triassic period. Type locality: Arzviller, department Moselle, Vosges, France. Type stratum: Lower Anisian (âUpper Buntsandsteinâ), early Middle Triassic âGrÃ¨s Ã  Voltziaâ Formation (Gall and Grauvogel-Stamm 2005).
Bosphorus comes from a Thracian word which means passage of the cow, deriving from the legend of Io who was one of many lovers of Zeus. When Hera, Zeus' wife, suspected her husband being involved in a love affair with Io, Zeus converted Io in a small cow and tried to send her away from Hera's rage.