The Uraeus (/jÊËriÉs/; plural Uraei or Uraeuses; from the Greek Î¿á½ÏÎ±á¿Î¿Ï, ouraÃ®os, on its tail; from Egyptian jÊ¿r.t (iaret), rearing cobra) is the stylized, upright form of an Egyptian cobra (asp, serpent, or snake), used as a symbol of sovereignty, royalty, deity and divine authority in ancient Egypt.
ronâ¢do. 1. a musical form in which a refrain recurs typically four times in the tonic with intervening couplets in contrasting keys. 2. a movement in the form of a rondo.
Fado is traditional folk music popular in the Lisbon area of Portugal. Melancholy by nature, the music includes instruments like guitars and mandolins with one Fadista singing poetic lyrics related to darker elements of love, death and sadness. The music may, however, occasionally include some humor.