Odysseus (or Ulysses) as portrayed in literature, art, and cinema.Â© Open University (A Britannica Publishing Partner) Homer portrayed Odysseus as a man of outstanding wisdom and shrewdness, eloquence, resourcefulness, courage, and endurance.
Verbena is the common name for plants in the Verbenaceae family, which includes herbs, shrubs, and trees, including teak. The family includes wild and cultivated members, some of which feature fragrant, showy blossoms.ultivated and lemon verbenas are used in tisanes, tea-like drinks in which flowers or leaves are steeped. Tea bags with these herbs are sold grocery and health food stores. Portions of these plants are also distilled to create oils or used as condiments.
melena. Definitions: 1. Passage of dark-colored, tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by the intestinal juices. Synonyms: melanorrhagia, melanorrhea. The definition information for melena is provided by Stedman's.You can search our medical dictionary here.elena. Definitions: 1. Passage of dark-colored, tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by the intestinal juices. Synonyms: melanorrhagia, melanorrhea. The definition information for melena is provided by Stedman's.