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2023 novel by Bret Easton Ellis
The Shards is a 2023 autofiction/horror novel by American author Bret Easton Ellis, published on January 17, 2023, by Alfred A. Knopf. Ellis's first novel
The_Shards
Skyscraper in London, England
The Shard, also referred to as the Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 95-storey mixed-use development supertall pyramid-shaped
The_Shard
Topics referred to by the same term
character in the Marvel Comics universe Shards (EP), an EP by Tim Hecker Rex Shard, a character in SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron "The Shard", a chapter
Shard
American television series
The Shards is an upcoming American teen horror-thriller television series for FX and FX on Hulu, which will premiere on August 5, 2026. The series is
The_Shards_(TV_series)
Horizontal partition of data in a database or search engine
database may remain present in all shards, while other data is stored in only one shard. In such cases, each shard acts as the single source for its subset
Shard_(database_architecture)
2000 platform video game by Nintendo
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards is a 2000 platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 (N64). It is the first Kirby
Kirby_64:_The_Crystal_Shards
2025 EP by Tim Hecker
received positive reviews from critics. Shards was released in February 21, 2025 through Kranky. In promotion for Shards, Hecker released "Sunset Key Melt"
Shards_(EP)
Taiwanese television series
October 21, 2023. Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023. Shards of Her at IMDb Shards of Her on Netflix v t e
Shards_of_Her
2015 historical fantasy novel by Michael Livingston
The Shards of Heaven is a 2015 historical fantasy debut novel by Michael Livingston. It chronicles Octavian's war against Mark Antony and Cleopatra, seen
The_Shards_of_Heaven
2007 compilation album by Buckethead
from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2011. "Buckethead – Acoustic Shards (2007, CD)". Discogs. "Buckethead – Acoustic Shards (2007
Acoustic_Shards
2017 video game
Styx: Shards of Darkness is a stealth video game developed by French developer Cyanide and published by Focus Home Interactive. The game was released
Styx:_Shards_of_Darkness
Series of science fiction novels by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Final Architecture is a series of science fiction novels by British writer Adrian Tchaikovsky. It contains the books Shards of Earth, Eyes of the
The_Final_Architecture
Block of expansion sets in Magic: The Gathering
mythic rare. It was the first set to contain cards of the mythic rarity. The design of Shards of Alara focuses on five different "shards" which originally
Alara_block
1986 novel by Lois McMaster Bujold
Shards of Honor is an English language science fiction novel by Lois McMaster Bujold, first published in June 1986. It is a part of the Vorkosigan Saga
Shards_of_Honor
American author, screenwriter, and director (born 1964)
(2010), marketed as a sequel to Less than Zero, continues in this vein. The Shards (2023) is a fictionalized memoir of Ellis's final year of high school
Bret_Easton_Ellis
American social networking service
implementation of Ruby.[needs update] In the early days of Twitter, tweets were stored in MySQL databases that were temporally sharded (large databases were split
X_(social_network)
2001 novel by Linda Sue Park
A Single Shard is a novel by Linda Sue Park, set in 12th-century Korea. It won the 2003 Newbery Medal, awarded for excellence in children's literature
A_Single_Shard
Historically, the world's tallest man-made structure was the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, which held the position for more than 3,800 years until the construction
List_of_tallest_buildings
2016 video game
Shards of Fate (Hex, Hex TCG or Hex: Card Clash) was a massively multiplayer online trading card game (MMOTCG) by Cryptozoic Entertainment. It is the
Hex:_Shards_of_Fate
1997 studio album by Zao
The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation is the second studio album by American metalcore band Zao, released on Tooth & Nail Records on April 1, 1997
The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation
The_Splinter_Shards_the_Birth_of_Separation
1988 novel by R. A. Salvatore
The Crystal Shard is a 1988 fantasy novel by American writer R. A. Salvatore. The first book in The Icewind Dale Trilogy, it was his first published novel
The_Crystal_Shard
American medical television drama series
aspects of the set: the palette, the floor, the lighting, the ceiling, and the layout. For the color palette and the lighting, she worked with The Pitt's
The_Pitt
English cricketer
for the England women's cricket team in June 2022. Until the age of 16, Bell played football for Reading FC's Academy. Bell is nicknamed The Shard because
Lauren_Bell
2025 film by Paul Feig
As punishment for breaking the china, Andrew gives Millie a shard and demands that she cut her stomach once for each of the plate's pieces, a total of
The_Housemaid_(2025_film)
2000 novel by R.A. Salvatore
of the Shard was originally the third book in R.A. Salvatore's Paths of Darkness book series. It was also made the first book of the trilogy The Sellswords
Servant_of_the_Shard
Fictional universe by author Eric Flint
The Assiti Shards series is a fictional universe invented by American author Eric Flint. It is a shared universe concerning several alternate history
Assiti_Shards_series
2020 fantasy novel by Andrea Stewart
The Bone Shard Daughter is a 2020 fantasy novel by Andrea Stewart, the author's debut novel. It is the first book in the Drowning Empire trilogy. It was
The_Bone_Shard_Daughter
1998 novel by Raymond E. Feist
Shards of a Broken Crown is a 1998 fantasy novel by American writer Raymond E. Feist, the fourth and final book of his Serpentwar Saga and the twelfth
Shards_of_a_Broken_Crown
2011 board game expansion
Shards of the Throne is the second expansion to the board game Twilight Imperium, both of which were designed and published by gaming company Fantasy
Shards_of_the_Throne
Search engine based on Apache Lucene
Documents are stored in indices, which are divided into primary shards; each shard may have zero or more replicas distributed across cluster nodes. Routing
Elasticsearch
Total conversion mod of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Enderal: The Shards of Order is a total conversion mod of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim developed by SureAI as a sequel to Nehrim: At Fate's Edge. After
Enderal
Comics character
Shard Bishop is a mutant fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Shard was created by Scott Lobdell and John
Shard_(character)
believe that he wrote it". He cited the book in The Shadow Out of Time and The Challenge from Beyond. The Eltdown Shards are mentioned in numerous mythos
List_of_Cthulhu_Mythos_books
2020 studio album by Alexander Hawkins and Tomeka Reid
"Alexander Hawkins / Tomeka Reid: Shards and Constellations". AllMusic. Retrieved January 26, 2024. "Alexander Hawkins - Shards and Constellations". Jazz Music
Shards_and_Constellations
Observation deck in London, England
The View from The Shard is an observation deck located between the 68th and 72nd floors of The Shard, the tallest building in London. The View from The
The_View_from_The_Shard
1962 collection of short stories by Robert Sheckley
Shards of Space is a collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Robert Sheckley. It was first published in 1962 by Bantam Books. The
Shards_of_Space
2018 Star Wars fan film
I: Shards of the Past is a 2018 Star Wars fan film created by Star Wars Theory. In the film, Darth Vader fights between losing Padmé and serving the new
Vader Episode I: Shards of the Past
Vader_Episode_I:_Shards_of_the_Past
Novel series
Flint's Shards Inc. 1632 & Beyond Issue #016 (description). Flint's Shards Inc. 1632 & Beyond Issue #017 (description). Flint's Shards Inc. "The Anaconda
1632_series
Norwegian filmmaker (born 1985)
Easton Ellis Series 'The Shards'". Deadline. Retrieved 25 August 2024. Grobar, Matt (19 May 2025). "Ryan Murphy Sets 'The Shards' Series Adaptation At
Kristoffer_Borgli
created the HTree and PHTree tree data structures and the Tux3 file system. A Shardmap index consists of a scalable number of index shards. Each shard entry
Shardmap
German custom involving breaking porcelain on the evening before a wedding
by the old adage: "Shards bring luck" (German: Scherben bringen Glück). The expression is derived from a time when the word "shard" referred to the unbroken
Polterabend
Japanese video game designer (born 1970)
some of his games, most notably providing the voice of King Dedede in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards and the Super Smash Bros. series. From 2022 to 2024
Masahiro_Sakurai
Office building in London, England
The News Building is a 17-storey office block in the London Bridge area of London that forms part of the Shard Quarter development. It houses all of News
The_News_Building_(London)
British princess (1930–2002)
envelope of burned shards of the vow she had sent, eventually destroying these also. He was apparently unaware Margaret had already broken the pact by her engagement
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Princess_Margaret,_Countess_of_Snowdon
Historical region of Western United States, c. 1607–1912
Gunfighters of the Old West, Volume 3. (University of Oklahoma Press; 2010) p. 82. ISBN 978-0806140766 Milner, II, Clyde A. (Winter 1987). "The Shard Memory of
American_frontier
drug addiction. Ogilvie nearly kills a patient by removing an embedded shard of glass in his body, causing severe bleeding; Robby instructs him never
List_of_The_Pitt_characters
Creepshow Anthology
The following is a list of episodes of the American anthology television series Creepshow, which premiered on Shudder on September 26, 2019. As of October
List of Creepshow (TV series) episodes
List_of_Creepshow_(TV_series)_episodes
Literary genre
conflict. In 1995, she became the first science fiction author to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. In 1986, the novel Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
Science_fiction
Multimedia franchise owned by HAL Laboratory
Kirby's Dream Land 3, Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. Kirby's Block Ball, released for the Game Boy on December 14, 1995
Kirby_(series)
American medieval literature professor and novelist
literature, and a historical fantasy novelist. His 2015 debut novel, The Shards of Heaven, has been followed by two sequels. Originally from Colorado
Michael_Livingston
2001–2003 films by Peter Jackson
Denethor. Pippin triggers the lighting of warning beacons to call Rohan for help. Elrond gives Aragorn Andúril, reforged from the shards of Elendil's sword Narsil
The Lord of the Rings (film series)
The_Lord_of_the_Rings_(film_series)
American fantasy novel series
(1997) Shards of a Broken Crown (1998) The Riftwar Legacy – Takes place chronologically between the Riftwar Saga and Krondor's Sons Krondor: The Betrayal
The_Riftwar_Cycle
Star Wars fiction series by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta
consisting of the novels Shards of Alderaan to The Emperor's Plague. This series deals with the young Jedi Knights' fight against the Diversity Alliance
Young_Jedi_Knights
2026 video game
stealth video game developed by Cyanide and published by Nacon. The sequel to Styx: Shards of Darkness (2017), it was released in February 2026 for PlayStation
Styx:_Blades_of_Greed
British hereditary peer and film and television producer (born 1950)
Shard, depending on the source was born in either 2008 or 2009 as the twin of Ida Shard. He is also the eldest son of Emily Shard and Matthew Shard
David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood
David_Lascelles,_8th_Earl_of_Harewood
Rock consolidated from volcanic ash
glass, and tuff formed predominantly from glass shards is described as vitric tuff. The glass shards are typically either irregular in shape or are roughly
Tuff
The Olmec hieroglyphs tablet has been indirectly dated (from ceramic shards found in the same context) to approximately 900 BCE which is around the same
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas
2018 video game
different properties. These are Mystery Shards, Ancient Shards, Void Shards, Primal Shards and Sacred Shards. Raid has 6 types of rarities of champions
Raid:_Shadow_Legends
Season of television series
The third season of the American television series The Mandalorian is part of the Star Wars franchise, set after the events of the film Return of the
The_Mandalorian_season_3
2021 fantasy novel by Andrea Stewart
The Bone Shard Emperor is a 2021 fantasy novel by Andrea Stewart. It is a sequel to her 2020 novel The Bone Shard Daughter and is the second installment
The_Bone_Shard_Emperor
Type of safety glass processed to increase its strength
shards because the reduction in both the mass and the maximum dimension of a glass fragment corresponds with a reduction in both the momentum and the
Tempered_glass
Trilogy of epic fantasy novels by R.A. Salvatore
The Icewind Dale Trilogy is a trilogy of epic fantasy novels by the American writer R.A. Salvatore. The books are The Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver
The_Icewind_Dale_Trilogy
American fiction writer (born 1953)
Collected as an omnibus, Ten Points for Style (1995) The Crown Jewels (1987) House of Shards (1988) Rock of Ages (1995) Metropolitan series Metropolitan
Walter_Jon_Williams
2024 video game
and peace returned. As the Jewel shatters into five shards on each use, Rahklin ordered the shards to be protected separately in order to prevent Daimur's
Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore
Arzette:_The_Jewel_of_Faramore
1994–1998 novel series by Raymond E. Feist
at Crydee "Rise of a Merchant Prince" US edition at Crydee "Rage of a Demon King" US edition at Crydee "Shards of a Broken Crown" US edition at Crydee
The_Serpentwar_Saga
2003 film by Peter Jackson
reforged from the shards of King Elendil's sword Narsil, and urges him to claim Gondor's throne, to which he is heir. Aragorn travels the Paths of the Dead with
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King
2008 Marvel Studios film
of The New York Times opined, "'The Adequate Hulk' would have been a more suitable title. There are some big, thumping fights and a few bright shards of
The_Incredible_Hulk_(film)
Comprehensive list of Magic: The Gathering card sets since its inception in 1993
gold for rare. Beginning with the Shards of Alara set, a red-orange expansion symbol denotes a new rarity: "Mythic Rare" (the Time Spiral set featured an
List of Magic: The Gathering sets
List_of_Magic:_The_Gathering_sets
Basilica under construction since 1882 in Barcelona, Spain
ornamenting of buildings with shards of broken pottery as possibly "bad taste" but handled with vitality and "ruthless audacity". The building's design itself
Sagrada_Família
2014 aircraft shootdown over Ukraine
Agency. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014. "MH17 crash: Investigation focuses on '25 metal shards'". BBC News. 12 September
Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17
2016 novel by Michael Livingston
The Gates of Hell is a 2016 historical fantasy novel by Michael Livingston. The sequel to The Shards of Heaven, it explores the aftermath of the fall of
The Gates of Hell (Livingston novel)
The_Gates_of_Hell_(Livingston_novel)
Miniature wargame
addition to the "C'tan shards" the necrons also have access to "crypteks" these "crypteks" have the powerful ability of being tech sorcerers. The Aeldari
Warhammer_40,000
American actor (born 2000)
Rigney on the Terrifying Story Behind his Midnight Club Role". Men's Health. Cordero, Rosy (July 16, 2025). "FX Greenlights Ryan Murphy's 'The Shards'; Igby
Igby_Rigney
Shards of non-gem-quality diamonds
boort is an umbrella term used in the diamond industry to refer to shards of non-gem-grade/quality diamonds. In the manufacturing and heavy industries
Bort
2019 studio album by XXXTentacion
Fading to Black" are stylized in all caps. "Chase / Glass Shards" is stylized as "CHASE / glass shards". "Daemons" is a remix of an earlier XXXTentacion song
Bad_Vibes_Forever
Ancient Roman amphitheater in Rome
survive. Spectators were given tickets in the form of numbered pottery shards, which directed them to the appropriate section and row. They accessed
Colosseum
2007 video game
Spider-Man journeys across the globe to retrieve these shards himself and recruit more allies to his cause. According to the company report, Friend or
Spider-Man:_Friend_or_Foe
Upcoming dark fantasy action film
released in the United States by A24 on March 3, 2028. In a place known as the Lands Between, the powerful Elden Ring has been shattered with its shards divided
Elden_Ring_(film)
British fantasy and science fiction author
Pretenders to the Throne of God (2026), ISBN 978-1-0359-1497-5 Novellas Lives of Bitter Rain (2025), ISBN 978-1-0359-1144-8 The Final Architecture Shards of Earth
Adrian_Tchaikovsky
Type of computer cache
sharding Consistent hashing evenly distributes cache keys across shards, even if some of the shards crash or become unavailable. Aerospike Apache Ignite Couchbase
Distributed_cache
American guitarist (born 1970)
of sirenlike shards of dissonant guitar that mimicked a turntablist's various effects and rumbling down-tuned riffing) that defined the nu metal aesthetic
Brian_Welch
2024 film by Parker Finn
stabs herself with a shard. Skye attempts to leave but, to her horror, realizes that it was she who stabbed Elizabeth. Skye escapes the retreat and reunites
Smile_2
2000 novel by Eric Flint
Flint had to set aside several planned projects (the Assiti Shards novels were in outline form at the time) and do some additional co-writing with Weber
1632_(novel)
2004 American science fiction thriller film
bullied by Tommy and mentally unstable following the dynamite incident, kills Tommy with a metal shard. Following Tommy's death, Evan wakes up in a new
The_Butterfly_Effect
2022 television series from Netflix
The Lincoln Lawyer is an American legal drama television series created for television by David E. Kelley and developed by Ted Humphrey, based on the
The Lincoln Lawyer (TV series)
The_Lincoln_Lawyer_(TV_series)
2009 film by Tom Six
glass shard. Upon returning to Heiter's home, the detectives conduct separate searches as Heiter, injured, hides near his swimming pool. Kranz finds the ward
The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
The_Human_Centipede_(First_Sequence)
2011 video game
Nolan North which follows the player around the world of Skyrim and dispenses space-related comments. Enderal: The Shards of Order is a total conversion
The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim
2023 studio album by Tim Hecker
the modern era. It reads: "[the album] serves as a beacon of unease against the deluge of false positive corporate ambient currently in vogue". The album
No_Highs
Science fantasy novel series
anthology contains the following stories: The Shards of Erebus by Guy Haley, Calth That Was by Graham McNeill, Dark Heart by Anthony Reynolds, The Traveller by
The_Horus_Heresy
2024 expansion of Destiny 2
appear on the left hand side of the HUD. Legendary shards, which were first introduced during Year 1, were depreciated at the launch of The Final Shape
Destiny_2:_The_Final_Shape
2024 shooting in Pennsylvania, U.S.
like the idea that Trump was wounded by a piece of teleprompter glass rather than a bullet. Kasprak, Alex (July 15, 2024). "Rumor That Shards of Glass
Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania
Attempted_assassination_of_Donald_Trump_in_Pennsylvania
Political party in the United States
(2025). "Conclusion: Zombie Capitalism and the Rage of the Undead". Sharded Media: Trump's Rage Against the Mainstream. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 114. doi:10
Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic_Party_(United_States)
American fantasy novel series
The Riftwar Saga is a series of fantasy novels by American writer Raymond E. Feist, the first series in The Riftwar Cycle. "To the forest on the shore
The_Riftwar_Saga
Capital of England and the United Kingdom
the 95-storey Shard London Bridge, the tallest building in the UK and Western Europe. Modern buildings include The Scalpel, 20 Fenchurch Street, the former
London
Science fiction book series by Lois McMaster Bujold
one for Best Series. The point of view characters include women (Cordelia in Shards of Honor, Barrayar, and Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen; Ekaterin
Vorkosigan_Saga
American actor (born 1997)
coming-of-age revenge thriller, and the upcoming Ryan Murphy-produced erotic/psychological thriller series The Shards. "Owen Painter Takes a Bite Out of
Owen_Painter
Main character of the Friday the 13th series
Stephanie Kimble; Stephanie impales him before Tommy decapitates him with a shard of glass. Jason's soul is then absorbed by Freddy, who uses it to increase
Jason_Voorhees
Season of South Korean television series
The first season of the South Korean dystopian survival thriller television series Squid Game was created, written, and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk for
Squid_Game_season_1
Type of hamburger
onions is smashed into the patty as it cooks, producing caramelized onion shards within the burger. Other variations include the mustard-fried smash patty
Smash_burger
American animated superhero television series
The Animated Series, also known as X-Men, is an animated superhero television series, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. The
X-Men:_The_Animated_Series
THE SHARDS
THE SHARDS
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name from Middle English thewe ‘thrall’, ‘slave’ (Old English þēow).
Female
English
 Pet form of English Theodora, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Boy/Male
English
From the enclosure.
Girl/Female
Greek American
Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was...
Female
Greek
 Short form of Greek and Latin Dorothea, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THI means "poem."
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Tye.
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name TSE means "rock."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Gift of God
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THU means "autumn."
Boy/Male
Native American
Rock.
Boy/Male
Greek American German
God given.
Girl/Female
Greek
Untamed.
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend American Hebrew Spanish
Arthur's brother.
Girl/Female
Finnish, German, Greek
Gift of God
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Male
English
Short form of English Theodore, THEO means "gift of God," and other names beginning with Theo-.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Modern, Tamil
Nil
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : topographic name for someone who lived by a common pasture, Middle English tye (Old English tēag).North German : from a short form, Tide, of the personal name Dietrich.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
THE SHARDS
THE SHARDS
Girl/Female
Muslim
Rainy season, Monsoon
Boy/Male
Tamil
Full of cheer
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Sun god.
Boy/Male
Hebrew American French
Gift from God.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Wish; Desire
Boy/Male
Indian
Divine of Power
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Living
Girl/Female
Tamil
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Unique
Part of Soul
Girl/Female
Muslim
Forehead. Moon.
THE SHARDS
THE SHARDS
THE SHARDS
THE SHARDS
THE SHARDS
n.
The parson bird.
def. art.
The.
v. i.
See Thee.
adv.
By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform.
v. t.
A line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of notes, or a curved line written over or under the notes, signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united in the performance, or that two notes of the same pitch are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature.
n.
One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal.
n.
The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal.
definite article.
A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.
n.
Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate.
obj.
The plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to persons without an antecedent expressed.
pron.
The objective case of they. See They.
n.
A chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard; the other end is attached to a tackle, by means of which the yard is hoisted or lowered.
pron.
Of thee, or belonging to thee; the more common form of thine, possessive case of thou; -- used always attributively, and chiefly in the solemn or grave style, and in poetry. Thine is used in the predicate; as, the knife is thine. See Thine.
v. t.
See Tie, the proper orthography.
n.
The nodule of earth from which the ball is struck in golf.
n.
The point of intersection of a vertical line through the center of gravity of the fluid displaced by a floating body which is tipped through a small angle from its position of equilibrium, and the inclined line which was vertical through the center of gravity of the body when in equilibrium.
pron.
The objective case of thou. See Thou.
v. t.
To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark.
obj.
This or that female; the woman understood or referred to; the animal of the female sex, or object personified as feminine, which was spoken of.