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  • I didn't know that the word diamond comes from the Greek word "Adamas" which means unconquerable.

    Bisaya Bloggers 2009

  • All these, then, being thus settled, Autogenes moreover produces a perfect and true man, whom they also call Adamas, inasmuch as neither has he himself ever been conquered, nor have those from whom he sprang; he also was, along with the first light, severed from Armogenes.

    ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus 1819-1893 2001

  • According to Irenaeus (I, xxix, 3) the Æon Autogenes emits the true and perfect Anthrôpos, also called Adamas; he has a helpmate, "Perfect Knowledge", and receives an irresistible force, so that all things rest in him.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

  • The Adamas are a fairly recent addition to Caprica City, having immigrated from a farm world most socialites label as the home of "dirt eaters."

    California Chronicle 2009

  • Set on the planet of the same name, some 58 years before the Fall of the Twelve Colonies (as depicted in the original introduces the members of two families, the Graystones and the Adams (better known as the Adamas), who are destined to play a critical ... and ultimately tragic ... role in human history.

    unknown title 2009

  • Stoltz and Morales have been nothing short of spectacular in their portrayals of the patriarchs of the Graystones and Adamas, and Sasha Roiz has stood out as Sam Adama and even Sina Najafi has managed to shine as the young William Adama.

    Television Review: Caprica 2010

  • The series kicks off 58 years prior to the Cylon attack on the colonies that occurred at the beginning of the BSG story arc and follows two families, the Graystones and the Adamas, both of which become integrally involved in the creation of the Cylons.

    February « 2010 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2010

  • The series kicks off 58 years prior to the Cylon attack on the colonies that occurred at the beginning of the BSG story arc and follows two families, the Graystones and the Adamas, both of which become integrally involved in the creation of the Cylons.

    Television Review: Caprica 2010

  • Two families, the Graystones and the Adamas, live together on a peaceful planet known as Caprica, where a startling breakthrough in artificial intelligence brings about unforeseen consequences.

    Planet-x.com.au » Caprica 2010

  • The Graystones are in the media doghouse, the police continue to hound them, Zoe's friend Lacy (Magda Apanowicz) is still being courted for information about Zoe by the school headmistress and secret member of The Soldiers of the One, and the Adamas remain players in Caprica's criminal underworld.

    ‘Caprica’ 1.03: ‘The Reins Of A Waterfall’ Recap » MTV Movies Blog 2010

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