1a : a member of an ancient Semitic people that became dominant in Babylonia. b : the Semitic language of the Chaldeans. 2 : a person versed in the occult arts.
Media, ancient country of northwestern Iran, generally corresponding to the modern regions of Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and parts of Kermanshah. Media first appears in the texts of the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III (858–824 bc), in which peoples of the land of “Mada” are recorded.
HISTORY OF IRAN (PERSIA) Of the two main Indo-European tribes moving south into Iran, it is at first the Medes who play the dominant role. With a capital at Ecbatana (modern Hamadan), they establish themselves as powerful neighbours of Assyria. In 612 they combine with Babylon to sack the Assyrian capital at Nineveh.
Media (Old Persian: Māda, Middle Persian: Mād) is a region of north-western Iran, best known for having been the political and cultural base of the Medes. During the Achaemenid period, it comprised present-day Azarbaijan, Iranian Kurdistan and western Tabaristan.
According to the Book of Genesis, the Midianites were the descendants of Midian, who was a son of Abraham and his wife Keturah: "Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah" (Genesis 25:1–2, King James Version).
Mead(noun) a fermented drink made of water and honey with malt, yeast, etc.; metheglin; hydromel. Etymology: [OE. mede, AS.
“Mead, in its simplest form, is an alcoholic beverage made with honey and water, then fermented with yeast,” said Adams. “It can range from sweet to dry. He's not kidding about including fruits and vegetables beyond the “traditional” mead.
In short, mead is honey wine. It's honey and water fermented by yeast, but it can also be flavored with fruits, spices, grains and/or hops. It's its own distinct category, somewhere between beer and wine. You'd sip it like a beer, wine, or cider.
As mentioned above, most meaderies sell from their physical location or tasting room. If you live near a meadery, this is a great way to buy mead. To find out if you live near a meadery, visit Got Mead and search by your location. As of this writing, there are 504 meaderies listed in the United States.
Generally between 8% and 17% alcohol, it is also distilled to produce mead nectar or mead balsam, with some of the varieties having as much as 75% of alcohol. boiled mead: a drink closer to beer, brewed from boiled wort of diluted honey and herbs, very similar to modern medovukha.
: to mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained.
