Three Kings (disambiguation)
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Film and television
- Three Kings (1999 film), a war comedy/drama movie set in post-Gulf War Iraq
- Les Rois magesLes Rois magesLes Rois mages was a French comedy film released in 2001, made by Bernard Campan and Didier Bourdon. They also star in the film, playing the roles of Balthazar and Melchior respectively...
, a 2001 French film dubbed The Three Kings in English - Los Reyes Magos (film)Los Reyes Magos (film)Los Reyes Magos is a 2003 Spanish animated film. Film directed by Antonio Navarro which nominated for Goya award for this film. Film conatains voice talents of José Coronado, Juan Echanove, Imanol Arias and Imanol Arias in original version and voice actings of father-son actors Martin Sheen and...
, a 2003 animated Spanish film - Three Kings (YuYu Hakusho), the three rulers of the demon plane of Makai in the manga and anime series YuYu Hakusho
- "Three Kings" (Family Guy)Three Kings (Family Guy)"Three Kings", alternatively spelled "3 Kings", is the fifteenth episode of the seventh season of the animated comedy series Family Guy. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on May 10, 2009...
, a 2009 episode of Family Guy - Three Kings (2011 film)Three Kings (2011 film)Three Kings is a 2011 Malayalam–language caper film directed by V. K. Prakash and starring Jayasurya, Indrajith, Kunchacko Boban, Sandhya, Ann Augustine and Samvrutha Sunil...
, a Malayalam comedy film
Literature
- Three Kings, a book of three short stories by Chinese writer A ChengZhong AchengZhong Acheng , often known by his pseudonym Ah Cheng, is a Chinese author and screenwriter.In 1979, together with Ma Desheng, Wang Keping, Huang Rui, Li Shuang, Qu Leilei, Ai Weiwei, A Cheng founded the Stars Group , an assembly of untrained, experimental artists who challenged the strict tenets of...
- The Three Kings, a novel by Alisa Valdes-RodriguezAlisa Valdes-RodriguezAlisa Valdes-Rodriguez is an American writer known for her novels in the Chick Lit genre.-Early life:Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her father, Nelson Valdés, is a retired sociology professor at the University of New Mexico, and emigrated from Cuba in the early 1960s...
- Biblical MagiBiblical MagiThe Magi Greek: μάγοι, magoi), also referred to as the Wise Men, Kings, Astrologers, or Kings from the East, were a group of distinguished foreigners who were said to have visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh...
, also known as the Three Wise Men, appearing in the Gospel of Matthew and in Christmas imagery - 1 Kings, which is known as 3 Kings in some Bible versions. In those versions, 1 and 2 Kings really refer to 1 and 2 SamuelBooks of SamuelThe Books of Samuel in the Jewish bible are part of the Former Prophets, , a theological history of the Israelites affirming and explaining the Torah under the guidance of the prophets.Samuel begins by telling how the prophet Samuel is chosen by...
, while 3 and 4 Kings refer to the modern 1 and 2 KingsBooks of KingsThe Book of Kings presents a narrative history of ancient Israel and Judah from the death of David to the release of his successor Jehoiachin from imprisonment in Babylon, a period of some 400 years...
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Music
- Three Kings of Blues: Albert KingAlbert KingAlbert King was an American blues guitarist and singer, and a major influence in the world of blues guitar playing.-Career:...
, Freddie KingFreddie KingFreddie King , thought to have been born as Frederick Christian, originally recording as Freddy King, and nicknamed "the Texas Cannonball", was an influential African-American blues guitarist and singer. He is often mentioned as one of "the Three Kings" of electric blues guitar, along with Albert...
, and B.B. King - "3 Kings" (song)3 Kings (song)"3 Kings" is the second single from rapper Slim Thug's first album Already Platinum. The song was produced by Mr. Lee and features Atlanta rapper T.I. and UGK member Bun B. The song peaked at #78 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song samples Betty Wright "Secretary"-Charts:...
, a 2005 song by Slim Thug, T.I., and Bun B
Places
- Three Kings, New ZealandThree Kings, New ZealandThree Kings refers to both a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, and the three-peaked volcano that it is named after. Three Kings should not be confused with the Three Kings Islands, located off the northern tip of New Zealand's North Island.- Suburb :...
is a suburb of Auckland City, New Zealand - Three Kings IslandsThree Kings IslandsThe Three Kings Islands or Manawa Islands are a group of 13 islands about northwest of Cape Reinga, the northernmost point of the North Island of New Zealand, where the South Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea converge. They measure about 4.86 km² in area...
, islands located off the coast of the Northland Region, New Zealand, known for scuba diving - Three Wise Men (volcanoes)Three Wise Men (volcanoes)The Three Wise Men are a row of three seamounts located in the Pacific Ocean, on the East Pacific Rise. They are part of a large group of seamounts, collectively known as the Rano Raji. They stand at between and , and are named after the Biblical Magi or the "three wise men". The middle of the...
, a series of three small seamounts in the Pacific Ocean
History
- Battle of the Three Kings, also known as the Battle of Alcazarquivir, a decisive 1578 Moroccan victory over Portugal
- Three Kings (Czech antinazi resistance) (Tři králové in Czech), Czech anti-Nazi group of World War II
Sports
- A collective nickname given to NBA basketball players LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat by their play-by-play announcer Eric Reid after they were all officially introduced as teammates on July 9, 2010