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Drusilla
Drusilla is a female given name deriving from the Roman cognomen Drusilla. History The name has its origin from the Latin cognomen (and later praenomen) ''Drusus'' which itself derived from the Greek ''drosos'' (dew). The diminutive "illa" transforms the name into feminine form. The most notable ancient Roman women bearing the name were members of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, empress Livia Drusilla (wife of emperor Augustus), princesses Julia Drusilla the Elder (sister of emperor Caligula) and Julia Drusilla the Younger (daughter of Caligula). Women such as the Herodian princess Drusilla and Mauretanian princess Drusilla were named in their honor, thus spreading the name across the Roman Empire. As a name appearing in the Bible it was adopted by English speakers in the 17th century. The name has never been very popular in the United States where, according to Social Security Administration records, from 1880 to 1914 its highest ranking of girls' names was 612 out of 1,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drusilla (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)
Drusilla, or Dru for short, is a fictional character on the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'', portrayed by Juliet Landau. Created by Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt, she is introduced as a main antagonist alongside her lover Spike in the second season of ''Buffy''. In addition to returning in subsequent seasons, the character is featured as a villain on the spin-off show ''Angel'' as well. Flashbacks in both series reveal Drusilla's past as a young psychic in Victorian London who was driven insane by Angel before he ultimately turned her into a vampire. Spike and Dru are notably more subversive compared to other " Big Bads" that have opposed Buffy Summers. The duo was conceived as a '' Sid and Nancy''-inspired vampiric pair so Landau chose to portray Drusilla with a Cockney accent, while the character's physical appearance drew from sources such as supermodel Kate Moss and the 1990s heroin chic aesthetic. Following the conclusion of both series, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Drusilla
Julia Drusilla (16 September AD 16 – 10 June AD 38) was a member of the Roman imperial family, the second daughter and fifth child of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder to survive infancy. She was the favorite sister of Emperor Caligula, who, after her death, had her deified under the name Diva Drusilla Panthea, and named his daughter Julia Drusilla after her. Biography Early life Drusilla was born in Abitarvium, modern day Koblenz, Germany. Besides the future emperor she also had two other brothers, Nero Julius Caesar and Drusus Caesar, as well as two sisters, Julia Livilla and the later empress Agrippina the Younger. She was a great-granddaughter of the Emperor Augustus and empress Livia, grand-niece of the Emperor Tiberius, niece of the Emperor Claudius, and aunt of the Emperor Nero. After the death of her father, Germanicus, she and her siblings were brought back to Rome by their mother and raised with the help of their paternal grandmother, Antonia Minor. Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Drusilla (daughter Of Caligula)
Julia Drusilla (Classical Latin: IVLIA•DRVSILLA; middle of AD 39 – 24 January 41), sometimes known as Drusilla the Younger (Classical Latin: DRVSILLA•MINOR; transcribed as ''Drusilla Minor'') during her lifetime, was the only child and daughter of Roman Emperor Gaius (Caligula) and his fourth and last wife Milonia Caesonia. The one-year-old Julia Drusilla was assassinated along with her parents on 24 January 41. Life Named after her late aunt and her father's favorite sister, Julia Drusilla, Julia was born not long after Caligula married Milonia Caesonia (some sources have her being born on the same day as the marriage). The date of her parents' marriage has not been determined for certain, but it is known that it was sometime in the summer of AD 39. She had three older half-sisters from her mother's previous marriage to an unknown man. When Drusilla was born, Caligula took her to a temple that housed statues of goddesses and placed her on the lap of Minerva, instructing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drusilla (daughter Of Ptolemy Of Mauretania)
Julia Drusilla ( el, Δρουσίλλη; AD 38–79) was a princess of the Roman client kingdom of Mauretania in North Africa. She was the daughter of Ptolemy of Mauretania and thus a great-granddaughter of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony. She was married to the procurator Marcus Antonius Felix in the reign of Roman emperor Claudius and later the Emesene priest-king Sohaemus. Family Drusilla's lineage is not entirely clear; Tacitus calls her a granddaughter of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony, which would maker her a daughter of King Juba II and Queen Cleopatra Selene II of Mauretania, but the chronology of her lifespan makes it more likely that she was their great-granddaughter. Drusilla was probably the daughter and only child born of Ptolemy and his wife, Julia Urania. Her mother may have been a member of the Royal family of Emesa. She is mentioned in the funeral inscription of her freedwoman Julia Bodina at Caesaria as ''Queen Julia Urania''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unvanquished
''The Unvanquished'' is a 1938 novel by the American author William Faulkner, set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County. It tells the story of the Sartoris family, who first appeared in the novel ''Sartoris'' (or ''Flags in the Dust''). ''The Unvanquished'' takes place before that story, and is set during the American Civil War. Principal characters are Bayard Sartoris, John Sartoris (Marse John, Father), Granny, Ringo (Morengo), Ab Snopes, Cousin Drusilla, Aunt Jenny, Louvinia, and the lieutenant (a Yankee soldier). Plot summary Although ''The Unvanquished'' was first published as a whole in 1938, it consists of seven short stories which were originally published separately in ''The Saturday Evening Post ''The Saturday Evening Post'' is an American magazine, currently published six times a year. It was issued weekly under this title from 1897 until 1963, then every two weeks until 1969. From the 1920s to the 1960s, it was one of the most widely ...'', except where noted: * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pibgorn (webcomic)
''Pibgorn'' is a webcomic by Brooke McEldowney that began in early 2002. The title character is a fairy whose adventures span the fantasy and real worlds. McEldowney also creates the syndicated comic strip ''9 Chickweed Lane'', occasionally crossing over to ''Pibgorn'', which explores stronger themes of sexuality and violence. Publication history Origins ''Pibgorn'' slowly evolved over the years after McEldowney had begun ''9 Chickweed Lane'', wherein Edda would occasionally have flights of fancy where she appeared as a prototype Pibgorn on rare occasions. He finally started adapting the idea into a proposed spin-off entitled ''The Titans'', which was rejected by syndicate editors, in 2000. These proposed strips and accompanying sketches were presented on the ''Pibgorn'' website in 2005 during one of McEldowney's hiatuses from the strip. ''Titans'' would have been a gag-a-day format strip, in which Pibgorn (named Oola Inch here), disenchanted with her expected role as a fai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drusilla Wilson
Drusilla Wilson ( Cox; May 3, 1815 – June 9, 1908) was an American temperance leader and Quakers, Quaker pastor. She was the second president of the Kansas Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.). Early life Drusilla Cox was born in Belmont County, Ohio, May 3, 1815. Her parents were Joseph and Elizabeth Cox. Her father was of Scotch descent; his father came from Scotland to England and from there to North Carolina. Here both parents were born. Drusilla's siblings were: Joel (b. 1802), Rebecca (b. 1807), Elizabeth (b. 1808), Priscilla (b. 1810), Marmaduke (b. 1812), Elizabeth (b. 1813), Bennet (b. 1817), Seth (b. 1819), William (b. 1821), Maria (b. 1822), Rachel (b. 1825), Joseph (b. 1827), and Ann (b. 1829). At the age of four, she could read in the Bible, and later as her mother sat spinning at her wheel, Drusilla would read aloud to her from it. At the age of fifteen, the family moved to Wayne County, Indiana. Career Indiana On October 30, 1830, in Wayne County, she ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
