|
Onchestus
{{disambiguation ...
Onchestus may refer to: *Onchestus or Onchestos, Greek town in ancient Boeotia northwest of Thebes * Onchestus (river), river of ancient Thessaly, Greece * Onchestus (phasmid), genus of insect * Onchestus rentzi, Australian species of stick insect See also * Onchestos (mythology) In Greek mythology, Onchestos or Onchestus (Ancient Greek: Ογχηστός) was the eponymous founder of the city of Onchestos in Boeotia, where the Onchestian Poseidon had a temple and a statue. Family Little is known about Onchestos and onl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onchestus (phasmid)
''Onchestus''Stål C (1877) Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique 20: 63. is a genus of stick insects in the tribe Phasmatini. Genera * '' Onchestus gorgus'' (Westwood, 1859) * ''Onchestus rentzi ''Onchestus rentzi'' is an Australian species of stick insect, commonly named the crowned stick insect, described in 2006. It lives in rainforests along the coast of Queensland and the Northern Territory. It is named after the Australian orthopte ...'' Brock & Hasenpusch, 2006 * '' Onchestus ripperae'' Brock & Hasenpusch, 2022 References External links * {{Taxonbar, from=Q10609812 Phasmatodea genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onchestus Rentzi
''Onchestus rentzi'' is an Australian species of stick insect, commonly named the crowned stick insect, described in 2006. It lives in rainforests along the coast of Queensland and the Northern Territory. It is named after the Australian orthopterist David Rentz. Identification Crowned stick insects are dark black-grey and use camouflage to blend in with the surroundings. Adults can reach lengths of 120mm and have a protuberance of the cuticle of the head which resembles a crown in both sexes. The wings of this species are a deep purple in colour. Gallery Image:The new lot 158.jpg, 2 eggs from ''Onchestus rentzi'' See also *List of Australian stick insects and mantids References External linksPhasmid Study Group: ''Onchestus rentzi'' Onchestus, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onchestos
Onchestos or Onchestus () was a Greek town in ancient Boeotia northwest of Thebes, Greece, Thebes. In ancient times it was famous for its sanctuary of Poseidon. The site has been excavated intermittently since the 1960s. It was in the territory of Haliartus, said to have been founded by Onchestos (mythology), Onchestos, a son of Poseidon. History Onchestos is mentioned in the famous "Catalogue of Ships" in Homer, Homer's ''Iliad'' where it is referred to as Poseidon’s "bright grove."Strabon, ''Geōgraphiká'' 9.2.33. The town was a meeting place for the Boeotian League in the Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedonian period. The town was burned by the Persians under Xerxes I, and probably again by the Roman Empire, Romans in 171 BC when nearby Haliartus was destroyed. In the early 1st century AD Strabo wrote that the temple was standing although Poseidon's sacred grove was "devoid of trees". In the 2nd century Pausanias (geographer), Pausanias wrote that he was still able to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onchestus (river)
Onchestus or Onchestos (), was a river of ancient Thessaly, flowing near Scotussa, through the battlefield of Cynoscephalae into Lake Boebeis. It is perhaps the same river as the Onochonus or Onochonos (Ὀνόχωνος), whose waters were exhausted by the army of Xerxes I during the Persian invasion of Greece. It is true that Herodotus describes this river as flowing into the Peneius In Greek mythology, Peneus (; Greek: Πηνειός) was a Thessalian river god, one of the three thousand Rivers, a child of Oceanus and Tethys. Family The nymph Creusa bore him one son, Hypseus, who was King of the Lapiths, and three dau ...; but in this he was probably mistaken, as its course must have been into Lake Boebeis. References Geography of ancient Boeotia Rivers of Greece {{Greece-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |