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Orthos (other)
Orthos can refer to: * ''Orthos'' (skipper), a genus of butterfly in the grass skipper family * Orthos (Thessaly), a city of ancient Thessaly, Greece * A two-headed dog in Greek mythology, also known as Orthrus See also * Orthros, the matins service in Eastern Christianity {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthos (skipper)
''Orthos'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species Recognised species in the genus ''Orthos'' include: * '' Orthos orthos'' (Godman, 900 __NOTOC__ Year 900 ( CM) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Abbasid Caliphate * Spring – Forces under the Transoxianian emir Isma'il ibn Ahmad are victorious at Balkh (Northern Afghan ... Former species *''Orthos gabina'' (Godman, 1900) - transferred to '' Neoxeniades gabina'' (Godman, 1900) *''Orthos lycortas'' (Godman, 1900) - transferred to '' Corta lycortas'' (Godman, 1900) *''Orthos trinka'' Evans, 1955 - transferred to '' Oxynthes trinka'' (Evans, 1955) References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Hesperiini Hesperiidae genera Taxa named by William Harry Evans Taxa described in 1955 {{Hesperiini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthos (Thessaly)
Orthos (, Ὄρθοι, or Ὄρθα) was a city and ''polis'' (city-state) in Hellenistic ancient Thessaly. The city appears in epigraphic texts dated to the 4th century BCE. In an inscription at Delphi of the year 341/0 BCE the name appears in genitive form (Ὄρθου). A late Hellenistic stamped roof tile found at the site of the ancient city bears the inscription ��ΘΙΕΩ �("of the Orthieians"), and a now-lost inscription of the 170s BCE provides evidence for an agoranomos of the Orthieians . In addition, bronze coins of Orthos dated between the 4th and 2nd centuries BCE are preserved with the legends «ΟΡΘΙ», «ΟΡΘΙΕΩΝ» and «ΟΡΘΙΕΙΩΝ». The city's name appears in a list of theorodokoi at Delphi dated to . Whether the community is the same as the Orthe known from the Homeric ''Catalogue of Ships'' in the ''Iliad'' is unknown but appears probable due to the similarities in name. The archaeological site of Orthos is located at the Agio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthrus
In Greek mythology, Orthrus (, ''Orthros'') or Orthus (, ''Orthos'') was, according to the mythographer Apollodorus, a two-headed dog who guarded Geryon's cattle and was killed by Heracles. He was the offspring of the monsters Echidna and Typhon, and the brother of Cerberus, who was also a multi-headed guard dog. Name His name is given as either "Orthrus" (''Ὄρθρος'') or "Orthus" (''Ὄρθος''). For example, Hesiod, the oldest source, calls the hound "Orthus", while Apollodorus calls him "Orthrus". Mythology According to Hesiod, Orthrus was the father of the Sphinx and the Nemean Lion, though whom Hesiod meant as the mother, whether it is Orthrus' own mother Echidna, the Chimera, or Ceto, is unclear. Orthrus and his master Eurytion were charged with guarding the three-headed, or three-bodied giant Geryon's herd of red cattle in the "sunset" land of Erytheia ("red one"), an island in the far west of the Mediterranean. Heracles killed Orthrus, and later slew Eurytio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
