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Perseid Meteor
Perseid (archaically spelt Perseide) may refer to: * Any meteor of the Perseids * Any member of the Perseids (mythology) * Perse (mythology), a figure in Greek mythology * Hecate, daughter of Perses (son of Crius) * The ''Perseid'', a poem by Trinacrius mentioned in Ovid's ''Epistulae ex Ponto'' (4, 16, 25) * The ''Perseid'', an episode of Ovid's ''Metamorphoses'' devoted to Perseus See also * Perséides (album), ''Perséides'' (album), 2021 album by Cœur de pirate * Perséides (film), ''Perséides'' (film), 2023 film directed by Laurence Lévesque * Perseis (other) * Perseus (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perseids
The Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle that are usually visible from mid-July to late-August. The meteoroid, meteors are called the Perseids because they appear from the general direction of the constellation Perseus (constellation), Perseus and in more modern times have a radiant (meteor shower), radiant bordering on Cassiopeia (constellation), Cassiopeia and Camelopardalis. Etymology The name is derived from the word Perseids (mythology), Perseids (), the sons of Perseus in Greek mythology. Characteristics The stream of debris is called the Perseid cloud and stretches along the orbit of the comet Swift–Tuttle. The cloud consists of particles ejected by the comet as it travels on its 133-year orbit. Most of the particles have been part of the cloud for around a thousand years. However, there is also a relatively young filament of dust in the stream that was pulled off the comet in 1865, which can give an early mini-peak the da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perseids (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the Perseids ( Perseid; , , ), also called the Perseid dynasty, the Perseid line, or the House of Perseus, are the descendants of Perseus and Andromeda (mythology), Andromeda. After the Greek Dark Ages, tradition recalled that Perseus and his descendants the Perseids had ruled Tiryns in Mycenaean Greece, Mycenaean times, while the allied branch descended from Perseus' great-uncle Proetus ruled in Argos, Peloponnese, Argos. Perseus and Andromeda had seven sons: Perses (son of Andromeda and Perseus), Perses, Alcaeus (mythology), Alcaeus, Heleus, Mestor, Sthenelus (son of Andromeda and Perseus), Sthenelus, Electryon, and Cynurus; and two daughters: Gorgophone, and Autochthe. Perses was left in Ethiopia (Mythology), Aethiopia and was believed to have become an ancestor of the Persian Empire, Persians. The other descendants ruled Mycenae from Electryon down to Eurystheus, after whom Atreus got the kingdom. The most renowned of the Perseids was the greatest Greek he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perse (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Perse () is one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. Her name was also spelled as Persa, Perseide, Persea or Perseis (, '). Perse married Helios, the god of the sun, and bore him several children, most notably the sorceress-goddess Circe. Mythology Perse was one of the wives of the sun god, Helios. According to Homer and Hesiod, with Helios she had Circe and Aeëtes, with later authors also mentioning their children Pasiphaë, Perses, Aloeus,Tzetzes ad Lycophron174 and even Calypso, who is however more commonly the daughter of Atlas. It is not clear why Perse bore Helios, the source of all light, such dark and mysterious children. When Aphrodite cursed Helios to fall in love with the mortal princess Leucothoe, he is said to have forgotten about Perse. She seems to have been linked to witchcraft and knowledge of herbs and potions, much like her daughters Circe and Pasiphaë. She might have also been assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hecate
Hecate ( ; ) is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches, a key, or snakes, or accompanied by dogs, and in later periods depicted as three-formed or triple-bodied. She is variously associated with crossroads, night, light, magic, witchcraft, drugs, and the Moon.Seyffert, s.vHecate/ref>d'Este, Sorita & Rankine, David, Hekate Liminal Rites, Avalonia, 2009. Her earliest appearance in literature was in Hesiod's '' Theogony'' in the 8th century BCE as a goddess of great honour with domains in sky, earth, and sea. She had popular followings amongst the witches of Thessaly, and an important sanctuary among the Carians of Asia Minor in Lagina.Burkert, p. 171. The earliest evidence for Hecate's cult comes from Selinunte, in Sicily. Hecate was one of several deities worshipped in ancient Athens as a protector of the '' oikos'' (household), alongside Zeus, Hestia, Hermes, and Apollo. In the post-Christian writings of the Chalde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epistulae Ex Ponto
''Epistulae ex Ponto'' (''Letters from the Black Sea'') is a work of Ovid, in four books. It is a collection of letters describing Ovid's exile in Tomis (modern-day Constanța) written in elegiac couplets and addressed to his wife and friends. The first three books were composed between AD 12 and 13, according to the general academic consensus: "none of these elegies contains references to events falling outside that time span". The fourth book is believed to have been published posthumously. The poems The themes of the letters are similar to those of ''Tristia''. Ovid writes to his wife and friends about the grimness of his exile, his deteriorating state of health and the future of his literary works. A recurring request to Ovid's named addressees in ''Epistulae ex Ponto'' remains his desire for a change of location from Tomis, which he repeatedly describes as "a town located in a war-stricken cultural wasteland on the remotest margins of empire". Recent scholarship has repeate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metamorphoses
The ''Metamorphoses'' (, , ) is a Latin Narrative poetry, narrative poem from 8 Common Era, CE by the Ancient Rome, Roman poet Ovid. It is considered his ''Masterpiece, magnum opus''. The poem chronicles the history of the world from its Creation myth, creation to the deification of Julius Caesar in a mythico-historical framework comprising over 250 myths, 15 books, and 11,995 lines. Although it meets some of the criteria for an epic poem, epic, the poem defies simple genre classification because of its varying themes and tones. Ovid took inspiration from the genre of metamorphosis poetry. Although some of the ''Metamorphoses'' derives from earlier treatment of the same myths, Ovid diverged significantly from all of his models. The ''Metamorphoses'' is one of the most influential works in Western culture. It has inspired such authors as Dante Alighieri, Giovanni Boccaccio, Geoffrey Chaucer, and William Shakespeare. Numerous episodes from the poem have been depicted in works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perséides (album)
''Perséides'' ("Perseids") is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Béatrice Martin, under her stage name of Cœur de pirate, released April 30, 2021. The album is composed of ten solo piano songs, and was inspired by her recovery from vocal cord surgery. Each track is named for a city in Quebec that influenced Martin's childhood. The album was a Juno Award The Juno Awards (stylized as JUNOS), or simply known as the Junos, are awards presented by Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in Canada's mu ... nominee for Instrumental Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022. Track listing References {{Authority control 2021 albums Cœur de pirate albums Bravo Musique albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perséides (film)
''Perséides'' is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Laurence Lévesque and released in 2023. The film profiles Julie Châtelain, a young woman afflicted with a degenerative eye disease that will eventually leave her blind, as she undergoes medical treatment and learns how to come to terms with and adapt to her changing reality. The film premiered at the 2023 Montreal International Documentary Festival.Pat Mullen"Montreal’s RIDM Announces Programming, Competition Docs" ''Point of View (magazine), Point of View'', October 25, 2023. Awards References External links * 2023 films 2023 short documentary films Canadian short documentary films French-language Canadian films French-language documentary films 2020s Canadian films {{2020s-Canada-documentary-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perseis (other)
Perseis may refer to: *Perseis (Paeonia), an ancient Macedonian city * Perse (mythology), or Perseis, a figure in Greek mythology * ''Perseis'', a genus of moths, now known as ''Parachma'' * ''Perseis'', a disused synonym of a genus of sea cucumbers, ''Bohadschia ''Bohadschia'' is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Holothuriidae. They are among the largest, most common, and conspicuous sea cucumbers on coral reefs. They have large, loaf-like bodies that are often strikingly colored. Species , the Wo ...'' See also * Perseid (other) * Perseus (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
