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Aela (other)
Aela may refer to : Places * Aela (Arabia), the Ancient port city on the Red Sea and former bishopric in Palestina Tertia Salutaris, now Aqaba (Jordan) * Aela (Estonia), an Estonian village in Harju County People * Aela Callan *Aella (Amazon) In Greek mythology, Aella (, meaning "storm-swift" in Ancient Greek, pronounced /ˈɑːɛllɑː/ or "AH-ell-ah") was an Amazon warrior who fought Heracles during his Ninth Labor (the fetching of the girdle of Queen Hippolyta). Diodorus Siculus ... (), an Amazon in Greek mythology See also * Aella (other) {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aela (Arabia)
Aqaba ( , ; , ) is the only coastal city in Jordan and the largest and most populous city on the Gulf of Aqaba. Situated in southernmost Jordan, Aqaba is the administrative center of the Aqaba Governorate. The city had a population of 148,398 in 2015 and a land area of . Aqaba has significant trade and tourism. The Port of Aqaba also serves other countries in the region. Aqaba's strategic location at the northeastern tip of the Red Sea between the continents of Asia and Africa has made its port important for thousands of years. The ancient city was called ''Elath'', known in Latin as ''Aela'') and in Arabic as ''Ayla''. Its strategic location and proximity to copper mines made it a regional hub for copper production and trade in the Chalcolithic period. Aela became a bishopric under Byzantine Empire, Byzantine rule and later became a Latin Catholic titular see after Early Muslim conquests, Islamic conquest around AD 650, when it became known as ''Ayla''; the name ''Aqaba'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aela (Estonia)
Aela is a village in Kose Parish, Harju County Harju County ( or ''Harjumaa''), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the southeast, Rapla Count ..., northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) See also * Aela Landscape Conservation Area References Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aela Callan
Aela Callan is a documentary filmmaker and journalist based in Berlin, Germany. Callan began her career in Perth at 6PR radio in 1999, before working in the Canberra press gallery, Sydney's 2UE radio. and Seven News in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. In 2008, Callan won a Walkley Award, for excellence in Australian journalism. In 2013-14 Callan was selected for the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford where she studied ways to combat hate speech online in Myanmar. She was also the recipient of the Gold UNDPI Award at the New York Festivals Film and Television Awards in 2014, for her film "It's a Man's World," which appeared on the Al Jazeera Media Network, Al Jazeera Network's program 101 East Between 2009 and 2013, Callan lived in Asia and filed reports for Seven Network, Channel Seven and Al Jazeera Media Network, Al Jazeera Television. The many events she covered include Myanmar's 2010 elections, the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami, and Thailand's 2010 vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aella (Amazon)
In Greek mythology, Aella (, meaning "storm-swift" in Ancient Greek, pronounced /ˈɑːɛllɑː/ or "AH-ell-ah") was an Amazon warrior who fought Heracles during his Ninth Labor (the fetching of the girdle of Queen Hippolyta). Diodorus Siculus highlights her exceptional swiftness, noting that she was the first Amazon to charge Heracles in battle. Family The Amazons, daughters of the war god Ares and the nymph Harmonia, were renowned as fierce and independent women warriors. They were often depicted as residing in the region around the Black Sea, though their homeland's exact location varies in different accounts. Some ancient writers place the Amazons near the Thermodon River in modern-day Turkey, while others suggest Scythia or Libya. Mythology Heracles' Ninth Labor, given by Eurystheus, was to retrieve the girdle of Queen Hippolyta for his daughter, Admete. Heracles sailed to the land of the Amazons and was initially welcomed by Hippolyta, who admired his heroism. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
