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Arisbe (species)
Arisbe (Ancient Greek: Ἀρίσβη) may refer to: * Another name for Batea (daughter of Teucer), a person in Greek mythology * Arisbe (daughter of Merops), an early wife of King Priam of Troy, also daughter of the seer Merops of Percote * Arisba, an ancient city in the Troad * Arisba (Lesbos), an ancient town on Lesbos * '' arisbe'', a species of owl butterflies The owl butterflies are species of the genus ''Caligo'' and are known for their huge eyespots, which resemble owls' eyes. They are found in the rainforests and secondary forests of Mexico, Central and South America. Owl butterflies are very la ... * Arisbe, American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce's estate in Pennsylvania {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batea (daughter Of Teucer)
In Greek mythology, the name Batea or Bateia (; Ancient Greek: Βάτεια) was the daughter or (less commonly) the aunt of King Teucer.Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Dardanus Mythology Batia's father was the ruler of a tribe known as the Teucrians (Teucri). Apollodorus3.12.1/ref> The Teucrians inhabited the area of northwest Asia Minor later called the Troad (Troas). She married King Dardanus, son of Zeus and Electra, whom Teucer named as his heir. By Dardanus, Batea was the mother of Ilus, Erichthonius, and Zacynthus. In some accounts, Arisbe of Crete, a daughter of Teucer, is mentioned as the wife of Dardanus. Arisbe and Batea are usually assumed to be the same person. According to another version of the myth, Batia was the daughter of Tros, instead of Teucer. Batea gave her name to a hill in the Troad, mentioned in the Iliad, as well as to the town of Bateia.Arrian in Eustathius on Homer, 351 Trojan family tree Notes References * Apollodorus, ''The Libra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arisbe (daughter Of Merops)
In Greek mythology, Arisbe (; Ancient Greek: Ἀρίσβη) or Arisba may refer to the following women: * Arisbe, daughter of Merops of Percote, a seer. In a non-Homeric story, she married Priam, later king of Troy, and bore him a son named Aesacus. Priam subsequently divorced her in favor of Hecuba, daughter of King Dymas of Phrygia. Arisbe then married Hyrtacus, to whom she bore a son named Asius. Ephorus wrote of Arisbe as the first wife of Paris.Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. ''Arisbe'' Otherwise, the mother of Aesacus was the naiad Alexirrhoe, daughter of the river Granicus. * Arisbe, also called Bateia, a princess as the daughter of King Teucer of Crete or of King Macareus of Lesbos. She was married to Dardanus, son of Zeus and Electra. There was a town named ''Arisbe'' in the Troad (in the northwestern part of Anatolia) and another on the island of Lesbos. Arisbe, then, may be an eponym. As daughter of Macareus, Arisbe was the sister of Methymna, Mytilene, Agamede, Antissa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arisba
Arisba or Arisbe ( grc, Ἀρίσβη; Eth. Ἀρισβαἰος), was a town of Mysia, mentioned by Homer in the same line with Sestos and Abydus. It was between Percote and Abydus,Stephanus of Byzantium, ''Ethnica'' Ἀρίσβη a colony of Mytilene, founded by Scamandrius and Ascanius, son of Aeneas. It was a member of the Delian League. The army of Alexander the Great mustered here after crossing the Hellespont. When the wandering Gauls passed over into Asia, on the invitation of Attalus I, they occupied Arisba, but were soon defeated, in 216 BCE, by Prusias I of Bithynia. In Strabo Strabo''Strabo'' (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. The father of Pompey was called "Pompeius Strabo". A native of Sicily so clear-sighted that he could see ...'s time the place was almost forgotten. There are coins of Arisbe from the Roman emperor Trajan's time (early 2nd century), and also au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arisba (Lesbos)
Arisba or Arisbe ( grc, Ἀρίσβη) was a town in ancient Lesbos, which Herodotus speaks of as being taken by the Methymnaei. Pliny the Elder says it was destroyed by an earthquake. It is located near modern Arisvi Arisba or Arisbe ( grc, Ἀρίσβη) was a town in ancient Lesbos, which Herodotus speaks of as being taken by the Methymnaei. Pliny the Elder Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23/2479), called Pliny the Elder (), was a Roman author, naturalist .... The German survey in the late 19th century created the first and only topographic plan of the visible remains, which include megaron style houses (i.e. porch and main room). References Ancient Lesbos Populated places in the ancient Aegean islands Former populated places in Greece {{AncientAegean-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arisbe (species)
Arisbe (Ancient Greek: Ἀρίσβη) may refer to: * Another name for Batea (daughter of Teucer), a person in Greek mythology * Arisbe (daughter of Merops), an early wife of King Priam of Troy, also daughter of the seer Merops of Percote * Arisba, an ancient city in the Troad * Arisba (Lesbos), an ancient town on Lesbos * '' arisbe'', a species of owl butterflies The owl butterflies are species of the genus ''Caligo'' and are known for their huge eyespots, which resemble owls' eyes. They are found in the rainforests and secondary forests of Mexico, Central and South America. Owl butterflies are very la ... * Arisbe, American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce's estate in Pennsylvania {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owl Butterfly
The owl butterflies are species of the genus ''Caligo'' and are known for their huge eyespots, which resemble owls' eyes. They are found in the rainforests and secondary forests of Mexico, Central and South America. Owl butterflies are very large, , and fly only a few meters at a time, so avian predators have little difficulty in following them to their settling place. However, the butterflies preferentially fly in dusk, when few avian predators are around. The Latin name may possibly refer to their active periods; '' caligo'' means darkness. Some owl butterflies form leks in mating behavior. Species Listed alphabetically within groups: There are some twenty species in this genus, which can be divided into six groups that might constitute subgenera. Some species are of uncertain placement with regard to these groups, however: * ''C. eurilochus'' species group ** '' Caligo bellerophon'' Stichel, 1903 ** '' Caligo brasiliensis'' (C. Felder, 1862) – Brazilian owl, almond- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
