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Laconian Characters In Greek Mythology
Laconia or Lakonia may refer to: Places * Laconia, a region of Greece * Laconia (constituency), an electoral district of Greece ** Laconian Greek, a dialect of Doric Greek United States * Laconia, Indiana * Laconia, New Hampshire * Laconia, Tennessee Ships * , 1911–1917, sunk in the First World War * 1921–1942, sunk in the Second World War ** Laconia incident, sinking of RMS ''Laconia'' and being attacked while rescuing survivors. * TSMS ''Lakonia'', 1929–1963, caught fire, evacuated and sank in 1963 See also * Laconian (dog) The Laconian (), also known as the Spartan or the Castorian, is an extinct dog breed from Ancient Greece, famous for their sense of smell, typically used for Hunting dog, hunting. The breed originated in Laconia, a region of Ancient Greece, famo ..., an extinct dog breed * Laconia Car Company a one time American rolling stock builder * Loconia, a village in Apulia, Italy {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laconia
Laconia or Lakonia (, , ) is a historical and Administrative regions of Greece, administrative region of Greece located on the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparti (municipality), Sparta. The word ''Laconic phrase, laconic''—to speak in a blunt, concise way—is derived from the name of this region, a reference to the ancient Spartans who were renowned for their verbal austerity and blunt, often pithy remarks. Geography Laconia is bordered by Messenia to the west and Arcadia (regional unit), Arcadia to the north and is surrounded by the Myrtoan Sea to the east and by the Laconian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. It encompasses Cape Malea and Cape Tainaron and a large part of the Mani Peninsula. The Mani Peninsula is in the west region of Laconia. The islands of Kythira and Antikythera lie to the south, but they administratively belong to the Attica (region), Attica regional unit of Islands (regional unit), islands. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laconia (constituency)
Laconia is a constituency of the Hellenic Parliament. Members References See also * List of parliamentary constituencies of Greece This is a list of electoral constituencies returning Members of Parliament to the Hellenic Parliament, Parliament of Greece. The list reflects the changes which were made to Athens B and Attica in December 2018. Electoral constituencies accou ... {{coord missing, Greece Parliamentary constituencies of Greece Laconia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doric Greek
Doric or Dorian (), also known as West Greek, was a group of Ancient Greek dialects; its Variety (linguistics), varieties are divided into the Doric proper and Northwest Doric subgroups. Doric was spoken in a vast area, including northern Greece (Acarnania, Aetolia, Epirus, Ozolian Locris, western and Opuntian Locris, eastern Locris, Phocis (ancient region), Phocis, Doris (Greece), Doris, and possibly Macedonia (ancient kingdom), ancient Macedonia), most of the Regions of ancient Greece#Peloponnese, Peloponnese (Achaea (ancient region), Achaea, Ancient Elis, Elis, Messenia (ancient region), Messenia, Laconia, Argolid, Aegina, Corinthia (ancient region), Corinthia, and Megara), the Southern Aegean (Kythira, Milos, Santorini, Thera, Crete, Karpathos, and Rhodes), as well as the colonies of some of those regions in Cyrene, Libya, Cyrene, Magna Graecia, the Greek colonisation#Black Sea and Propontis, Black Sea, Greek colonisation#Ionian Sea, Adriatic Sea, and Illyria, the Ionian Sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laconia, Indiana
Laconia is a town in Boone Township, Harrison County, Indiana, United States. The population was 73 at the 2020 census. Geography Laconia is located at (38.032174, -86.085271). According to the 2010 census, Laconia has a total area of , all land. History Laconia is a small farming community and was platted in 1816 by John Boone. The Boone family, prominent in the settlement of southern Harrison County, owned large tracts of land throughout the township which bears their name. The original town, consisting of 64 lots, was laid out on property of four owners: William Smith, William Winigar, William Williams, and William Madden Sr. Because Laconia was the only town of any size in Boone Township, the settlement became the commercial center of the area. Laconia was the distribution center for mail and was served by the L&N Railroad, which ran on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River. Because of the proximity of an ample supply of lumber, the Elbert Brothers established a furniture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laconia, New Hampshire
Laconia ( ) is a city in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 16,871 at the 2020 census, up from 15,951 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Belknap County. Laconia, situated between Lake Winnipesaukee and Lake Winnisquam, includes the villages of Lakeport and Weirs Beach. Each June, the city hosts Laconia Motorcycle Week, also known as "Bike Week," one of the country's largest motorcycle rallies. Name Laconia is named after the Greek region of Laconia (Greek: Λακωνία, ''Lakonía'', Greek pronunciation: akoˈni.a in the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. History A large Abenaki Indian settlement called Aquadoctan once existed at the point now known as The Weirs, named by colonists for fishing weirs discovered at the outlet of the Winnipesaukee River. Early explorers had hoped to follow the Piscataqua River north to Lake Champlain in search of the great lakes and rivers of Canada mentioned in Indian folklore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laconia, Tennessee
Laconia is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ..., United States. Its ZIP code is 38045. Notes Unincorporated communities in Fayette County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee {{FayetteCountyTN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laconia Incident
The ''Laconia'' incident was a series of events surrounding the sinking of a British passenger ship in the Atlantic Ocean on 12 September 1942, during World War II, and a subsequent aerial attack on German and Italian submarines involved in rescue attempts. , carrying 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers, and prisoners of war, was torpedoed and sunk by , a German U-boat, off the West African coast. Operating partly under the dictates of the old prize rules, the U-boat's commander, Werner Hartenstein, immediately commenced rescue operations. ''U-156'' broadcast her position on open radio channels to all Allied powers nearby, and was joined by several other U-boats in the vicinity. After surfacing and picking up survivors, who were accommodated on the foredeck, ''U-156'' headed on the surface under Red Cross banners to rendezvous with Vichy French ships and transfer the survivors. En route, the U-boat was spotted by a B-24 Liberator bomber of the US Army Air Forces. The ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TSMS Lakonia
TSMS ''Lakonia'' was an ocean liner that was launched in 1929 for Netherland Line as the ocean liner ''Johan van Oldenbarnevelt''. In 1962 she became the Greek Line cruise ship TSMS ''Lakonia''. On 22 December 1963 she caught fire at sea and on 29 December she sank. 128 people were killed in the disaster. In the 1930s ''Johan van Oldenbarnevelt''s regular route was between Port of Amsterdam, Amsterdam and the Dutch East Indies. She served in the World War II, Second World War as an Allied Troopship, troop ship. She was refitted several times and latterly became a cruise ship. In 1962 Netherland Line sold her to a Greek company, the Shipping Investment Corporation, who renamed her ''Lakonia'' and for whom the Greek Line managed her for cruising. From April 1963 Greek Line operated her on cruises from Port of Southampton, Southampton. On 22 December 1963 fire broke out on the ship when she was about north of Madeira during a Christmas cruise. As the fire spread, alarms sounded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laconian (dog)
The Laconian (), also known as the Spartan or the Castorian, is an extinct dog breed from Ancient Greece, famous for their sense of smell, typically used for Hunting dog, hunting. The breed originated in Laconia, a region of Ancient Greece, famous for its city state, Sparta. Renowned and highly valued for their hunting skills,“From mount Taygetus cometh the Laconian hound, the cleverest creature in chasing the quarry, The goats of Scyros are the best for milk ; arms are from _ Argos; the chariot from Thebes. But it is. from fruitful Sicily that you must seek the deftly-wrought mule-car. " p.63Pindar. Fragments./ref> Laconian hounds garnered praise over the centuries with their sense of smellPlato, ''Parmenides'' 128C. “You follow the arguments with a scent as keen as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laconia Car Company
Laconia Car Company manufactured railway cars in Laconia, New Hampshire from 1848 to 1928. The Ranlet Manufacturing Company began building horse-drawn wagons, carriages and stagecoaches in 1844. The company was identified as Ranlet Car Company to emphasize focus on manufacturing railway cars after railways reached Laconia in 1848. By 1869, the company employed one hundred men and was producing three hundred freight cars per year. In 1870 the company began producing railway passenger cars at the rate of about one per month. History The company was reorganized as the Laconia Car Company in 1882, occupying seven acres of downtown Laconia including a four-story brick foundry for casting and forging metal parts. Some parts were used for wooden cars assembled in nearby shops, while other parts were sold to railways and other car manufacturers building or repairing wooden cars. Laconia was producing 125 railway passenger cars per year by 1893 primarily for New England railways, horsec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
