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Despina Avramidou
Despina may refer to: People * Despina Achladiotou, the Lady of Ro (c1890–1982), Greek patriot * Despina Chatzivassiliou-Tsovilis (born 1967), Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) * Despina Delios, American beauty pageant contestant * Despina Georgiadou (born 1991), Greek fencer * Mary Despina Lekas (1928–2023), American surgeon * Despina Louca, Cypriot-American physicist * Debbie Matenopolous, born Despina Matenopoulos (born 1974), American television host * Despina Montagas (born 1961), Greek wrestler * Despina Olympiou (born 1975), Greek-Cypriot singer * Despina Papadopoulou (born 1979), Greek footballer * Despina Papamichail (born 1993), Greek tennis player * Despina Stokou (born 1978), Greek artist based in Los Angeles * Despina Storch (1894 or 1895–1918), Greek woman suspected of spying for Germany in World War I * Despina Stratigakos (born 1963), Canadian-born architectural historian and academic * Despina Vandi (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Of Ro
''Lady'' is a term for a woman who behaves in a polite way. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the female counterpart of lord, now it may refer to any adult woman, as gentleman can be used for men. "Lady" is also a formal title in the United Kingdom. "Lady" is used before the family name or peerage of a woman with a title of nobility or honorary title '' suo jure'' (in her own right), such as female members of the Order of the Garter and Order of the Thistle, or the wife of a lord, a baronet, Scottish feudal baron, laird, or a knight, and also before the first name of the daughter of a duke, marquess, or earl. Etymology The word comes from Old English '; the first part of the word is a mutated form of ', "loaf, bread", also seen in the corresponding ', "lord". The second part is usually taken to be from the root ''dig-'', "to knead", seen also in dough; the sense development from bread-kneader, or bread-maker, or bread-shaper, to the ord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Despina Storch
Despina Storch or Despina Davidovitch Storch (1894 or 1895 – March 30, 1918) was an Ottoman Greek woman who was alleged to be a spy for Germany and the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Storch was later immortalized as "Turkish Delight", "Turkish beauty", and a "modern Cleopatra" in spy literature. Early life and travels Born in Istanbul to a Phanariote Greek family of German and Bulgarian descent, Despina married Frenchman Paul Storch when she was 17 years old. Though they later divorced, their former marriage created a peculiar situation due to Paul's service in the French army while his ex-wife was suspected of spying for France's enemies. Several factors led American authorities to suspect that Madame Storch was a spy. She traveled the capitals of the world frequently changing her name: "In Paris, for instance, she was known as Madame Nezie; in Madrid and London as Madame Hesketh; in Rome as Madame Davidovitch; at the New York Biltmore, in New York, as Madame Despi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Karvelas
Nikos Karvelas (; born 8 September 1951) is a Greek musician, composer, singer, songwriter, record producer and author. He has sold millions of records as a producer and is most recognizable for his four-decade-long collaboration with Anna Vissi, while some of his other well-known collaborations include Tolis Voskopoulos and Sakis Rouvas. Karvelas has released multiple personal studio albums that have had mild to big success. In 2012, Alpha TV ranked Karvelas as the 13th top-certified composer in Greece in the phonographic era. Early life Karvelas was born in Piraeus. When he was five years old, his parents bought him his first piano. He started to play popular songs and composed his first melodies. During the 1970s, he studied law at the University of Athens. Karvelas created his first rock band influenced by famous rock bands like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. He started to become known at the end of the 1970s. In the early 1980s, Karvelas met his muse, Vissi, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Così Fan Tutte
(''Women are like that, or The School for Lovers''), Köchel catalogue, K. 588, is an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was first performed on 26 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte who also wrote ''The Marriage of Figaro, Le nozze di Figaro'' and ''Don Giovanni''. Although it is commonly held that was written and composed at the suggestion of the Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor Joseph II, recent research does not support this idea. There is evidence that Mozart's contemporary Antonio Salieri tried to set the libretto but left it unfinished. In 1994, John A. Rice (musicologist), John Rice uncovered two String trio, terzetti by Salieri in the Austrian National Library. The short title, ''Così fan tutte'', literally means "So do they all", using the feminine plural (''wikt:tutte#Italian, tutte'') to indicate women. It is usually translated into English as "Women are like that". The words a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Despina (moon)
Despina , also known as Neptune V, is the third-closest inner moon of Neptune. It is named after Greek mythological character Despoina, a nymph who was a daughter of Poseidon and Demeter. Discovery Despina was discovered in late July 1989 from the images taken by the ''Voyager 2'' probe. It was given the temporary designation S/1989 N 3. The discovery was announced (IAUC 4824) on 2 August 1989, and mentions "10 frames taken over 5 days", implying a discovery date of sometime before July 28. The name was given on 16 September 1991. Physical characteristics Despina's diameter is approximately . Despina is irregularly shaped and shows no sign of any geological modification. It is likely that it is a rubble pile re-accreted from fragments of Neptune's original satellites, which were disrupted by perturbations from Triton soon after that moon's capture into a very eccentric initial orbit. Compositionally, Despina appears to be similar to other small inner Neptu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Despina (moth)
''Despina rhodosema'' is a moth in the family Oecophoridae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. It is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Despina'' erected by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1978. It is found in Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci .... References Moths described in 1931 Oecophorinae Moths of South America Endemic fauna of Chile {{Oecophoridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Despoina
Despoina or Despoena (; ) was the epithet of a goddess worshipped by the Eleusinian Mysteries in Ancient Greece as the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon and the sister of Arion. Surviving sources refer to her exclusively under the title ''Despoina'' ("the Mistress," cognate of " Despot") alongside her mother Demeter, as her real name could not be revealed to anyone except those initiated into her mysteries and was consequently lost with the extinction of the Eleusinian religion. Writing during the second century A.D., Pausanias spoke of Demeter as having two daughters; Kore being born first, before Despoina was born, with Zeus being the father of Kore and Poseidon as the father of Despoina. Pausanias made it clear that Kore is Persephone, although he did not reveal Despoina's proper name. In the myth, Poseidon saw Demeter and desired her. To avoid him, she took her archaic form of a mare, but he took the form of a stallion and mated with her. From this union Demeter bore a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milica Despina Of Wallachia
Milica Despina ( sr-cyrl, Милица Деспина; ; – 30 January 1554) was the Princess consort of Wallachia by marriage to Neagoe Basarab (). She was regent of Wallachia from 1521 to 1522, on the behalf of her son Teodosie of Wallachia. In later years, she became a nun, and took the name Platonida. Life Princess Milica Despina was of Serbian origin, and closely related to noble houses of Branković and Lazarević. In historiography, there are several theories about her parents. Some scholars think that she was one of the daughters of Serbian despot Jovan Branković who died in 1502. Others think that she was daughter of Jovan's elder brother, Serbian despot Đorđe Branković who died in 1516. There is also some other views about her origin.Nicolescu, 95–117. Issue Milica Despina and Neagoe Basarab had six children: * Teodosie of Wallachia * Stana of Wallachia married to Stephen IV of Moldavia * Petru * Ioan * Roxanda (Ruxandra) of Wallachia married to Radu of Afu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivera Despina
Olivera is the female version of Oliver, with Oliveras also a Catalan surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alfredo Olivera (1908-?), Uruguayan chess master *Baldomero Olivera (born 1938), Filipino chemist *Benjamin Oliveras (born 1981), French football player *Érika Olivera (born 1976), Chilean marathon runner * Fernando Olivera (born 1958), Peruvian politician *Héctor Olivera (film director) (born 1931), Argentine film director, producer and screenplay writer *Joaquín Enrique Valerio Olivera (born 1973), Spanish football player *Juan Manuel Olivera (born 1981), Uruguayan football player *Mako Oliveras (born 1946), Puerto Rican baseball player and manager *Nicolás Olivera (born 1978), Uruguayan football player *Rubén Olivera (born 1983), Uruguayan football player See also * Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, stadium in Rivera, Uruguay * Olvera (other) * Oliveria (other) *Oliveira (surname) Oliveira is a Portuguese (and Galician) surname, used in Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Despoina Vavatsi
Despoina Vavatsi (born 2 May 1978) is a Greek biathlete. She competed in two events at the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; ; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), were an international wi .... References 1978 births Living people Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics Greek female biathletes Olympic biathletes for Greece Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Serres {{Greece-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Despina Vandi
Despina Malea (; born 22 July 1969), known as Despina Vandi (), is a Greek singer. Born in Tübingen near Stuttgart, Germany, Vandi's family returned to Kavala, Greece when she was six years old. After moving to Athens in the early 1990s, Vandi signed with Minos EMI and released two albums '' Gela Mou'' (1994) and '' Esena Perimeno'' (1996). She then began an exclusive collaboration with songwriter/ producer Phoebus and achieved commercial success with her third album, '' Deka Endoles'' (1997), followed by the multi-platinum '' Profities'' (1999), as she established a more "pop" stage performance style and image, becoming one of the most prominent artists of the laïko/pop genre. Her single " Ipofero" (2000) became the best-selling single of all-time in Greece. Following Phoebus' departure from Minos EMI, Vandi followed him to the newly formed independent label Heaven Music and released ''Gia'' (2001), which became and remains her biggest commercial success, as well as one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Despina Stratigakos
Despina Stratigakos (born 1963) is a Canadian-born architectural historian, writer, former vice provost, and professor of architecture at the University at Buffalo. Education Stratigakos was born in Montreal, Quebec, and received her undergraduate education from the University of Toronto and her Master of Arts from the University of California Berkeley. She earned her Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr College. She taught at Harvard University and the University of Michigan before joining the School of Architecture and Planning at the University at Buffalo. Academic career From 2018 to 2022, Stratigakos served as the University at Buffalo's Vice Provost of Inclusive Excellence. Stratigakos previously served as a Director of the Society of Architectural Historians, an Advisor of the International Archive of Women in Architecture at Virginia Tech, a Trustee of the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, and Deputy Director of the Gender Institute at the University at Buffalo. She also partic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
