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Jord (band)
Jord may refer to: * Jörð (Old Norse: ''Jǫrð'', meaning "soil, earth, dirt"), a Norse goddess * Jord International, Australian custom manufacturing company * Jord Corona, planet Venus; a volcanic dome; see List of coronae on Venus * Mount Jord, Asgard Range, Victorialand, Antarctica; a mountain * Jord Samolesky, Canadian musician, drummer for the Canadian punk band ''Propagandhi'' * A diminutive of the name Jordan (name) See also * * Gord (other) * Gordon (other) * Jordan (other) Jordan is a country in the Middle East. Jordan or Jordán may also refer to: People * Jordan (name), a list of people with this given name or surname ** Camille Jordan (1838-1922), French mathematician ** Michael Jordan, American basketball playe ... * Lajord {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jörð
Jörð (), also named Fjorgyn or Hlodyn, is the personification of earth and a goddess in Norse mythology. She is the mother of the thunder god Thor and a sexual partner of Odin. Jörð is attested in Danish history , composed in the 12th century by Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus; the ''Poetic Edda'', compiled in the 13th century by an unknown individual or individuals; and the ''Prose Edda'', also composed in the 13th century. Her name is often employed in skaldic poetry and kennings as a poetic term for land or earth. Name Etymology Old Norse means 'earth, land', serving both as a common noun ('earth') and as a theonymic incarnation of the noun ('Earth-goddess'). It stems from Proto-Germanic ''*erþō''- ('earth, soil, land'), as evidenced by the Gothic , Old English , Old Saxon , or Old High German (OHG) . The Ancient Greek word (; 'earth') is also possibly related. The word is most likely cognate with Proto-Germanic ''*erwa'' or ''erwōn-'', meaning 'sand, soil' (cf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jord International
Jord International is an Australian owned company that designs, manufactures, commissions, and services custom-engineered process equipment, modular skids, and turnkey plants for the oil & gas, chemical, power, food, industrial and mining sectors. History Creation In 1972, a group of Australian engineers, specializing in solid-liquid separation, air coolers, and furnaces, created Jord Engineers Pty Ltd. The group devised a proposal to design and build vessels for major energy companies working in Australia. Later in the 1970s, Jord developed its business within Australia, working on drum filters (1973), turnkey plants (1974), and air coolers (1976). In 1980, Jord received an order to design and build the world’s largest filter station. Expansion During the 1980s, Jord proceeded to establish partnerships with customers and suppliers. Jord started to work outside of Australia, with overseas projects in New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and New Guinea, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Coronae On Venus
This is a list of named coronae on Venus. With a few exceptions, cytherean coronae are named after fertility and earth goddesses. List of coronae on Venus See also * List of montes on Venus *List of craters on Venus This is a list of craters on Venus, named by the International Astronomical Union's (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature. All craters on Venus are named after famous women or female first names. ''(For features on Venus oth ... References USGS: Venus Nomenclature: Corona External links USGS: Venus Nomenclature {{DEFAULTSORT:Coronae on Venus Surface features of Venus Venus-related lists it:Corona (esogeologia)#Voci correlate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Jord
Mount Newall () is a peak, high, the northeast extremity of Asgard Range, in Victoria Land Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78th parallel south, 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Ant ..., Antarctica. It was discovered by the Discovery Expedition (1901–04) and named for one of the men who helped raise funds to send a relief ship for the expedition. Location Mount Newall is in the northeast of the Asgard Range. It rises over the Newall Glacier to its south, which flows northeast into the Wilson Piedmont Glacier to the east of the mountain. Mount Loke and the eastern end of the Wright Valley are to the northwest of the mountain. The Denton Glacier, Goodspeed Glacier and Hart Glacier descend into the Wright Valley from the ridge that extends southwest from the mountain. Features Named features in the region around M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jord Samolesky
Propagandhi is a Canadian punk rock and metal band formed in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in 1986 by guitarist Chris Hannah and drummer Jord Samolesky. The band is currently located in Winnipeg, Manitoba and completed by bassist Todd Kowalski and guitarist Sulynn Hago. History Formation, first two records (1986–1997) In 1986, Samolesky and Hannah recruited original bassist Scott Hopper via a "progressive thrash band looking for bass player" flyer posted in a local record shop. Hopper was replaced three years later by Mike Braumeister, which completed the first lineup to perform live. After the band established itself through several demos and larger shows, including one with Fugazi, Braumeister moved to Vancouver, and John K. Samson became the band's third bassist. In 1992, Propagandhi played a show with California punk rock band NOFX and included in their set a cover version of Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me". Impressed by their performance, NOFX front man Fat Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan (name)
Jordan is a given name and a surname. The form found in Western names originates from the Hebrew ''Yarden'', relating to the Jordan River in West Asia. According to the New Testament of the Bible, John the Baptist baptised Jesus Christ in the Jordan, and during the Crusades, crusaders and pilgrims would bring back some of the river water in containers to use in the baptism of their own children in Europe and Britain. It thus became popular as a first name. Jordanes, a 6th-century Gothic historian, may have popularised the name as well. The Greek form is Ἰορδάνης (''Iordanes''), in Arabic it is ''Al-Urdunn'', in Latin '' Jordanus'', in Italian '' Giordano'', in Spanish '' Jordán'', in Portuguese '' Jordão'', in German ''Jordan'', in Dutch ''Jordaan'', in French ''Jourdain'', in Irish ''Iordáin'' or '' Riordan'', in Russian Йордан (''Yordan''), in Romanian ''Iordan'', in Bulgarian Йордан (''Yordan''), in Polish ''Jordan'', and in Catalan ''Jor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gord (other)
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Gord may refer to *Gord (archaeology), medieval Slavic settlement * Gord (given name), people and characters with the given name * Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), a stomach disorder * Ken Gord (born 1949), Canadian film and television producer * ''Gord'' (video game), a 2023 strategy game See also *Gordian Knot * Gordon * Gordy (other) *Gourd Gourds include the fruits of some flowering plant species in the family Cucurbitaceae, particularly '' Cucurbita'' and '' Lagenaria''. The term refers to a number of species and subspecies, many with hard shells, and some without. Many gourds ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon (other)
Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave) Peter () (also known as Gordon, or "Whipped Peter", or "Poor Peter") was an escaped slave, escaped American slave who was the subject of photographs documenting the extensive keloid scarring of his back from whippings received in slavery. The "sc ..., escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Gordon Heuckeroth (born 1968), Dutch performer and radio and television personality, known professionally by the mononym Gordon * Clan Gordon, a Scottish clan Education * Gordon State College, a public college in Barnesville, Georgia * Gordon College (Massachusetts), a Christian college in Wenham, Massachusetts * Gordon College (Pakistan), a Christian college in Rawalpindi, Pakistan * Gordon College (Philippines), a public university in Subic, Zambales * Gordon College of Education, a public col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan (other)
Jordan is a country in the Middle East. Jordan or Jordán may also refer to: People * Jordan (name), a list of people with this given name or surname ** Camille Jordan (1838-1922), French mathematician ** Michael Jordan, American basketball player * Jordan (footballer, born 1932), Jordan da Costa, Brazilian football defender * Jordan (footballer, born 1998), Jordan Esteves da Costa Daniel, Brazilian football goalkeeper * Jordan (footballer, born 1999), Anderson Jordan da Silva Cordeiro, Brazilian football centre-back * Katie Price (born 1978), British glamour model known as Jordan * Pamela Rooke, English model and actress also known as Jordan Businesses * Jordan Grand Prix, an Irish Formula One constructor * Jordan Motor Car Company, an automobile manufacturer of the 1920s * Air Jordan, a nickname for Michael Jordan and the brand name of his athletic wear * The Jordan Company (TJC), an American private equity firm * Jordan (dental company), a Norwegian manufacturer of too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
