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Menon
Menon may refer to: People *Menon (subcaste), an honorary title accorded to some Nairs. Surnamed *Menon (surname), a surname used historically by those with the title of Menon and now by their descendants. Given named * Menon (cookbook author), pseudonym of an unidentified 18th-century French cookbook author * Menon (Phidias), a workman with Phidias * Menon (Trojan), a Trojan soldier in Trojan War * Menon I of Pharsalus, assisted Cimon at Battle of Eion * Menon II of Pharsalus, led troops assisting Athens in the Peloponnesian War *Menon III of Pharsalus or Meno, a Thessalian general and character in Plato's ''Meno'' dialogue. One of the generals of the Greek mercenaries in the army of Cyrus the Younger. *Menon IV of Pharsalus (born ?), 4th century Greek general *Menon, 4th century BC Peripatetic writer on medicine: see Anonymus Londinensis *Múnón, also called Mennón, a Trojan chieftain or king mentioned by the twelfth-century Icelandic writer Snorri Sturluson that may refer to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menon (surname)
Menon () is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Etymology Indian In arts, entertainment, and media Journalism * Appan Menon (1947–1996), Indian print and television journalist * C. Karunakara Menon (1863–1922), Indian journalist and politician * Chengalathu Kunhirama Menon (1857–1935), Indian journalist * Mini Menon, Indian journalist *Ramesh Menon, Indian author, journalist, and documentary film maker Literature * Anil Menon, Indian computer scientist and writer of speculative fiction * I. K. K. Menon (1919–2013), Indian writer *Indu Menon (born 1980), Indian writer, novelist, and sociologist * M. K. Menon (1928–1993), Indian writer * Menon Marath (1906–2003), Indo-Anglican novelist * Nalapat Narayana Menon (1887–1954), Indian author * Nivedita Menon, feminist writer and professor of political thought at Jawaharlal Nehru University * Oyyarathu Chandu Menon (1847–1899), Indian novelist * Puthezhath Raman Menon (1891–1973), Indian Writer, Presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menon (subcaste)
Menon (Malayalam: Help:IPA/Malayalam, [meːnoːn]) is an Aristocracy, aristocratic hereditary title of the Nair community bestowed by various kings of Kerala, most saliently the Zamorin of Calicut and Maharaja of Cochin, upon eminent Nairs. The recipient of the title held it lifelong, and the male members of the family held it in perpetuity in the matrilineal line. Historically, the Menons were feudal landlords or Jenmi, Jenmimar with some of them being Naduvazhi, Naduvazhis. They were often engaged in various administrative and political duties, such as being ministers, Accountant, accountants and advisors of the Zamorin, Kings of Kerala. Many members of the Menon subcaste are related to the Kingdom of Cochin, Cochin royal family, Zamorin, Zamorin of Calicut, Paliath Achan, Paliam royal family, & Kodungallur Kovilakam, Kodungallur royal family since the members of royal families in Central Kerala were often married to aristocratic Nair/Menon families. Thus, the children of su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menon IV Of Pharsalus
Menon (; died 321 BC) was a citizen of Pharsalus in Thessaly, and a man of great influence and reputation. He took a prominent part in the Lamian war, and commanded the Thessalian cavalry in the Battle of Melitaea. Plutarch states that Menon's services were highly valued by the confederates, and that he held a place in their estimation second only to Leosthenes. At the Battle of Crannon (322 BC), he and Antiphilus the Athenian, were defeated by Antipater and Craterus, though the Thessalian horse under his command maintained its superiority over that of the enemy during the action. Menon and Antiphilus then felt compelled to open negotiations with the conquerors, which led to the dissolution of the Greek confederacy. When Antipater was obliged to cross over to Asia to take on Perdiccas, the Aetolians renewed the war, and were zealously supported in Thessaly by Menon, through whose influence it was probable that most of the Thessalian towns were induced to take part in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nair
The Nair (, ) also known as Nayar, are a group of Indian Hindu castes, described by anthropologist Kathleen Gough as "not a unitary group but a named category of castes". The Nair include several castes and many subdivisions, not all of whom historically bore the name 'Nair'. Fuller (1975) p. 309 These people lived, and many continue to live, in the area which is now the Indian state of Kerala. Their internal caste behaviours and systems are markedly different between the people in the northern and southern sections of the area, although there is not very much reliable information on those inhabiting the north. Fuller (1975) p. 284 Historically, Nairs lived in large family units called '' tharavads'' that housed descendants of one common female ancestor. These family units along with their unusual marriage customs, which are no longer practiced, have been much studied. Although the detail varied from one region to the next, the main points of interest to researchers of Nair marr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menon II Of Pharsalus
Menon (, fl 431 BC) commanded a faction of Pharsalians who were among the Thessalians who came to the assistance of the Athenians when they were being attacked by the Peloponnesian army in the first year of the Peloponnesian War, 431 BC. At the time, he led a cavalry that was involved in a skirmish at Phrygia.Thucydides, ''History of the Peloponnesian War'', II.22 He may be the son or grandson of Menon I of Pharsalus, and he may be the grandfather of Menon III of Pharsalus (who appears in Plato's ''Meno''), via his son Alexidemus. References Bibliography *Thucydides, ''History of the Peloponnesian War The ''History of the Peloponnesian War'' () is a historical account of the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), which was fought between the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) and the Delian League (led by Classical Athens, Athens). The account, ...'', Bk II, line 22 *Roland Grubb Kent, ''A History of Thessaly: From the Earliest Historical Times to the Ascension of Philip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menon (cookbook Author)
Menon was the most prolific cookbook author in 18th-century France. Very little is known of his life as a whole. The National Library of France (Bibliothèque Nationale de France) lists his name as Joseph Menon. His numerous works were often reprinted, sometimes anonymously. The best-known of his books is probably ''La Cuisinière bourgeoise'', which was first published in 1746 and every year after for the next century, even during the French Revolution. It was the most reprinted French cookbook and the only one written before the French Revolution to be reprinted after 1800. Before the publication of ''La Cuisinière bourgeoise'', French cookbooks claimed to make a royal and elite cuisine available to all budgets. Menon's book took the opposite approach, presenting a cuisine with "modest origins" that would be sought after by elites. "Bourgeois" or middle-class cuisine was women's cooking, hence the feminine cook in the book's title. Principal works * ''Nouveau Traité de la C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menon (gastropod)
''Menon'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae Eulimidae is a family of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Vanikoroidea. Description These small parasitic snails live on (or in some cases in) the bodies of echinoderms such as sea cucumbers, se ....WoRMS (2014). Menon Hedley, 1900. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565636 on 2014-12-22 Species There is only one known species within this genus: * '' Menon anceps'' Hedley, 1900 References External links To World Register of Marine Species Eulimidae {{Eulimidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menon I Of Pharsalus
Menon (, 525? BC – 472? BC) was a prominent Pharsalian who assisted Athens, led by Cimon, in their battle against Eion around 476 BC. According to Demosthenes (XIII.23, XXIII.199) he himself contributed 12 talents of silver and equipped 300 cavalry from his own penestae for battle. He was awarded by the Athenians for his service. He may be the father or grandfather of Menon II of Pharsalus Menon (, fl 431 BC) commanded a faction of Pharsalians who were among the Thessalians who came to the assistance of the Athenians when they were being attacked by the Peloponnesian army in the first year of the Peloponnesian War, 431 BC. At th .... Bibliography *Demosthenes: "On Organization" (line 23) & "Against Aristocrates" (line 199) *Roland Grubb Kent, A History of Thessaly: From the Earliest Historical Times to the Ascension of Philip V. of Macedon, 1904, ch V, pp 20–21 *A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Ed. William Smith, 1876, Vol 2 pp 1043–1044 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menon III Of Pharsalus
Meno ( /ˈmiːnoʊ/; Greek: Mένων, ''Menōn''; 423 – 400 BC), son of Alexidemus, was an ancient Thessalian political figure, probably from Pharsalus. He is famous both for the eponymous dialogue written by Plato and for his role as one of the generals leading different contingents of Greek mercenaries in Xenophon's ''Anabasis''. Meno is reported by both Xenophon and Plato to have been attractive and in the bloom of youth, not yet even having a beard, and was quite young at his death. He had many lovers, including Aristippus of Larissa, Tharypas, and Ariaeus the Persian. Classical accounts In Xenophon Meno's beginning and command Xenophon gives a strongly hostile description of Meno as a disreputable, ambitious and dishonest youth, willing to commit any injustice for advancement, and immeasurably greedy for wealth, although some modern scholars read Xenophon as being set on attacking Meno's character, and are unsure what credence to give his descriptions. Meno was only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menon (weapon)
''Menon'' was an anti-submarine mortar used by the Italian Navy during the Cold War. Introduced in 1956, it was used on the and s and s until their retirement in the 1980s. Description The Menon system fired a projectile weighing to a maximum range of . It fired 21 rounds in 70 seconds that covered an area of about .Friedman, p. 434 The initial version consisted of a three-barrel mortar in a rotating, enclosed mounting that was usually positioned forward of the superstructure, but aft of the gun mounts.Archer, p. 230 This was replaced by the K 113 weapon with a single barrel in the same type of mounting, albeit with a fixed elevation The elevation of a geographic location (geography), ''location'' is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational equipotenti ... of 45°. By varying the gas vent valves in the three powder chambers, the weapon had a range ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti-submarine Mortar
Anti-submarine mortars are artillery pieces deployed on ships for the purpose of sinking submarines by a direct hit with a small explosive charge. They are often larger versions of the Mortar (weapon), mortar used by infantry and fire a projectile in relatively the same manner. They were created during World War II as a development of the depth charge and work on the same principle. Beginnings Anti-submarine warfare did not become an issue of great concern until World War I, when Germany used submarines in an attempt to strangle British shipping in the Atlantic Ocean and elsewhere. The earliest way to counter a submarine was in the form of depth charges, which were large canisters filled with explosives, rolled off the back of a ship and detonated by a hydrostatic fuze. Depth charges served well throughout World War I but were not without flaws. A ship had to pass directly over a submarine to score an effective hit, and as such, depth charges were dropped in lines instead of mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anonymus Londinensis
Anonymus Londinensis (or Anonymus Londiniensis) is the name given to an anonymous Ancient Greek author of approximately the 1st century AD, whose work ''On Medicine'' (, ) is partially preserved in a papyrus in the British Library (PBrLibr inv. 137 = P.Lit.Lond. 165). The paprus was found in Egypt. It ranks as the most important surviving medical papyrus and provides important information about the history of Greek medical thought. ''On Medicine'' While only fragments survive of some portions of the text, the papyrus containing the work of Anonymus Londinensis is exceptionally well preserved, with 3.5 meters of the roll largely intact, containing almost 2,000 lines of text in 39 columns. It seems to be an unfinished draft (breaking off in mid-column) autograph, in the hand of the author, who compiled, digested, and manipulated various sources as he wrote, so that we may even observe the process of his thinking as he writes. The text consists of three parts: a series of definitions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
