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PORTIA
Portia may refer to: Biology * ''Portia'' (spider), a genus of jumping spiders *Portia tree, a plant native to Polynesia *''Anaea troglodyta'' or Portia, a brush-footed butterfly Other uses *Portia (given name), the history and usage of the given name *Portia (moon), a moon of Uranus *Portia, Missouri, a community in the United States * PORTIA, portfolio-management software from Thomson Financial * Portia Club, a women's club in Payette, Idaho, U.S. * HMS ''Lennox'' (1914) or HMS ''Portia'', a ''Laforey''-class destroyer launched in 1914 *Portia (The Merchant of Venice), female protagonist of The Merchant of Venice See also *'' My Time at Portia'', a 2019 video game by Pathea Games * Porcia (other) * Porsche (other) Porsche AG is an automobile manufacturer and a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG Porsche may also refer to: Buildings * Porsche Design Tower, in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida * Porsche Museum, Stuttgart * Porsche-Arena, in Stuttgart, Germany Companies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portia Tree
''Thespesia populnea'', commonly known as the portia tree (), Pacific rosewood, Indian tulip tree, or milo, among other names, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is a tree found commonly on coasts around the world. Although it is confirmed to be native only to the Old World tropics, other authorities consider it to have a wider, possibly pantropical native distribution. It is thought to be an invasive species in Florida and Brazil. Distribution ''Thespesia populnea'' is native to tropical coastlines and is adapted for oceanic dispersal and growth in island environments. It is known from both coasts of Africa, tropical Asia, northern Australia, the Pacific Islands (including Hawaii), the tropical Pacific coast of the Americas from Mexico south to Colombia, the West Indies, and Florida in the United States. Its exact native distribution has been debated, with most authorities considering it to be native only to the Old World tropics, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PORTIA
Portia may refer to: Biology * ''Portia'' (spider), a genus of jumping spiders *Portia tree, a plant native to Polynesia *''Anaea troglodyta'' or Portia, a brush-footed butterfly Other uses *Portia (given name), the history and usage of the given name *Portia (moon), a moon of Uranus *Portia, Missouri, a community in the United States * PORTIA, portfolio-management software from Thomson Financial * Portia Club, a women's club in Payette, Idaho, U.S. * HMS ''Lennox'' (1914) or HMS ''Portia'', a ''Laforey''-class destroyer launched in 1914 *Portia (The Merchant of Venice), female protagonist of The Merchant of Venice See also *'' My Time at Portia'', a 2019 video game by Pathea Games * Porcia (other) * Porsche (other) Porsche AG is an automobile manufacturer and a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG Porsche may also refer to: Buildings * Porsche Design Tower, in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida * Porsche Museum, Stuttgart * Porsche-Arena, in Stuttgart, Germany Companies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portia (The Merchant Of Venice)
Portia is a female protagonist in '' The Merchant of Venice'' by William Shakespeare. In creating her character, Shakespeare drew from the historical figure of Porcia – the daughter of Cato the Younger – as well as several parts of the Bible. Portia is fond of proverbs, frequently quoting them, which was considered a sign of wisdom and intellect in the Elizabethan era. It has been suggested that the character of Portia was based on Queen Elizabeth, who was reigning at the time the play was written, and who also had a penchant for proverbs. Character In Shakespeare's play, Portia is a wealthy heiress in Belmont. She is bound by a lottery outlined in her father's will, which allows potential suitors to choose one of three caskets made of gold, silver, and lead, respectively. If they choose the correct casket containing Portia's portrait and a scroll, they win her hand in marriage. Portia is glad when two suitors, one driven by greed and another by vanity, fail to choos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portia (spider)
''Portia'' is a genus of jumping spider that feeds on other spiders (i.e., they are arachnophagic). They are remarkable for their intelligent hunting behaviour, which suggests that they are capable of learning and problem solving, traits normally attributed to much larger animals. Taxonomy and evolution The genus was established in 1878 by German arachnologist Friedrich Karsch. The fringed jumping spider (''Portia fimbriata'') is the type species. Molecular phylogeny, a technique that compares the DNA of organisms to construct the tree of life, indicates that ''Portia'' is a member of a basal clade (i.e. quite similar to the ancestors of all jumping spiders) and that the '' Spartaeus'', '' Phaeacius'', and '' Holcolaetis'' genera are its closest relatives. Wanless divided the genus ''Portia'' into two species groups: the ''schultzi'' group, in which males' palps have a fixed tibial apophysis; and the ''kenti'' group, in which the apophysis of each palp in the males has a jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anaea Troglodyta
''Anaea troglodyta'', the Florida leafwing, Portia or Florida goatweed butterfly, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Florida and on many islands of the Caribbean. In Jamaica, it is known as the Jamaican tropical leafwing and in the Cayman Islands and Cuba it is known as the Cuban red leaf. The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from October to April (dry-season form) and from May to October (wet-season form). The larvae feed on '' Croton cascarilla'' and '' Croton linearis''. Adults feed on rotting fruit, dung and fluids. Although over 230 species have been included in the genus ''Anaea'', Gerardo Lamas (2004) considers all ''Anaea'' populations to represent a single species, ''Anaea troglodyta'' (Fabricius 1775). Subspecies Some authors list the following subspecies, while others treat (most) as valid species or even synonyms: *''Anaea troglodyta troglodyte'' *''Anaea troglodyta astina'' (described from St. Thomas) *'' Anaea troglodyta aidea'' (Ari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portia (given Name)
Portia is a feminine given name taken from the name of the Roman ''Porcia gens'', which was ultimately derived from the Latin ; translates to ''pig''. It is best known as a character who disguises herself as a man to act as an imposter judge and save the life of Antonio in William Shakespeare's ''The Merchant of Venice''. Porsha is a modern spelling variant. Women * Portia (wife of Brutus) or Porcia, the wife of Roman senator Marcus Junius Brutus * Portia Arthur (born 1990), Ghanaian author, writer and reporter *Portia Dawson, American actress *Portia de Rossi or Portia DeGeneres, Australian-born actress *Portia Doubleday, American actress *Portia Geach (1873–1959), Australian artist and feminist * Portia Holman (1903–1983), Australian child psychiatrist * Portia Mansfield (1887–1979), American dance educator and choreographer * Portia Robinson (1926–2023), Australian historian * Portia Holmes Shields, American academic administrator *Portia Simpson-Miller, political le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portia (moon)
Portia is an inner satellite of Uranus. It was discovered from the images taken by ''Voyager 2'' on 3 January 1986, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 1. The moon is named after Portia, the heroine of William Shakespeare's play ''The Merchant of Venice''. It is also designated Uranus XII. Portia is the second-largest inner satellite of Uranus after Puck. The Portian orbit, which lies inside Uranus's synchronous orbital radius, is slowly decaying due to tidal deceleration. The moon will one day either break up into a planetary ring or hit Uranus. It is the namesake of a group of satellites called the Portia group, which includes Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Rosalind, Cupid, Belinda, and Perdita. These satellites have similar orbits and photometric properties. Little is known about Portia beyond its dimensions of about 156 × 126 km, orbit, and geometric albedo of about 0.08. In ''Voyager 2'' imagery, Portia appears as an elongated obje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portia, Missouri
Portia is an unincorporated community in Vernon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border .... History A post office called Portia was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1903. The community may be named after Portia, the heroine of William Shakespeare's ''The Merchant of Venice''. References Unincorporated communities in Vernon County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{VernonCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portia Club
The Portia Club is a women's club based in Payette, Idaho. Its clubhouse building, at 225 N. 9th St. in Payette, was built in 1927 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. The club was formed in 1895. It was named for Portia, (Republished at Portia Club's website) the beautiful and intelligent protagonist of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice. "They may have started their club over a small tea party in 1895, but during the next twenty years they started the Payette City Library, funded Children's Free Health Clinics, organized the Payette Apple Blossom Festival, sponsored lectures on laws that affected women and children, held debates on women's issues and spread the virtues of art and literature throughout the city of Payette, Idaho." It joined the Idaho Federation of Women's Clubs in 1904 and later the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Fundraising for a building started in 1919. Eventually more than $4000 was accumulated, and Fruitland, Idaho archi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Lennox (1914)
HMS ''Lennox'' was a built for the Royal Navy during the 1910s. Description The ''Laforey'' class were improved and faster versions of the preceding . They displaced . The ships had an overall length of , a beam of and a draught of . ''Lennox'' was powered by two Parsons direct-drive steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by four Yarrow boilers.Gardiner & Gray, p. 76 The turbines developed a total of and gave a maximum speed of . The ships carried a maximum of of fuel oil that gave them a range of at . The ships' complement was 74 officers and ratings.Friedman, p. 296 The ships were armed with three single QF Mark IV guns and two QF 1.5-pounder (37 mm) anti-aircraft guns. These latter guns were later replaced by a pair of QF 2-pounder (40 mm) "pom-pom" anti-aircraft guns. The ships were also fitted with two above-water twin mounts for torpedoes. They were equipped with rails to carry four Vickers Elia Mk IV mines, al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Merchant Of Venice
''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan taken out on behalf of his dear friend, Bassanio, and provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock, with seemingly inevitable fatal consequences. Although classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is most remembered for its dramatic scenes, and it is best known for the character Shylock and his famous demand for a " pound of flesh". The play contains two famous speeches, that of Shylock, " Hath not a Jew eyes?" on the subject of humanity, and that of Portia on " the quality of mercy". Debate exists on whether the play is anti-Semitic, with Shylock's insistence on his legal right to the pound of flesh being in opposition to his seemingly universal plea for the rights of all people suffering discrimination. Characters * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Time At Portia
''My Time at Portia'' is a 2019 farm life sim role-playing video game developed by Chinese studio Pathea Games and published by Team17. It was released on 15 January 2019 for Windows and the release on the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS and macOS followed suit. It has some similarities to other farm sims such as ''Stardew Valley''. A sequel, '' My Time at Sandrock'', entered early access in 26 May 2022 and was fully released in 2 November 2023. Another sequel, '' My Time at Evershine'', is in development. Plot Setting The game takes place long after civilization has been destroyed, where humans have emerged from underground and begun rebuilding society, eventually banding together to form the Alliance of Free Cities and a military organization called the Civil Corps. The Alliance is at war against a tyrannical empire called Duvos, who seek to obtain ancient technology and conquer other regions for their own gain. Story The player (male is by defau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
