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Phileas (beetle)
Phileas can refer to: * Phileas (public transport), in the Netherlands * Phileas Fogg, the lead figure from ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' * Phileas Fogg snacks, in the United Kingdom * Phileas of Thmuis, early Egyptian martyr See also * Pelleas Pelleas , or Pellias, is an Arthurian Knight of the Round Table whose story first appears in the Post-Vulgate Cycle. He becomes the husband of Nimue, the Lady of the Lake in ''Le Morte d'Arthur''. His character might have been connected to ... and Pelleas and Melisande (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phileas (public Transport)
Phileas is a bus rapid transit, developed by Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven (SRE), Netherlands, along with other companies for the Cooperation Foundation Eindhoven Region (most prominently; APTS and Bombardier). It is an advanced guided bus intended to deliver tram-like public transport at a very low cost; the infrastructure is much cheaper, because of less maintenance and there are no rails and overhead lines. The project was initiated in 1998 to preserve knowledge about technology and innovation in the region and create jobs. The biggest feature of the bus is the recharging of the battery by means of electromagnetic induction; which means that the battery can be made much smaller and thus less heavy and environmentally damaging. The project started in the late 1990s to demonstrate the high technology level and technical knowledge in the Eindhoven area and to create jobs. The project has cost more than two billion euros, including infrastructure changes. Origin of name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phileas Fogg
Phileas Fogg () is the protagonist in the 1872 Jules Verne novel '' Around the World in Eighty Days''. Inspirations for the character were the American entrepreneur George Francis Train and American writer and adventurer William Perry Fogg. Fictional biography Fogg is a man of independent means and is a gentleman who is "exact", as in has a perfect and a routine life right down to the number of steps he walks to the temperature of his shaving water. Having fired a servant for the latter, he hires Jean Passepartout as a new servant. Fogg makes a wager of £20,000 (£2.4 million in 2022) with members of London's Reform Club that he can circumnavigate the world in 80 days or less. He sets out with his French servant Jean Passepartout to win the wager, unaware that he is being followed by a detective named Fix, who suspects Fogg of having robbed the Bank of England. Fix spends the first half of the book trying to delay Fogg's journey to keep him in British territory, However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phileas Fogg Snacks
Phileas Fogg is a brand of snack products in the United Kingdom that was created in 1982 by Derwent Valley Foods. The brand is named for Phileas Fogg, the protagonist of Jules Verne's '' Around the World in Eighty Days'', and the products are made in Consett, County Durham. When by Derwent Valley Foods was sold in 1993, its products were rebranded but poorly received, leading to a decline in popularity. The brand was relaunched in 2009. Early years The Phileas Fogg snack range was launched in 1982 by Derwent Valley Foods, a company founded by Roger McKechnie, Keith Gill, Ray McGhee and John Pike, who invested £67,000 of their own money. The aim was to create a snack targeted to adults and branded with a recognisable character. The range included different flavours "from around the world" such as miniature garlic breads and tortilla chips. Decline in the 1990s Between the late 1980s and early 1990s, Phileas Fogg snacks achieved a turnover of more than £30 million. In 1993 the bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phileas Of Thmuis
Saints Phileas and Philoromus (died ) were two Egyptian martyrs under the Emperor Diocletian. Phileas was Bishop of Thmuis and Philoromus was a senior imperial officer. Monks of Ramsgate account The monks of St Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate wrote in their ''Book of Saints'' (1921), Butler's account The hagiographer Alban Butler Alban Butler (13 October 171015 May 1773) was an English Roman Catholic priest and hagiographer. Biography Alban Butler was born in 1710, at Appletree, Aston le Walls, Northamptonshire, the second son of Simon Butler, Esq. His father died whe ... (1710–1773) wrote in his ''Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints'', Lardner's account Nathaniel Lardner (1684–1768) in his ''Credibility of the Gospel History'' wrote, Notes Sources * * * {{DEFAULTSORT: Saints from Roman Egypt 306 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelleas
Pelleas , or Pellias, is an Arthurian Knight of the Round Table whose story first appears in the Post-Vulgate Cycle. He becomes the husband of Nimue, the Lady of the Lake in ''Le Morte d'Arthur''. His character might have been connected to the figure of Pwyll, the fairy Rhiannon's human husband in Welsh mythology. In the Post-Vulgate, Pellias, the son of a poor vavasour, seeks the love of the high-born maiden, named Arcade or Archade. Though he wins her a golden circlet in a tournament, she spurns him, holes up in her castle refusing to see him, and sends her knights daily to humiliate him in hopes of driving him away. During the course of unrelated adventures, Gawain, Arthur's nephew, witnesses Pellias's humiliation and vows to help him by going to Arcade wearing Pellias' armour so that it appears that Pellias killed Gawain. Once in her confidences, Gawain plans to woo Arcade on behalf of Pellias, delivering her to him. Instead, Gawain falls for Arcade himself, his pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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