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Pollux (mite)
Pollux may refer to: People *Julius Pollux, also known as Ioulios Poludeukes (2nd century A.D), a Greek rhetorician *Pollux (mythology) or Polydeuces, one of the Dioscuri and twin brother of Castor Astronomy *Pollux (star), the brightest star in the Gemini constellation, also designated β Geminorum *Pollux, a crater on the Saturnian moon Epimetheus Games *Pollux, a character in the erotic anime series ''Words Worth'' * ''Pollux'' (arcade game), an arcade game manufactured by Dooyong in 1991 * Pollux Gamelabs, a Danish game development company. *Pollux Engine, a game engine used in '' Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time'' Ships *, the name of more than one ship *, the name of more than one United States Navy ship * was known as ''Pollux'' in 1994-1995 * ''Pollux'' (1900), Polish tugboat from the interwar period Other uses *Kastor und Pollux, a complex of two towers in Frankfurt am Main, Germany *Mount Pollux, a mountain in New Zealand *''Pollux'', a South Devon Rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Pollux
Julius Pollux (, ''Ioulios Polydeukes''; fl. 2nd century) was a Greeks, Greek scholar and rhetorician from Naucratis, Ancient Egypt.Andrew Dalby, ''Food in the Ancient World: From A to Z'', p.265, Routledge, 2003 Emperor Commodus appointed him a professor-chair of rhetoric in Athens at the Academy — on account of his melodious voice, according to Philostratus' ''Lives of the Sophists.'' Works Pollux was the author of the ''Onomasticon'' (), a Greek thesaurus or dictionary of Attic Greek, Attic synonyms and phrases, in ten books, each prefaced with a dedication to the emperor Commodus. The work forms part of the Atticism, Atticist movement of the Second Sophistic, and was intended to provide a full catalogue of the Greek vocabulary derived from classical texts that an accomplished orator could deploy. Within this movement, Pollux shows himself "a liberal and inclusive Atticist," willing to admit vocabulary from classical authors in non-Attic dialects (like Herodotus), from po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Poland (1918–1939)
The history of interwar Poland comprises the period from the revival of the independent Polish state in 1918, until the Invasion of Poland from the West by Nazi Germany in 1939 at the onset of World War II, followed by the Soviet Union from the East two weeks later. The two decades of Poland's independence between the world wars are known as the ''Interbellum''. * * * Poland re-emerged in November 1918 after more than a century of partitions by Austria-Hungary, the German, and the Russian Empires.Norman Davies. ''Heart of Europe: The Past in Poland's Present''. Oxford University Press. 2001. pp. 100-101. Its independence was confirmed by the victorious powers through the Treaty of Versailles of June 1919, and most of the territory won in a series of border wars fought from 1918 to 1921. Poland's frontiers were settled in 1922 and internationally recognized in 1923. The Polish political scene was democratic but chaotic until Józef Piłsudski (1867–1935) seized power i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollux Peak
Pollux Peak is an mountain summit located in Yellowstone National Park, in Park County, Wyoming, United States. Description The peak is situated in the northeast quadrant of Yellowstone National Park and is the fourth-highest peak within the park. It is part of the Absaroka Range, which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. Neighbors include Castor Peak to the southwest, and Saddle Mountain to the northwest on the opposite side of the Lamar River Valley. Topographic relief is significant as the northwest aspect rises over above Lamar River in approximately 1.5 mile. Pollux Peak is named for Pollux, the twin half-brother of Castor according to Greek mythology, and these two gods were considered protectors of travelers, of which there are many in Yellowstone Park. The mountain's name, which was officially adopted in 1930 by the United States Board on Geographic Names, was in use before 1899 when Henry Gannett published it in ''A Dictionary of Altitudes in the United States' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollux (mountain)
Pollux () is a mountain in the Pennine Alps on the border between Valais, Switzerland and the Aosta Valley in Italy. It is the lower of a pair of twin peaks (), the other being Castor, named after the Gemini twins of Roman mythology. Pollux' peak is at an elevation of . It is separated from Castor by a pass at , named ''Passo di Verra'' in Italian, ''Col de Verra'' in French and ''Zwillingsjoch'' in German. The first ascent was by Jules Jacot from Geneva with guides Josef-Marie Perren and Peter Taugwalder (father) on August 1 (the Swiss national day) 1864. Their route was via the Schwarztor, a pass first crossed by John Ball and Gabriel Zumtaugwald in 1845. The impressive north ridge was first climbed by Captain John Percy Farrar (a future President of the Alpine Club) and Wylie Lloyd with guide Josef Pollinger of St. Niklaus in the canton Valais on 18 August 1893. Ascents are usually made from the Refuge Ottorino Mezzalama (3,036 m), the Monte Rosa hut (2,795 m); if travers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erythraeidae
Erythraeidae is a family of mites belonging to the Trombidiformes. Larval forms of these mites are parasitic on various other arthropods, for example harvestmen, but the adults are free-living predators. These oval mites are rather large, usually reddish coloured and densely hairy. The legs, especially the first and fourth pairs, are long and adapted for running. They have either one or two pairs of eyes and can be distinguished from related families microscopically by the presence of a single claw on the arthropod leg, tibia of the palp. The larvae bite a hole into the cuticula of the host and use a stylostome, which acts like a drinking straw, to drink body fluids dissolved tissues. The larvae of two described species of ''Leptus'' feed on bees: ''Leptus ariel'' lives on the European honey bee in Guatemala, and ''Leptus monteithi'' is a parasite of a ''Leioproctus'' species (Colletidae) in Tasmania.UMMZGenus ''Leptus'' Latreille, 1796(with drawing of ''L. ariel'') Harvestman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollux (mite)
Pollux may refer to: People *Julius Pollux, also known as Ioulios Poludeukes (2nd century A.D), a Greek rhetorician *Pollux (mythology) or Polydeuces, one of the Dioscuri and twin brother of Castor Astronomy *Pollux (star), the brightest star in the Gemini constellation, also designated β Geminorum *Pollux, a crater on the Saturnian moon Epimetheus Games *Pollux, a character in the erotic anime series ''Words Worth'' * ''Pollux'' (arcade game), an arcade game manufactured by Dooyong in 1991 * Pollux Gamelabs, a Danish game development company. *Pollux Engine, a game engine used in '' Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time'' Ships *, the name of more than one ship *, the name of more than one United States Navy ship * was known as ''Pollux'' in 1994-1995 * ''Pollux'' (1900), Polish tugboat from the interwar period Other uses *Kastor und Pollux, a complex of two towers in Frankfurt am Main, Germany *Mount Pollux, a mountain in New Zealand *''Pollux'', a South Devon Rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Devon Railway Eagle Class
The ''Eagle'' class were sixteen broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway (SDR), Cornwall Railway (CR) and associated adjacent railways. They were designed for passenger trains on this steep and sharply curved line but were also used on goods trains when required. They were ordered by Evans, Walker and Gooch who were contracted to operate the locomotives for both the railways. Daniel Gooch designed them as a development of his earlier Comet class. They had slightly smaller wheels but larger tanks containing 1,100 gallons, a 37.5% increase. They were built by Slaughter, Grüning and Company. The locomotives were bought by the SDR on 1 July 1866 after which they were operated as a combined fleet over both the SDR and CR, but they continued to be accounted to their original owner. On 1 February 1876 the South Devon Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, the locomotives were given numbers by their new owners but continued to carry their names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Pollux
Mount Pollux is a mountain in New Zealand. Description Mount Pollux is located 1.5 kilometre southwest of Mount Castor on the crest or Main Divide of the Southern Alps. The summit is set on the boundary shared by the Otago and West Coast Regions of the South Island. It is also within Mount Aspiring National Park which is part of the Te Wahipounamu UNESCO World Heritage Site. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains east to the Wilkin River, northwest to the Drake River, and southwest into the headwaters of the Donald River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above Lucidus Lake in two kilometres. The nearest higher neighbour is Mount Aspiring, 20 kilometres to the southwest. Mount Castor and Mount Pollux were named by Charlie Douglas after the twin peaks in the Swiss Alps, which in turn were named after Castor and Pollux of Greek mythology. Climate Based on the Köppen climate classifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kastor Und Pollux
Kastor und Pollux, also known as Forum Frankfurt, are two high-rise buildings in the Gallus district of Frankfurt, Germany. The twin towers, which are 22 and 33 floors, respectively, were named after Castor and Pollux, the Dioscuri of Greek and Roman mythology. Location and design Pollux and Kastor were designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and built between 1994 and 1997. The taller tower, named after Zeus and Leda's son Pollux, is tall with 33 storeys and has of floor space. The shorter tower, named after the son of Leda and the mortal king Tyndareus, is tall with 22 storeys and has of space. The buildings are located near Messeturm and Tower 185 as well as the train station. Between the two buildings is a green space featuring a fountain and a light sculpture, Synergie, by Swiss artist Christian Herdeg. Kastor was awarded an LEED Gold Certificate in 2014. Tenants Zurich Insurance Group has been the main tenant in Pollux since early 2017, working from 17 of the building's 33 fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tugboat
A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line. These boats typically tug ships in circumstances where they cannot or should not move under their own power, such as in crowded harbors or narrow canals, or cannot move at all, such as barges, disabled ships, log rafts, or oil platforms. Some are ocean-going, and some are icebreakers or salvage tugs. Early models were powered by steam engines, which were later superseded by diesel engines. Many have deluge gun water jets, which help in firefighting, especially in harbours. Types Seagoing Seagoing tugs (deep-sea tugs or ocean tugboats) fall into four basic categories: #The standard seagoing tug with model bow that tows almost exclusively by way of a wire cable. In some rare cases, such as some USN fleet tugs, a synthetic rope hawser may be used for the tow in the belief that the line can be pulled aboard a disabled ship by the crew owing t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollux (mythology)
Castor and Pollux (or Polydeuces) are twin half-brothers in Greek mythology, Greek and Roman mythology, known together as the Dioscuri or Dioskouroi. Their mother was Leda (mythology), Leda, but they had different fathers; Castor was the mortal son of Tyndareus, the king of Sparta, while Pollux was the divine son of Zeus, who seduced Leda in the guise of a swan. The pair are thus an example of heteropaternal superfecundation. Though accounts of their birth are varied, they are sometimes said to have been born from an egg, along with their twin sisters Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra. In Latin, the twins are also known as the Gemini ("twins") or Castores, as well as the Tyndaridae or Tyndarids. Pollux asked Zeus to let him share his own immortality with his twin to keep them together, and they were transformed into the constellation Gemini (constellation), Gemini. The pair were regarded as the patrons of sailors, to whom they appeared as St. Elmo's fire. They were also associated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollux (1900)
''Pollux'' was a Polish tugboat from the interwar period. Built in 1900 at a German shipyard, likely in Gdańsk, it was acquired by Poland in spring 1920. From 1920 to 1922, it served in the Polish Navy, then transitioned to civilian use. In 1925, the tugboat was put up for sale and purchased by an shipowner from the Free City of Danzig. It remained in use at least until 1943, after which its fate is unknown. Alongside the concurrently acquired '' Castor'', ''Pollux'' was one of the first tugboats in the Polish fleet. History Following the acquisition of Pomerelia, granted to Poland by the Treaty of Versailles, which included only two small fishing ports – Hel and Puck – efforts were made to procure auxiliary vessels, as only a number of boats, fishing smacks, and merchant sailing vessels were inherited. The newly established Polish Navy, set to receive six former German torpedo boats as decided by the Conference of Ambassadors, required tugboats to assist in navigating sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
