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Porphyry (other)
Porphyry (; el, Πορφύριος, links=no, ''Porphyrios'' "purple-clad") may refer to: Geology * Porphyry (geology), an igneous rock with large crystals in a fine-grained matrix, often purple, and prestigious Roman sculpture material * Porphyritic, the general igneous texture of a rock with two distinct crystal (phenocryst) sizes * Porphyry copper deposit, a primary (low grade) ore deposit of copper, consisting of porphyry rocks * Porphyrian tree, classic device for illustrating hierarchy and ontology Places * Mons Porphyrites, the only porphyry quarry worked in the ancient world for the emperor's building works and statuary *Porphyry Island, in Lake Superior, Canada * Porphyry Mountain in Alaska, United States * Porphyry, a system of astrological house division * Porphyry, a vineyard near Seaham, New South Wales, Australia Animals and plants * ''Porphyra'', a foliose red algal genus of laver * ''Oliva porphyria'', a species of sea snail * Porphyrio, the swamphens, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porphyry (geology)
Porphyry ( ) is a textural term for an igneous rock consisting of coarse-grained crystals such as feldspar or quartz dispersed in a fine-grained silicate-rich, generally aphanitic matrix or groundmass. The larger crystals are called phenocrysts. In its non-geologic, traditional use, the term ''porphyry'' refers to the purple-red form of this stone, valued for its appearance. The term ''porphyry'' is from the Ancient Greek (), meaning "purple". Purple was the color of royalty, and the "imperial porphyry" was a deep purple igneous rock with large crystals of plagioclase. Some authors claimed the rock was the hardest known in antiquity. Thus, "imperial"-grade porphyry was prized for monuments and building projects in Imperial Rome and thereafter. Subsequently, the name was given to any igneous rocks with large crystals. The adjective ''porphyritic'' now refers to a certain texture of igneous rock regardless of its chemical and mineralogical composition. Its chief charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porphyrios Of Philippi
__NOTOC__ Porphyry (; el, Πορφύριος, links=no, ''Porphyrios'' "purple-clad") may refer to: * Porphyry (geology), an igneous rock with large crystals in a fine-grained matrix and important Roman building material * Porphyritic, the general igneous texture of a rock with two distinct crystal (phenocryst) sizes * Porphyry copper deposit, a primary (low grade) ore deposit of copper, consisting of porphyry rocks * Tyrian purple or ''Porphyra'', a purple-red natural dye * "Porphyria's Lover", originally published as "Porphyria", a poem by Robert Browning * Porphyrian tree, classic device for illustrating hierarchy and ontology * Porphyria, a disease * Porphyrins, a group of organic compounds Places * Mons Porphyrites, the only porphyry quarry worked in the ancient world for the emperor's building works and statuary *Porphyry Island in Lake Superior, Canada * Porphyry Mountain in Alaska, Unites States * Porphyry, a system of astrological house division * Porphyry, a vin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porphyria's Lover
"Porphyria's Lover" is a poem by Robert Browning which was first published as "Porphyria" in the January 1836 issue of '' Monthly Repository''. Browning later republished it in ''Dramatic Lyrics'' (1842) paired with "Johannes Agricola in Meditation" under the title "Madhouse Cells". The poem did not receive its definitive title until 1863. "Porphyria's Lover" is Browning's first ever short dramatic monologue, and also the first of his poems to examine abnormal psychology. Although its initial publication passed nearly unnoticed and received little critical attention in the nineteenth century, the poem is now heavily anthologised and much studied. In the poem, a man strangles his lover – Porphyria – with her hair; "... and all her hair / In one long yellow string I wound / Three times her little throat around, / And strangled her." Porphyria's lover then talks of the corpse's blue eyes, golden hair, and describes the feeling of perfect happiness the murd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrian Purple
Tyrian purple ( grc, πορφύρα ''porphúra''; la, purpura), also known as Phoenician red, Phoenician purple, royal purple, imperial purple, or imperial dye, is a reddish-purple natural dye. The name Tyrian refers to Tyre, Lebanon. It is secreted by several species of predatory sea snails in the family Muricidae, rock snails originally known by the name 'Murex'. In ancient times, extracting this dye involved tens of thousands of snails and substantial labor, and as a result, the dye was highly valued. The colored compound is 6,6′-dibromoindigo. History Biological pigments were often difficult to acquire, and the details of their production were kept secret by the manufacturers. Tyrian purple is a pigment made from the mucus of several species of Murex snail. Production of Tyrian purple for use as a fabric dye began as early as 1200 BCE by the Phoenicians, and was continued by the Greeks and Romans until 1453 CE, with the fall of Constantinople. The pigment was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porfiry (similar Spanish name)
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Porfiry (russian: Порфирий; bg, Порфирий) is a given name in Russian and other Slavic languages, derived from the Greek Porphyry (''porphyrios'' "purple-clad"). It can refer to: ;People * Porfiry Ivanov (1898–1983), Russian mystic * Porfiry Krylov (painter) (1902-?), a Soviet painter and graphic artist * Porfiry Krylov (botanist) (1850–1931), a Soviet botanist * Porphyrius Uspensky (1804–1885), Russian traveller and theologian ;Literature * Porfiry Petrovich, a detective in ''Crime and Punishment'' See also * Porphyry (other) * Porfirio Porfirio is a given name in Spanish, derived from the Greek Porphyry (''porphyrios'' "purple-clad"). It can refer to: * Porfirio Salinas – Mexican-American artist * Porfirio Armando Betancourt – Honduran football player * Porfirio Barba-Jaco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porfirio (other)
Porfirio is a given name in Spanish, derived from the Greek Porphyry (''porphyrios'' "purple-clad"). It can refer to: * Porfirio Salinas – Mexican-American artist * Porfirio Armando Betancourt – Honduran football player * Porfirio Barba-Jacob – Colombian poet and writer * Porfirio Becerril – Mexican diver * Porfirio Díaz – Mexican soldier and politician, seven times President * Porfirio DiDonna – American artist * Porfirio Lobo Sosa – Honduran President * Porfirio López – Costa Rican professional soccer player * Porfirio Muñoz Ledo – Mexican politician * Porfirio Rubirosa – Dominican diplomat * Hugo Porfírio – Portuguese footballer See also * ''Porfirio'' (film), Colombian drama * ''Porfirio Díaz'' (film), 1944 biography * Porphyry (other) * Porphyry (philosopher) * Porfiry Porfiry (russian: Порфирий; bg, Порфирий) is a given name in Russian and other Slavic languages, derived from the Greek Porphyry (''porphyrios' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born In The Purple
Traditionally, born in the purple (sometimes "born to the purple") was a category of members of royal families born during the reign of their parent. This notion was later loosely expanded to include all children born of prominent or high-ranking parents. The parents must be prominent at the time of the child's birth so that the child is always in the spotlight and destined for a prominent role in life. A child born before the parents become prominent would not be "born in the purple". This color purple came to refer to Tyrian purple, restricted by law, custom, and the expense of creating it to royalty. ''Porphyrogénnētos'' ( el, Πορφυρογέννητος, , purple-born), Latinized as ''Porphyrogenitus'', was an honorific title in the Byzantine Empire given to a son, or daughter (, , Latinized ''Porphyrogenita''), born ''after'' the father had become emperor. Both imperial or Tyrian purple, a dye for cloth, and the purple stone porphyry were rare and expensive, and at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch
Porfirije ( sr-Cyrl, Порфирије, en, Porphyrius; born Prvoslav Perić; born 22 July 1961) is the current and 46th patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church. He was the metropolitan bishop of Zagreb and Ljubljana, from 2014 to 2021. Before that, he was titular bishop of Jegra between 1999 and 2014. He is also a university professor and author of theological works. Early life and education Porfirije (Porphyry) was born as Prvoslav Perić ( sr-Cyrl, Првослав Перић) on 22 July 1961, in the town of Bečej, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia (now in Serbia), to Radojka and Radivoj Perić. His family has roots in Derventa, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He finished primary school in Čurug, and the Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Gymnasium in Novi Sad. He was ordained a monk at Visoki Dečani monastery on 21 April 1985, receiving the monastic name of Porfirije after Porphyrios of Kafsokalivia. In 1986, Porfirije earned his bachelor's degree in Eastern Orthodox theology from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demetri Porphyrios
Demetri Porphyrios ( el, Δημήτρης Πορφυρίου; born 1949) is a Greek architect and author who practices architecture in London as principal of the firm Porphyrios Associates. In addition to his architectural practice and writing, Porphyrios has held a number of teaching positions in the United States, the United Kingdom and Greece. He is currently a visiting professor at the Yale School of Architecture. While Porphyrios is considered to be an exponent of New Classical Architecture, he has designed buildings in both the Gothic and Classical idioms. Education Porphyrios studied at Princeton University where he earned two degrees: an M.Arch. (Master of Architecture), and a Ph.D. in the history and theory of architecture. He wrote his Ph.D. thesis on the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, in which he described the themes he believed had generated Aalto's work (typology, urbanism and nature), while arguing that Aalto's work was the end of the line for modernist architec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porphyrios Of Kafsokalyvia
Saint Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) the Kafsokalyvite ( el, Όσιος Πορφύριος ο Καυσοκαλυβίτης; secular name: Evangelos Bairaktaris ( el, Ευάγγελος Μπαϊρακτάρης; February7,1906December2,1991) was a Greek Athonite hieromonk and Eastern Orthodox Saint known for his gifts of spiritual discernment. Biography St. Porphyrios was born on February 7, 1906, in the village of ''Agios Ioannis'', which translates to St. John Karystia, in the province of Evia in Greece. His parents, Leonidas and Eleni Bairaktaris, baptized him as Evangelos, and he was the fourth out of five siblings. He attended only 2 years of school in his childhood, and instead began work at 8 years old, first tending animals on his family's farm, then in a coal mine, and finally for a grocer in Halkhida and Piraeus. It was during his childhood where it is claimed he wanted to pursue a monastic lifestyle, which he was inspired to do after reading the life oSaint John the Hut- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porphyrios Dikaios
Porphyrios Dikaios (Greek: Πορφύριος Δίκαιος) FSA (16 August 190423 August 1971) was a Greek Cypriot archaeologist born in Nicosia. He studied archaeology in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, in the British School at Athens (1924-1925) and the University of Liverpool (1925-1926). He interrupted his studies in Liverpool to continue them at the University of Lyon and finally the University of the Sorbonne where he graduated in 1929. After returning to Cyprus he was assigned at the age of 25 to the position of Assistant Curator of the Cyprus Museum (1929-1931) and a year later he started his own excavation work. He became Curator of the Cyprus Museum (1931-1960) and finally Director of the Department of Antiquities (1960-1963) after the independence of Cyprus from Britain. He conducted excavation work at Bellapais-Vounous (1931), in the Neolithic site of Khoirokitia, in the Chalcolithic site of Erimi (1933-1935), the Bronze Age site of Enkomi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porphyrius The Charioteer
Porphyrius the Charioteer ( Greek: Πορφύριος), (also known as Calliopas) was a celebrity Byzantine-Roman charioteer in the late 5th and early 6th centuries of Imperial Rome's Christian era, during what Alan Cameron describes as the "Golden Age of the Charioteer". Christianisation of the Roman empire had been accompanied by the abandonment of traditional Roman and Greek religious festivals and the banning of gladiator shows and other arena blood-sports; ''venationes'' (wild beast hunts in the arena) were banned in 498. Chariot racing and certain forms of what Cameron describes as Imperial ritual, theatrical dance or "pantomime" replaced most imperially funded public entertainments. In 502, the theatrical or pantomime component was banned as unruly, leaving only such Imperial ritual as belonged to the chariot races, in particular the salutation of the emperor and victor. Porphyrius was one of the most popular and celebrated charioteers of his day, with a forty-year career th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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