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Timandra Extremaria
Timandra may refer to: * Timandra (mythology), half-sister of Helen of Troy * Timandra (moth), ''Timandra'' (moth), a genus of moth in the family Geometridae * Croton (plant), ''Croton'' (plant) (syn. ''Timandra''), a genus of spurge in the family Euphorbiaceae * 603 Timandra, an asteroid * Timandra (ship), ''Timandra'' (ship), several ships * Timandra (mother of Neophron), lover of Aegypius in Greek mythology * Timandra (), mistress of Alcibiades at the time of his assassination {{disambiguation, genus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timandra (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Timandra (Ancient Greek: Τιμάνδρα) was a Spartan princess and later on, queen of Arcadia (ancient region), Arcadia. Family Timandra was one of the daughters of King Tyndareus and Leda (mythology), Leda, daughter of King Thestius of Pleuron (Aetolia), Pleuron, Aetolia. Thus, she was the sister of the twins Castor and Pollux, Helen of Troy, Helen, Clytemnestra, Phoebe (mythology), Phoebe and Philonoe. Timandra married Echemus, the king of Arcadia (ancient region), Arcadia and bore him a son Laodocus, Ladocus. By Phyleus, son of King Augeas of Ancient Elis, Elis, she was one of the possible mothers of Meges, an Achaean Leaders, Achaean Leader during the Trojan War. Timandra might be the mother of Phyleus’ daughter Eurydameia who begot Euchenor and Cleitus (mythology), Cleitus by the seer Polyidus of Corinth, Polyeidus.Pherecydes of Athens, Pherecydes in Scholia ad Homer, ''Iliad'13.663/ref> Mythology Like Clytemnestra, she was also unfaithful and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timandra (moth)
''Timandra'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1829. Taxonomy ''Timandra'' was raised by Duponchel and is taken from Greek mythology and is named after the daughter of Tyndareus and Leda. Description Palpi not reaching beyond the frons. Antennae of male bipectinate (comb like on both sides). Apex simple. Hind tibia of male with two spur pairs. Forewings with acute and produced apex. Vein 3 from near angle of cell and vein 5 from somewhat above middle of discocellulars. Veins 7, 8 and 9 stalked. Vein 10 anastomosing (fusing) with veins 8 and 9 to form the areole. Hindwings with produced outer margin to a point at vein 4, veins 6 and 7 from angle of cell. Species * ''Timandra amaturaria'' Walker, 1866 * '' Timandra apicirosea'' (Prout, 1935) * '' Timandra comae'' Schmidt, 1931 * '' Timandra commixta'' Warren, 1895 * '' Timandra comptaria'' (Walker, 1863) * '' Timandra convectaria'' Walker, 1861 * '' Timandra d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croton (plant)
''Croton'' is an extensive plant genus in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. The plants of this genus were described and introduced to Europeans by Georg Eberhard Rumphius. The common names for this genus are rushfoil and croton, but the latter also refers to '' Codiaeum variegatum''. The generic name comes from the Greek ('), which means "tick" and refers to the shape of the seeds of certain species. Description ''Croton'' is a diverse and complex taxonomic group of plants ranging from herbs and shrubs to trees. A well-known member of this genus is '' Croton tiglium'', a shrub native to Southeast Asia. It was first mentioned in European literature by Cristóbal Acosta in 1578 as "". The oil, used in herbal medicine as a violent purgative, is extracted from its seeds. Currently, it is considered unsafe and it is no longer listed in the pharmacopeia of many countries. Taxonomy Uses Food uses Cascarilla ('' C. eluteria'') bark is used to flavour the liquors Campari and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
603 Timandra
603 Timandra is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by American astronomer Joel Hastings Metcalf on February 16, 1906, in Taunton, Massachusetts. Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Organ Mesa Observatory in Las Cruces, New Mexico, during 2010 gave a light curve with a long rotation period of 41.79 ± 0.02 hours and a brightness variation of 0.10 ± 0.02 in magnitude Magnitude may refer to: Mathematics *Euclidean vector, a quantity defined by both its magnitude and its direction *Magnitude (mathematics), the relative size of an object *Norm (mathematics), a term for the size or length of a vector *Order of .... References External links * * Background asteroids Timandra 19060216 Timandra {{beltasteroid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timandra (ship)
A number of ships have been named ''Timandra'' for the mythological Timandra: * was launched in 1814. She started trading with India and made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC) before she was lost off the Lofoten Islands in 1822. * was launched in 1822 at Whitby. She sailed to India and South East Asia until she disappeared in June 1829 after leaving Batavia with a cargo of rice for Antwerp. * was built at Littlehampton and in 1841–42 carried immigrants to New Zealand for the New Zealand Company; ''Lloyd's Register'' for 1869 carries the notation "Wrecked" under her name. * was launched at Sunderland. In October 1858 she was sailing from Newcastle to Rockhampton with 105 passengers when she wrecked on Timandra Bank, Keppel Bay. *, a merchant ship of 1562GRT, was built by Robert Duncan & Co., Glasgow. She was a fully rigged sailing ship and disappeared in March 1917 after having left Norfolk with a cargo of coal for Buenos Aires. The following steamships were oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timandra (mother Of Neophron)
in Greek mythology, Timandra () is a widow woman who became the lover of Aegypius. Mythology Her son Neophron disapproved of the affair, so he seduced Aegypius' own mother Bulis. He brought Bulis into his house, made sure his own mother was out, and then arranged for Aegypius and Bulis to sleep together, unsuspecting of the other's true identity. The moment they found out the trick, Aegypius prayed that he would vanish, and Zeus turned all four into birds. Timandre changed into an ''aegithalos'' (),Antoninus Liberalis5/ref> now the word for "long-tailed tit", but the Greek bird may have also been any of the Paridae. References Bibliography * Antoninus Liberalis Antoninus Liberalis () was an Ancient Greek grammarian who probably flourished between the second and third centuries AD. He is known as the author of ''The Metamorphoses'', a collection of tales that offers new variants of already familiar myths ..., ''The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis'' translated by F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
