Pannychis (, ), from
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
words ('all, every') and ('night'), may refer to:
*An all-night feast or ceremony of the ancient
Eleusinian Mysteries
The Eleusinian Mysteries () were initiations held every year for the Cult (religious practice), cult of Demeter and Persephone based at the Panhellenic Sanctuary of Eleusis in ancient Greece. They are considered the "most famous of the secret rel ...
*Pannychis, a courtesan given by the Jewish king
Herod the Great
Herod I or Herod the Great () was a History of the Jews in the Roman Empire, Roman Jewish client king of the Herodian kingdom of Judea. He is known for his colossal building projects throughout Judea. Among these works are the rebuilding of the ...
to the king of Cappodocia as thanks for reconciling a Herod family dispute
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Vigil
A vigil, from the Latin meaning 'wakefulness' ( Greek: , or ), is a period of purposeful sleeplessness, an occasion for devotional watching, or an observance. The Italian word has become generalized in this sense and means 'eve' (as in "on t ...
, a period of purposeful sleeplessness, an occasion for devotional watching, or an observance
*Panichida (панихида), the name for
Memorial service (Orthodox)
A memorial service (Greek: μνημόσυνον, mnemósynon, "memorial"; Slavonic: панихида, panikhída, from Greek παννυχίς, ''pannychis'', "vigil" (etymologically "all-nighter"); Romanian: parastas and Serbian параст ...
in Slavic languages
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''Pannychis'' (beetle), a longhorn beetle genus in the tribe
Saperdini
Saperdini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.
Taxonomy
The following genera are recognised in the tribe Saperdini:
* '' Acronioglenea'' Breuning 1974
* '' Bifidunguiglenea'' Lin & Tavakilian, 2012
* '' Blamada'' Lin & Holz ...
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