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Alcis Leucophaea
Alcis may refer to: * ''Alcis'' (moth), a genus of geometer moths * Alcis (gods), twin gods worshiped by the Naharvali, a tribe of ancient Germanic peoples * Alcis, a Macedonia surname or title of the Greek goddess Athena See also * Alces (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcis (moth)
''Alcis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by John Curtis in 1826. Species *'' Alcis aagostigma'' (Prout, 1927) *'' Alcis admissaria'' Guenée, 1858 *'' Alcis albilinea'' Sato, 1993 (India) *''Alcis angulifera'' (Butler, 1878) *'' Alcis anmashanensis'' Sato, 1999 *'' Alcis arizana'' Wileman, 1911 *'' Alcis bachmaensis'' Sato, 2008 *''Alcis bastelbergeri'' (Hirschke, 1908) *'' Alcis bornemaculata'' Sato, 2005 *'' Alcis caucasica'' (Wehrli, 1928) *'' Alcis chiangmaiensis'' Sato, 1991 *'' Alcis cockaynei'' (Prout, 1916) *'' Alcis colorifera'' (Prout, 1916) *'' Alcis convariata'' (Prout, 1935) (Java) *'' Alcis decussata'' Moore, 1867 *'' Alcis depravata'' (Staudinger, 1892) *'' Alcis ectogramma'' (Wehrli, 1934) *'' Alcis eupithecioides'' (West, 1929) *'' Alcis extinctaria'' (Eversmann, 1851) *'' Alcis granitaria'' (Moore, 1888) *'' Alcis hemiphanes'' (Prout, 1925) *'' Alcis herbuloti'' Orhant, 2000 *'' Alcis hodeberti'' Herbulot, 1987 *'' Alcis hyberniata'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcis (gods)
The Alcis (Proto-Germanic *') were a pair of young brothers worshipped by the Naharvali, an ancient Germanic tribe. Name and origin According to some scholars, the name ''Alcis'' should be interpreted as a Latinized form of Proto-Germanic ''*'' (or ''*''), meaning 'elk (''Alces alces'')' (cf. Old Norse ''elgr,'' Old English ''eolh'', Old High German ''elaho''). This would make the Alcis brothers the elk- or stag-gods. Other scholars propose to link *' to the Germanic root *''alh''- (cf. Goth. ''alhs'' 'temple', Old English ''ealgian'' 'to protect'; further Lith. '' alkas'' 'holy grove'), and thus to interpret the Alcis as 'protective' deities. The Alcis are generally regarded as a reflex of the Divine Twins, a pair of Indo-European youthful horsemen. This may give support to the interpretation of the Alcis as elk-shaped or elk-gods, even though the widespread description of the Divine Twins as rescuers, healers and protectors in other Indo-European mythologies does not rule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athena
Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of various cities across Greece, particularly the city of Athens, from which she most likely received her name. The Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens is dedicated to her. Her major symbols include owls, olive trees, snakes, and the Gorgoneion. In art, she is generally depicted wearing a helmet and holding a spear. From her origin as an Aegean palace goddess, Athena was closely associated with the city. She was known as ''Polias'' and ''Poliouchos'' (both derived from ''polis'', meaning "city-state"), and her temples were usually located atop the fortified acropolis in the central part of the city. The Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis is dedicated to her, along with numerous other temples and monuments. As the patron of craft and weav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pausanias (geographer)
Pausanias ( /pɔːˈseɪniəs/; grc-gre, Παυσανίας; c. 110 – c. 180) was a Greek traveler and geographer of the second century AD. He is famous for his ''Description of Greece'' (, ), a lengthy work that describes ancient Greece from his firsthand observations. ''Description of Greece'' provides crucial information for making links between classical literature and modern archaeology. Biography Not much is known about Pausanias apart from what historians can piece together from his own writing. However, it is mostly certain that he was born c. 110 AD into a Greek family and was probably a native of Lydia in Asia Minor. From c. 150 until his death in 180, Pausanias travelled through the mainland of Greece, writing about various monuments, sacred spaces, and significant geographical sites along the way. In writing ''Description of Greece'', Pausanias sought to put together a lasting written account of "all things Greek", or ''panta ta hellenika''. Living in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
