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Althaea Octaviae
Althaea is the Latin rendering of Greek ''Althaia'', which may be related to Greek ''althos'' "healing". It may refer to: *Althaea (mythology), the daughter of Thestius and mother of Meleager * ''Althaea'' (plant), a genus of up to a dozen species of perennial herbs, native to Europe and western Asia, that includes the marshmallow plant *119 Althaea, an asteroid *Althaea, the name of several nymphs in Greek mythology *"Shrub Althea", "Shrub Althaea" and "Rose of Althea" are names applied to Hibiscus syriacus, which is South Korea's national flower Althea, an English variation of the Greek name, may refer to: * Althea, a female first name *Althea, Missouri, a ghost town in the US *Althea Racing, Italian-based motorcycle road racing *EUFOR Althea, a European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina *"Althea", a Grateful Dead song *Althea, a fictional pulsar from the science-fiction novel ''The Hercules Text'' by Jack McDevitt *, a merchantman launched in 1802 at Calcut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althaea (mythology)
Althaea or Althea (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλθαία ''Althaía'' "healer" from ἀλθαίνω ''althaino'', "to cure", also "a kind of mallow") was the queen of Calydon in Greek mythology. Family Althaea was the daughter of King ThestiusAntoninus Liberalis2as cited in Nicander's ''Metamorphoses'' and Eurythemis, and was sister to Leda, Hypermnestra, Iphiclus, Euippus. She was also the wife of Oeneus, king of Calydon, and mother of sons, Meleager, Toxeus, Thyreus (Pheres or Phereus), Clymenus, Agelaus ( Ageleus), Periphas and daughters, Deianeira, Gorge, Melanippe and Eurymede (the latter two were included in the Meleagrids). According to some writers, Meleager was the result of a liaison with the Greek god Ares, and Deianeira the progeny of Althaea and the god Dionysus. In some accounts, Ancaeus was called her son by the god Poseidon. Mythology Althaea is especially remembered in ancient story about the fate of her son Meleager; they became the cause of each other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althaea (plant)
''Althaea'' is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants native to Europe, North Africa and western Asia. It includes ''Althaea officinalis'', also known as the marshmallow plant, whence the fluffy confection got its name. They are found on the banks of rivers and in salt marshes, preferring moist, sandy soils. The stems grow to 1–2 m tall, and flower in mid summer. The leaves are palmately lobed with 3–7 lobes. ''Althaea'' species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including '' Bucculatrix quadrigemina''. Species The genus formerly included a number of additional species now treated in the genus ''Alcea'' (hollyhocks). , ''Plants of the World Online'' accepts the following species: *'' Althaea armeniaca'' Ten. *'' Althaea bertramii'' Post & Beauverd *''Althaea cannabina'' L. *''Althaea damascena'' Mouterde *''Althaea hiri'' Parsa *''Althaea octaviae'' Evenari *''Althaea officinalis'' L. *''Althaea oppenheimii'' Ulbr. *''Althaea vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
119 Althaea
Althaea ( minor planet designation: 119 Althaea) is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Canadian-American astronomer J. C. Watson on April 3, 1872, and named after Althaea, the mother of Meleager in Greek mythology. Two occultations by Althaea were observed in 2002, only a month apart. Based upon its spectrum, this is classified as an S-type asteroid. Photometric observations made in 1988 at the Félix Aguilar Observatory produced a light curve with a period of 11.484 ± 0.010 hours with a brightness variation of 0.365 ± 0.010 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 * * 000119 Discoveries by James Craig Watson Named minor planets 000119 000119 18720403 {{S-beltasteroid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nymph
A nymph ( grc, νύμφη, nýmphē, el, script=Latn, nímfi, label=Modern Greek; , ) in ancient Greek folklore is a minor female nature deity. Different from Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature, are typically tied to a specific place or landform, and are usually depicted as maidens. They were not necessarily immortal, but lived much longer than human beings. They are often divided into various broad subgroups, such as the Meliae (ash tree nymphs), the Dryads (oak tree nymphs), the Naiads (freshwater nymphs), the Nereids (sea nymphs), and the Oreads (mountain nymphs). Nymphs are often featured in classic works of art, literature, mythology, and fiction. Since the Middle Ages, nymphs have been sometimes popularly associated or even confused with fairies. Etymology The Greek word has the primary meaning of "young woman; bride, young wife" but is not usually associated with deities in particular. Yet the etymology of the noun remains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hibiscus Syriacus
''Hibiscus syriacus'' is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is native to Korea, and south-central and southeast China, but widely introduced elsewhere, including much of Asia. It was given the epithet ''syriacus'' because it had been collected from gardens in Syria. Common names include the rose of Sharon, (especially in North America), Syrian ketmia, shrub althea, and rose mallow (in the United Kingdom). It is the national flower of South Korea and is mentioned in the South Korean national anthem. Description ''Hibiscus syriacus'' is a hardy deciduous shrub. It is upright and vase-shaped, reaching in height, bearing large trumpet-shaped flowers with prominent yellow-tipped white stamens. The flowers are often pink in color, but can also be dark pink (almost purple), light pink or white. Individual flowers are short-lived, lasting only a day. However, numerous buds produced on the shrub's new growth provide prolific flowering over a long summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althea, Missouri
Althea is an extinct town in eastern Ozark County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri, United States. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. The location is on the North Fork River at the crossing of Missouri Route H A supplemental route is a state secondary road in the U.S. state of Missouri, designated with letters. Supplemental routes were various roads within the state which the Missouri Department of Transportation was given in 1952 to maintain in additi ..., at an elevation of 623 feet. It is approximately five miles northeast of Tecumseh. A post office called Althea was established in 1921, and remained in operation until 1926. An early postmaster gave the community the name of his daughter Althea Patrick. References Ghost towns in Missouri Former populated places in Ozark County, Missouri {{OzarkCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althea Racing
Althea Racing is a motorcycle racing team based in Civita Castellana, Italy. For 2019, two versions of the team operate within the World Superbike Championship, as Moriwaki Althea Honda Team having two riders in conjunction with HRC,Fast Talk – Midori Moriwaki ''Australian Motorcycle News'', 2 February 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019 and as Althea MIE Racing Team with one rider using motorcycles. In 2020, the race season was disrupted by the after the first round in March hosted in Australia; on resumption in A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EUFOR Althea
Operation Althea, formally the European Union Force Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR), is a military deployment in Bosnia and Herzegovina to oversee the military implementation of the Dayton Agreement. It is the successor to NATO's SFOR and IFOR. The transition from SFOR to EUFOR was largely a change of name and commanders: 80% of the troops remained in place. It replaced SFOR on 2 December 2004. General aspects Civilian implementation of the Dayton Agreement is enforced by the Office of the High Representative. In 2007, EUFOR had 600 troops from 21 countries, mostly from the member states of the European Union (EU). There are, however, additional troops from other non-EU member states such as Chile and Turkey. EUFOR's commander is Major General Anton Wessely of Austria (all of EUFOR's commanders since 2009 have been Austrians). For this mission, the European Union Military Staff is using NATO's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) as the EU's Operational Headquarters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock music, rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, Folk music, folk, country music, country, jazz, bluegrass music, bluegrass, blues, rock and roll, gospel music, gospel, reggae, world music, and psychedelic music, psychedelia; for Concert, live performances of lengthy jam session, instrumental jams that typically incorporated mode (music), modal and tonality, tonal musical improvisation, improvisation; and for its devoted fan base, known as "Deadheads". "Their music", writes Lenny Kaye, "touches on ground that most other groups don't even know exists." These various influences were distilled into a diverse and psychedelic whole that made the Grateful Dead "the pioneering Godfathers of the jam band world". The band was ranked 57th by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in its "Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, The Greatest Artists of All Time" issue. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hercules Text (novel)
''The Hercules Text'' is a 1986 science fiction novel by American writer Jack McDevitt. It tells the story of a message of intelligent extraterrestrial origin received by SETI scientists. ''The Hercules Text'' was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award in 1986. Science fiction author Michael Swanwick said, in an overview of McDevitt's work, "Jack's first novel, ''The Hercules Text'', appeared in 1986 as an Ace Special, putting him in the august company of such luminaries as William Gibson, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Lucius Shepard. It was a good book." Plot summary The story emphasizes the various characters' reactions to the event, according to their specific scientific backgrounds. Examples include a priest's speculations on the implications for religion, a psychologist's theorizing about the aliens' psyches, the scientists' consideration of the implications of the new knowledge for their own specialties, and the president's concern for the implications for national defense. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althea (mesh Network Software)
Althea ( ang, Alþea) is an English female given name. It is a variation of the Greek name '' Althaea'' (Αλθαια), which may be related to Greek ''althos'' ("healing"). Richard Lovelace used the name in a poem (" To Althea, from Prison") that John Milton later alluded to in his own poem "Lycidas".Milton, John (1886). Homer Baxter Sprague, ed"Milton's Lycidas" ''Paradise Lost, Books I and II''. Boston: Ginn & Co. Notable people * Althea Braithwaite (1940–2020), English children's author, illustrator, publisher and glass artist * Althea Bridges (born 1936), Australian opera singer and music teacher * Althea Currier (born 1941), American glamor model and actress * Althea Flynt (1953–1987), fourth wife of Larry Flynt * Althea Gibson (1927–2003), American female athlete * Althea Forrest, one half of vocal duo Althea & Donna * Althea McNish (1924–2020), British textile designer of Trinidadian origin * Althea Reinhardt (born 1996), Danish handball player * Alth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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