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Achilles (other)
Achilles is the name of a Greek mythological hero of the Trojan War. Achilles or Achilleus may also refer to: Science and medicine * Achilles tendon, the posterior tendon of the leg * 588 Achilles, the first Trojan asteroid to be discovered Fiction * Achilleis (trilogy), ''Achilleis'' (trilogy), a trilogy of plays by Aeschylus * Achilles (Marvel Comics), a member of the fictional group the Pantheon in the Marvel universe * Olympian (comics), whose second DC Comics incarnation is that of the Greek hero Achilles * Achilles de Flandres, a villain in Orson Scott Card's ''Ender's Game'' novel series * Achilles, Phoebus' horse in the animated film ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film), The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' Music * Achilles (opera), ''Achilles'' (opera), a 1733 ballad opera by John Gay * ''Achilleus'' a 1886 secular oratorio by Max Bruch * Achilles (band), an American hardcore band Places * Achilles, Kansas, US, a ghost town * Achilles, Virginia, US, an unincorporated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achilles
In Greek mythology, Achilles ( ) or Achilleus ( grc-gre, Ἀχιλλεύς) was a hero of the Trojan War, the greatest of all the Greek warriors, and the central character of Homer's ''Iliad''. He was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Peleus, king of Phthia. Achilles' most notable feat during the Trojan War was the slaying of the Trojan prince Hector outside the gates of Troy. Although the death of Achilles is not presented in the ''Iliad'', other sources concur that he was killed near the end of the Trojan War by Paris, who shot him with an arrow. Later legends (beginning with Statius' unfinished epic ''Achilleid'', written in the 1st century AD) state that Achilles was invulnerable in all of his body except for one heel, because when his mother Thetis dipped him in the river Styx as an infant, she held him by one of his heels. Alluding to these legends, the term " Achilles' heel" has come to mean a point of weakness, especially in someone or something with an otherwise strong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achillius Of Larissa
Saint Achillius of Larissa, also known as Achilles, Ailus, Achillas, or Achilius ( el, Άγιος Αχίλλειος, ''Ágios Achílleios'') (died 330 AD), was a 4th century bishop of Larissa and one of the 318 persons present at the First Council of Nicaea. His feast day is on 15 May. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Life Achillius was metropolitan of in , < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Achilles
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named ''Achilles'', after the Greek hero Achilles. Four others, two of them prizes, had the French spelling of the name, ''Achille''. * was an 8-gun schooner purchased in 1747. She was captured in 1748 by the Spanish. * was a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1757, hulked in 1780 and sold in 1784. * was a broadside ironclad frigate launched in 1863. She became a base ship in 1902 and was renamed HMS ''Hibernia''. She was renamed HMS ''Egmont'' in 1904, HMS ''Egremont'' in 1916 and HMS ''Pembroke'' in 1919. She was sold in 1923. * was a armoured cruiser launched in 1905 and sold in 1921. * ''Achilles II'' was an armed trawler, hired in 1914 and sunk by a mine on 26 June 1918. * was a light cruiser launched in 1932. She was transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy as HMNZS ''Achilles'' in 1941, but was returned in 1946. She was transferred to the Royal Indian Navy in 1948 as HMIS ''Delhi'', eventually becoming . She was scrapped in 1978 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GWR 3031 Class
The Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the British Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work. The first 30 members of the class were built as 2-2-2s of the 3001 Class. The first eight members of the class (numbers 3021-3028, built April–August 1891) were built as convertible broad gauge 2-2-2 locomotives, being converted to standard gauge in mid-1892, at the end of broad gauge running on the Great Western Railway. A further 22 were built in late 1891 and early 1892, this time as standard gauge engines. Although the 3001 class were fitted with larger boilers than earlier GWR 2-2-2 classes, the diameter of the boiler was constrained by its position between the driving wheels. Thus boiler capacity could only be increased by making the boiler longer, not wider, bringing the smokebox and cylinders in front of the leading axle. The extra weight of the larger boilers was bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Devon Railway Buffalo Class
The ten Buffalo class locomotives were broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway. They were designed for goods trains but were also used on passenger trains when required. These locomotives were built by the Avonside Engine Company and designed for easy conversion to standard gauge after the broad gauge was converted on 21 May 1892. The locomotives of the three railways were operated as a combined fleet by the South Devon Railway but each was accounted to the railway that ordered it. On 1 February 1876 the South Devon Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, the locomotives were given numbers by their new owners but continued to carry their names too. Locomotives South Devon Railway * ''Achilles'' (1873–1892) GWR no. 2165 :Converted to standard gauge and worked in this form as no. 1324 until 1905 when it was sold to the South Wales Mineral Railway and became their no. 7, later returning to the Grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achilles (1953–1957 Motorcycle)
The Achilles company built scooters and mopeds in West Germany between 1953 and 1957. The moped was powered by a 48cc engine, while the scooters were powered by 98cc and 123cc Sachs engines. When the factory closed down, the British Norman Cycles Norman Cycles was a British bicycle, autocycle, moped, and motorcycle manufacturer in Ashford, Kent, England. The company and its products are remembered today by the Norman Cycles Club at Willesborough Windmill, in Willesborough, Ashford. The ... firm purchased the production equipment to manufacture their own moped.Erwin Tragatsch; Ash, Kevin. ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Motorcycles'', Quantum Publishing, London, 2000 References External links 48cc Sports model {{DEFAULTSORT:Achilles (1953-57 motorcycle) Motorcycle manufacturers of Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achilles (1906–1912 Motorcycle)
The Achilles was a motorcycle manufactured between 1906 and 1912 in the former Czechoslovakia. The bikes were powered by 3.5 hp single-cylinder and 5 hp V-twin A V-twin engine, also called a V2 engine, is a two-cylinder piston engine where the cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration. Although widely associated with motorcycles (installed either transversely or longit ... engines built by Fafnir and Zeus.Erwin Tragatsch; Ash, Kevin. ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Motorcycles'', Quantum Publishing, London, 2000 References External linksUnrestored 5hp V-twin Motorcycle manufacturers of Czechoslovakia Defunct manufacturing companies of Czechoslovakia {{motorcycle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achilles (automobile) , ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorca ...
The Achilles was an English shaft drive voiturette manufactured by B Thompson & Co. in Frome, Somerset between 1903 and 1908. A range of cars were advertised, mostly with single-cylinder engines by Aster and De Dion. Other mechanical parts were also bought in, and it seems likely that only the bodies were originated by Achilles. At least 5 different models were produced including the 8 hp, 9 hp and 12 hp.''The Motor-Car Journal'', Volume 8, October 1906 This car is notably seen in the French comic book Achille Talon, created by Michel Regnier (known by the pseudonym Greg), for the Pilote redaction. References David Filsell, "Achilles", in G.N. Georgano George Nicolas "Nick" Georgano (29 February 1932 – 22 October 2017Nick Georgano Alvis Archive Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Achilles
Theodore Carter Achilles (December 29, 1905 – April 8, 1986) was an American diplomat who served as Ambassador to Peru. Biography Achilles was born 29 December 1905 in Rochester, New York, to Gertrude Strong, the daughter of Eastman Kodak president Henry A. Strong, and Henry L. Achilles. Achilles's uncle, George R. Carter, was the second Governor of Hawaii, married to Helen Strong, another daughter of Henry A. Strong. Theodore Achilles graduated from Stanford University in 1925 with an AB, and endeavored in postgraduate studies at Yale University until 1928. During his time at Yale he was married in Los Angeles to Mrs. Louise Lord Coleman. In February 1933, Louise filed a divorce suit against her husband on grounds of cruelty. Achilles was married to Marian Field four months later, with whom he had four children. After his studies at Yale, Achilles became involved in newspapers in California and Japan. In 1932, he began a career in government as the U.S. Vice Consul in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kullervo Achilles Manner
Kullervo Achilles Manner (, Russian Куллерво Густавович Маннер, ''Kullervo Gustavovich Manner''; 12 October 1880 – 15 January 1939) was a Finnish politician and journalist, and later a Soviet politician. He was a member of the Finnish parliament, serving as its Speaker in 1917. He was also chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland between 1917 and 1918. During the Finnish Civil War, he led the Finnish People's Delegation, a leftist alternative to the established Finnish government. After the war, he escaped to the Soviet Union, where he co-founded the Finnish Communist Party. It is said if the Red Guards had won the Civil War, Manner might have risen to the position of the "Leader of the Red Finland". Early life Manner was born a minister's son in Kokemäki. His father Gustaf Manner worked in various parishes, including those of Lappi and Vampula. Kullervo's mother was Alma Limón, daughter of pastor Johannes Limón. After graduating from high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Achilles, Duke Of Württemberg-Neuenstadt
Frederick Achilles of Württemberg-Neuenstadt (5 May 1591 – 30 December 1631) was the first Duke of Württemberg-Neuenstadt from 1617 until 1631. The Duchy of Württemberg-Neuenstadt was a branch line of the ducal House of Württemberg in the 17th and 18th century named after the town of residence, Neuenstadt. Duke Frederick Achilles (German: Friedrich Achilles) was the second youngest son of Duke Frederick I. Following a Fürstbrüderlicher Vergleich – a mutual agreement made between ducal brothers on 7 June 1617 (Julian calendar: 28 May), the sons of Frederick I split the inheritance such that the eldest son, Johann Frederick, assumed rule of the Duchy of Württemberg while his remaining brothers assumed possession of other ducal properties. Under the arrangement Frederick Achilles, then 26, was bequeathed Neuenstadt Castle and an annual endowment of 10,000 guilder Guilder is the English translation of the Dutch and German ''gulden'', originally shortened from Mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achilleus Kewanuka
Achilleus Kiwanuka, also known as Achileo Kiwanuka or Achilles Kiwanuka (1869 – June 3, 1886), was a Ugandan Catholic martyr revered as a saint in the Catholic Church. Life Kiwanuka was born at Lulagala in Ssingo County and was a member of the Lugave clan of the Muganda tribe. His father was an efficient deputy County Chief for a long time. At the age of fifteen Kiwanuka was chosen to serve as a page and messenger at audience hall in the court of King Mwanga II of Buganda, and converted to the Christian faith under the missionary group known as the Missionaries of Africa. He was baptized by Pere Simeon Lourdel on the night of 16 November 1885, receiving the name Achilles. King Muteesa I had welcomed the missionaries and had played off the Catholics, Anglicans, and the Moslem traders, seeming to favor first one, then another, for political gain. His son, Mwanga II succeeded his father in 1884 at the age of sixteen and came to view the Christians as a threat, as it was under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
