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Chrysis Aridula
Chrysis may refer to: * Chrysis (wasp), a genus of cuckoo wasps in the family Chrysididae *An ancient Greek personal name (as a female name: , as a male name: ); in particular: ** Chrysis (priestess), priestess who caused the destruction of the Heraion of Argos in 423 BC ** Chrysis, the eponymous girl from Samos in the play '' Samia'' by Menander ** Chrysis, the eponymous girl from Andros in the play ''Andria'' by Terence ** Chrysis, the courtesan in the novel '' Aphrodite: mœurs antiques'' by Pierre Louÿs ** Chrysis, a mistress of Demetrius I of Macedon according to Plutarch's ''Lives'' See also *Chrysis Painter The Chrysis Painter was an anonymous ancient Greek red-figure vase painter who worked in Athens around 420–410 BC.British Museudatabase/ref> He is identified by his name vase, a hydria now kept in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (acce ..., a 5th-century BC Attic vase painter * Crysis, a video game * Crisis (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysis (wasp)
''Chrysis'' is a very large genus of cuckoo wasps (insects in the family Chrysididae). It is the largest genus in the family, including over 1,000 species in over 20 subgenera, as speciose as all remaining Chrysididae combined.Kimsey, L.S., Bohart, R.M. 1990. ''The Chrysidid Wasps of the World''. Oxford University Press. 652 pp. The generic name is derived from Greek Greek may refer to: Greece 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 ... ''chrysis'', "gold vessel, gold-embroidered dress", and pays tribute to the brilliant metallic appearance of wasps in the genus. Gallery File:Chrysididae - Chrysis inaequalis-1.JPG, '' Chrysis inaequalis'' File:Goldwespe.jpg, '' Chrysis cuprea'' File:Chrysis viridula2.jpg, '' Chrysis viridula'' File:Chrysis scutellaris.jpg, '' Chrysis scutellaris'' Selected species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysis (priestess)
Chrysis (or Chryseis, grc, Χρυσίς or ) was the priestess of Hera at the ancient Greek sanctuary of Hera at Argos at the time of the Peloponesian War. She is known for having inadvertently caused a fire that led to the destruction of the temple. Thucydides mentions in book 2 of his history of the Peloponesian War that at the outbreak of the war, in 431 BC, Chrysis was in the 48th year of her tenure as head priestess of Argos. The burning of the temple, in the summer of 423 BC, is mentioned in book 4 of the same work. According to Thucydides, Chrysis placed a light near a curtain and then fell asleep. She survived the fire and fled from Argos to the nearby city of Phlius. According to Pausanias, her flight led her to Tegea, where she found asylum at the sanctuary of Athena Alea. Pausanias also mentions that in his time a statue of Chrysis still stood at Argos. The catastrophe of Argos was later mentioned by the Christian theologians Clemens of Alexandria and Arnobius (who, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samia (play)
''Samia'' ( grc-gre, Σαμία), translated as ''The Girl From Samos'', or ''The Marriage Connection'', is an ancient Greek comedy by Menander, it is the dramatist's second most extant play with up to 116 lines missing compared to ''Dyskolos''’s 39. The date of its first performance is unknown, with 315 B.C. and 309 B.C. being two suggested dates. The surviving text of ''Samia'' comes from the Cairo Codex found in 1907 and the Bodmer Papyri from 1952. Plot ''Samia'' takes place in a street in Athens, outside the houses of Demeas, a wealthy bachelor, and Nikeratos, his less wealthy business partner. Prior to the events in the play Demeas had taken in a Samian girl, Chrysis, as his mistress despite misgivings. Chrysis becomes pregnant and was under orders from Demeas to dispose of the illegitimate child. At the same time Moschion, the adopted son of Demeas, seduced the daughter of Nikeratos, Plangon, and she too is pregnant. Both babies are born around the same time. Unfortun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andria (comedy)
''Andria'' (English: ''The Woman from Andros'') is a Roman comedy adapted by Terence from two Greek plays by Menander the first being '' Samia'' and the other being ''Perinthia''. It was the first play by Terence to be presented publicly, and was performed in 166 BC during the Ludi Megalenses. It became the first of Terence's plays to be performed post- antiquity, in Florence in 1476. It was adapted by Machiavelli, whose ''Andria'' was likewise the author's first venture into playwriting and was the first of Terence's plays to be translated into English ca. 1520. The second English translation was by the Welsh writer Morris Kyffin in 1588. Characters *Simo – Athenian nobleman, father of Pamphilus. From 'simos', flat-nosed. *Sosia – Simo's freedman, party to Simo's initial plans but is not seen after the first scene. From 'sozo', saved in war. *Pamphilus – Simo's son publicly betrothed to Philumena but privately promised to Glycerium. From 'pan' and 'philos', a friend t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demetrius I Of Macedon
Demetrius I (; grc, Δημήτριος; 337–283 BC), also called Poliorcetes (; el, Πολιορκητής, "The Besieger"), was a Macedonian nobleman, military leader, and king of Macedon (294–288 BC). He belonged to the Antigonid dynasty and was its first member to rule Macedonia. He was the son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus and Stratonice. Biography Early career Demetrius served with his father, Antigonus I Monophthalmus, during the Second War of the Diadochi. He participated in the Battle of Paraitakene where he commanded the cavalry on the right flank. Despite the Antigonid left flank, commanded by Peithon, being routed, and the center, commanded by Antigonus, being dealt heavy losses at the hands of the famous Silver Shields, Demetrius was victorious on the right, and his success there ultimately prevented the battle from being a complete loss. Demetrius was again present at the conclusive Battle of Gabiene. Directly after the battle, while Antigonus held the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysis Painter
The Chrysis Painter was an anonymous ancient Greek red-figure vase painter who worked in Athens around 420–410 BC.British Museudatabase/ref> He is identified by his name vase, a hydria now kept in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (accession number 06.1021.185). John Davidson Beazley, ''Attic red-figured vases in American museums'', Harvard University Press, 1918. p. 183. which has the name "Chrysis" () inscribed next to the figure of a woman. He has been described as belonging to the school of the Dinos Painter.John Davidson Beazley, ''Attic red-figure vase-painters'', Vol. 2. Oxford: Clarendon, 1963. p.1158f. A total of five pieces have been ascribed to the Chrysis Painter. Another of them is kept in the British Museum in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crysis
''Crysis'' is a first-person shooter video game series created by Crytek. The series revolves around a group of military protagonists with " nanosuits", technologically advanced suits of armor that give them enhanced physical strength, speed, defense, and cloaking abilities. The protagonists face off against hostile North Korean soldiers, heavily armed mercenaries, and a race of technologically advanced aliens known as the Ceph, who arrived on Earth millions of years ago and have recently been awakened. The series consists of three main installments, a standalone spinoff of the first game with a separate multiplayer title, and a compilation. A fourth game, under the working title of ''Crysis 4'', was announced by Crytek on January 26, 2022. Gameplay Characters in ''Crysis'' use nanosuits, advanced powered exoskeletons developed by the U.S. military that grants them special abilities through dedicated "modes", as well as the ability to switch between them at will. Nanosuit's "a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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