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Deiphobe Longipes
Deiphobe may refer to * Cumaean Sibyl, an ancient Greek priestess * ''Deiphobe'' (mantis), a genus of insects See also * Deiphobus, a son of Priam and Hecuba in Greek mythology {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cumaean Sibyl
The Cumaean Sibyl was the priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle at Cumae, a Greek colony located near Naples, Italy. The word ''sibyl'' comes (via Latin) from the ancient Greek word ''sibylla'', meaning prophetess. There were many sibyls in different locations throughout the ancient world. Because of the importance of the Cumaean Sibyl in the legends of early Rome as codified in Virgil's ''Aeneid'' VI, and because of her proximity to Rome, the Cumaean Sibyl became the most famous among the Romans. The Erythraean Sibyl from modern-day Turkey was famed among Greeks, as was the oldest Hellenic oracle, the Sibyl of Dodona, possibly dating to the second millennium BC according to Herodotus, favored in the east. The Cumaean Sibyl is one of the four sibyls painted by Raphael at Santa Maria della Pace (see gallery below). She was also painted by Andrea del Castagno (''Uffizi Gallery, illustration right''), and in the Sistine Ceiling of Michelangelo her powerful presence overshad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deiphobe (mantis)
''Deiphobe'' is an Asian genus of praying mantids Mantidae is one of the largest families in the order of praying mantises, based on the type species ''Mantis religiosa''; however, most genera are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references ...: in the family Rivetinidae. Species The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists: *'' Deiphobe australiana'' Giglio-Tos, 1916 *'' Deiphobe brevipennis'' Sjostedt, 1930 *'' Deiphobe brunneri'' Saussure, 1871 *'' Deiphobe infuscata'' Saussure, 1870 *'' Deiphobe longipes'' Werner, 1926 *'' Deiphobe mesomelas'' Olivier, 1792 (synonyms ''D. incisa, D. robusta, D. yunnanensis'') *'' Deiphobe moseri'' (Saussure, 1871) *'' Deiphobe xanthoptera'' (Olivier, 1792) References External links * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q10467749 Mantodea genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
