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Dracaena Laxissima
Dracaena (romanized form of the Greek language, Greek ''δράκαινα'' - ''drakaina'', "female dragon") can mean: *Drakaina (mythology), a Greek mythological entity *Dracaena (plant), ''Dracaena'' (plant), a genus of plants *''Cordyline australis'', a plant commonly known as the ''Dracaena palm'' *Dracaena (lizard), ''Dracaena'' (lizard), a genus of lizard *Dracena, a town in Brazil *Dracaena, a fictional dragon-woman in ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' *Drakaina (model) (born 1975), a French actress and model. See also * * * * *Dragon (other) *Draco (other) *Drago (other) {{disambiguation Genus disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Language
Greek ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of lasting impo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
