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Eubule Rugulosa
Eubule may refer to: *In Greek mythology (Εὐβούλη): **Eubule, one of the Danaïdes, betrothed to Demarchus **Eubule, one of the three daughters of Leos *Eubule, a personal name of which bearers include: ** Eubule Thelwall (other) **Sir Eubule John Waddington Sir Eubule John Waddington, (9 April 1890 – 18 January 1957) was an English colonial administrator. He served as Governor of Barbados from 1938 to 1941, and Governor of Northern Rhodesia from to 1941 to 1947. After leaving the Colonial Service, h ..., Governor of Northern Rhodesia (1941–1947) *'' Eubule (bug)'', a genus of bugs in the family Coreidae {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danaïdes
In Greek mythology, the Danaïdes (; el, Δαναΐδες), also Danaides or Danaids, were the fifty daughters of Danaus. In the ''Metamorphoses'', Ovid refers to them as the Belides after their grandfather Belus. They were to marry the 50 sons of Danaus' twin brother Aegyptus, a mythical king of Egypt. In the most common version of the myth, all but one of them killed their husbands on their wedding night, and are condemned to spend eternity carrying water in a sieve or perforated device. In the classical tradition, they came to represent the futility of a repetitive task that can never be completed (see also Sisyphus and Ocnus). Mythology Danaus did not want his daughters to go ahead with the marriages and he fled with them in the first boat to Argos, which is located in Greece near the ancient city of Mycenae. Danaus agreed to the marriage of his daughters only after Aegyptus came to Argos with his fifty sons in order to protect the local population, the Argives, from any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leos (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Leos (; Ancient Greek: Λεώς) may refer to the following personages: * Leos, one of the ten or twelve Eponyms of the Attic phylae whose statues were at the Athenian agora near the Tholos. He was the son of Orpheus and father of a son, Cylanthus, and of three daughters, Praxithea (or Phasithea, Phrasithea), Theope and Eubule. In obedience to the Delphian oracle he had his three daughters sacrificed in order to relieve the city of famine. A location in Attica and a hero-shrine was said to have received the name Leokorion after these daughters of Leos (Λεὡ κόραι, ''Leō korai'') and Leokorion (Λεωκόριον). In reality though, the story of the daughters of Leos could have been invented to explain the placename. * Leos, a native of Agnus, Attica, the herald of the sons of Pallas. He betrayed them by informing Theseus of their imminent attack, which let him strike at them while they were unaware and win. From that circumstance there was no inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eubule Thelwall (other)
Eubule Thelwall may refer to: *Eubule Thelwall (politician) Sir Eubule Thelwall (c. 1562 – 8 October 1630) was a Welsh lawyer, academic and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1629. He was principal of Jesus College, Oxford, from 1621 to 1630. Life Thelwall was the fifth son ... (1557–1630), politician and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford 1621–30 * Eubule Thelwall (landowner) (1622–1695), landowner and solicitor who held legal offices in North Wales and Cheshire * Eubule Thelwall (college principal) (1682–?), Principal of Jesus College, Oxford 1725–27 See also * Thelwall (other) {{hndis, Thelwall, Eubule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eubule John Waddington
Sir Eubule John Waddington, (9 April 1890 – 18 January 1957) was an English colonial administrator. He served as Governor of Barbados from 1938 to 1941, and Governor of Northern Rhodesia from to 1941 to 1947. After leaving the Colonial Service, he was Chairman of the International African Institute The International African Institute (IAI) was founded (as the International Institute of African Languages and Cultures - IIALC) in 1926 in London for the study of African languages. Frederick Lugard was the first chairman (1926 to his death in 194 ... from 1949 until his death. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Waddington, John 1890 births 1957 deaths Governors of Barbados Governors of Northern Rhodesia Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Alumni of Merton College, Oxford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Northern Rhodesia
The Governor of Northern Rhodesia was the representative of the British Monarch in the self-governing colony of Northern Rhodesia from 1924 to 1964. The Governor was appointed by The Crown and acted as the local head of state, receiving instructions from the British Government. Establishment of the office The office of the Governor of Northern Rhodesia was established on 20 February 1924, when the ''Northern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1924'' was adopted.Northern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1924 It provided that: List of governors of Northern Rhodesia For continuation after independence, ''see: ''President of Zambia See also *President of Zambia *Prime Minister of Zambia *Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland References {{DEFAULTSORT:Governor Of Northern Rhodesia Rhodesia, Northern Governor Governors A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
