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Echinus (Phthiotis)
Echinus may refer to: * Echinus (Acarnania), a town in ancient Acarnania, Greece * Echinus (Thessaly) Echinus or Echinos ( grc, Ἐχῖνος) was a town and polis of Phthiotis or of Malis in ancient Thessaly, situated upon the Malian Gulf, between Lamia and Larissa Cremaste, in a fertile district. It was said to derive its name from Echion, ..., a town in ancient Thessaly, Greece; also a Roman Catholic titular bishopric * Echinus (molding), a molding similar to the ovolo * ''Echinus'' (sea urchin), a genus of animals * ''Echinus'' (plant), a synonym for the plant genus '' Mallotus'' {{disambiguation, genus, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echinus (Acarnania)
Echinus or Echinos ( el, Εχῖνος) was an Ancient Greece, ancient Greek town of Acarnania. Legend has it that it was founded by a Greek mythology, Greek mythological figure named Echinus (mythology), Echinus. It is mentioned by the poet Rhianus, and appears in the list of cities of Acarnania transmitted by Pliny the Elder, who places it between Heraclea (Acarnania), Heraclea and Actium. The site of Echinus is near the modern town of Vonitsa, probably the ''kastro'' (or castle) of Profitis Elias.. See also *List of cities in ancient Epirus References Sources * * Populated places in ancient Acarnania Cities in ancient Epirus Former populated places in Greece {{AncientAcarnania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echinus (Thessaly)
Echinus or Echinos ( grc, Ἐχῖνος) was a town and polis of Phthiotis or of Malis in ancient Thessaly, situated upon the Malian Gulf, between Lamia and Larissa Cremaste, in a fertile district. It was said to derive its name from Echion, who sprang from the dragon's teeth. Demosthenes says that Echinus was taken by Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great, from the Thebans. Philip II granted the town to the Malians in 342 BCE. From , it was part of the Aetolian League until 210 BCE, when it was captured by Philip V of Macedon, after a siege of some length. The Romans captured the city in 193 BCE and gave it back to the Malians in 189 BCE. Strabo mentions it as one of the Grecian cities which had been destroyed by an earthquake. Under Roman rule, the city was part of Achaea Phthiotis and by extension of Thessaly, and experienced a period of great prosperity, as testified by archaeological finds. In late Antiquity the city was an episcopal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echinus (molding)
The ovolo or echinus is a convex decorative molding profile used in architectural ornamentation. Its profile is a quarter to a half of a more or less flattened circle. The 1911 edition of ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' says:adapted from Ital. ''uovolo'', diminutive of ''uovo'', an egg; other foreign equivalents are Fr. ''ove'', ''échine'', ''quart de rond''; Lat. ''echinus''... s usedin architecture, ora convex moulding known also as the echinus, which in Classic architecture was invariably carved with the egg and tongue. In Roman and Italian work the moulding is called by workmen a quarter round. The "egg and tongue" referred to, also known as egg-and-dart, egg-and-anchor, or egg-and-star, refers to alternating egg and V-shapes enriching the surface of the concave ovolo in many early cases. The description of ovolo as the fundamental convex quarter-round element underlying or being combined with other elements to compose molding, details on column capitals, and other archite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echinus (sea Urchin)
''Echinus'' is a genus of sea urchin Sea urchins () are spiny, globular echinoderms in the class Echinoidea. About 950 species of sea urchin live on the seabed of every ocean and inhabit every depth zone from the intertidal seashore down to . The spherical, hard shells (tests) of ...s. Species Species in this genus include: Fossils * '' Echinus coglesi'' * '' Echinus dixoni'' * '' Echinus etheridgei'' * '' Echinus lamarcki'' * '' Echinus multicostatus'' * '' Echinus nodulosus'' * '' Echinus paucimiliaris'' * '' Echinus sphaeroides'' * '' Echinus woodi'' References {{echinoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
