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Glafira Alymova After Dimitri Levicki
Glaphyra (or Glafira ; Greek: Γλαφύρα) is a Greek feminine given name. It is derived from Greek γλαφυρός (glaphyros) meaning "hollowed" or "polished, elegant". The Slavic and Italian names Glafira are derived from it. behindthename.com; accessed 29 January 2017 Persons bearing the name include: * Glaphyra, Cappadocian princess *, ancient Greek courtesan *, Russian noblewoman and harpist * |
Glaphyra
Glaphyra ( el, Γλαφύρα; around 35 BC – around 7 AD) was an Anatolian princess from Cappadocia,Kasher, ''King Herod: a persecuted persecutor: a case study in psychohistory and psychobiography'', p.298 and a Queen of Mauretania by her second marriage to King Juba II of Mauretania. She was related to the Herodian Dynasty by her first and third marriage, to Alexander, son of Herod and Herod Archelaus respectively.''Jewish Women: a comprehensive historical encyclopedia'' Jewish Women’s Archive – Herodian Women Family and early life Glaphyra was a royal princess of Greek, Armenian and Persian descent. Her father was the Roman ally king Archelaus of Cappadocia, and her only natural sibling was her younger brother Archelaus of Cilicia. Her paternal grandfather was a Roman ally and priest-king Archelaus of the temple state of Comana, Cappadocia, while her paternal grandmother, for whom she was named, was the ''hetaera'' Glaphyra. The priest-kings of Comana were descended fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glaphyra (hetaera)
Glaphyra ( el, Γλαφύρα) was a hetaera, a form of courtesan, who lived in the 1st century BC. Glaphyra was famed and celebrated in antiquity for her beauty, charm and seductiveness. Her marriage to Archelaus the elder of Cappadocia gave her political power. Her later affair with Mark Antony occasioned a vulgar poem from Octavian Caesar. Marriage to Archelaus Glaphyra was a Greek woman from Cappadocia from obscure origins. Glaphyra had married a Cappadocian Greek nobleman called Archelaus, the High Priest Ruler of the temple state of Comana, Cappadocia. Archelaus was the High Priest of the Roman Goddess of War, Bellona. Through her marriage to Archelaus, Glaphyra became a ruler of the temple state. Archelaus' father of the same name had descended from King Mithridates VI of Pontus. Glaphyra bore Archelaus two sons: * Archelaus Sisines, also known as King Archelaus of Cappadocia who reigned from 36 BC until his death in 17 AD * Sisines In 47 BC the Roman Dictato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glafira Alymova
Glafira Ivanovna Alymova (1758–1826) was a Russian Empire lady in waiting and harpist. Biography Glafira Alymova was the daughter of Colonel Ivan Akinfievich Alymov. She studied at the Smolny Institute from 1764 to 1776, as one of its first students, and excelled in music. On her graduation in 1776, she was decorated as one of its five best students, and was made lady in waiting to the Empress Catherine the Great. The Empress was fond of her because of her good humor and temperament. She was married successively to the writer and nobleman Alexei Rzhevskii in 1777, as his second wife, and in 1805 to the translator Maskle. Her second marriage, to a man twenty years younger than her and of lower social status, was regarded a scandal. Mariya Svistunova Mariya Alekseevna Svistunova, née Rzhevskaya (June 26, 1778, St Petersburg - September 1, 1866, Paris) was a lady-in-waiting at the Russian Court and a convert to Roman Catholicism. She was the daughter of writer Alek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glafira Deomidova
Glafira Vladimirovna Deomidova (russian: Глафира Владимировна Деомидова, b. 1929) is a Russian soprano who sang at the Bolshoi Theatre company from 1956 to 1977. Deomidova sang the role of Bianca in Zdeněk Chalabala's premiere (and only) recording of Shebalin's ''Taming of the Shrew'' in 1957 and the female lead role of Olga in the first (and likewise only) recording of Prokofiev's ''The Story of a Real Man'' conducted by Mark Ermler Mark Fridrikhovich Ermler (russian: Марк Фридрихович Эрмлер; 5 May 193214 April 2002) was a Russian conductor. Biography Mark Ermler was born in Leningrad in 1932. His parents were Vera Bakun, a film set designer, and Fridrik ... in 1961. References 1929 births Living people Russian operatic sopranos Soviet sopranos Soviet women opera singers {{Russia-opera-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glafira Dorosh
Glafira Vasilyevna Dorosh ( uk, Глафіра Василівна Дорош; russian: Глафира Васильевна Дорош; 5 January 1921 – 17 September 2015) was a Ukrainian chef from the village of Ulanov, Vinnytsia Oblast, who invented Potato Ulanov. She is the only recipient of a Soviet Order for a culinary recipe.''Galina Dorosh has received an order for a recipe'' December 3, 2007 Glafira Dorosh started to work at the age of 14. As her mother was a cook she found work in a local eatery as well. Later she graduated from a culinary school in |
Glafira Martinovich
Glafira Martinovich ( be, Глафіра Сяргееўна Марціновіч; Łacinka: ''Hlafira Siarhiejeŭna Marcinovič''; born 4 February 1989) is a Belarusian rhythmic gymnast. She became Belarus' youngest Olympian when she competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics at the age of 15 years and 204 days. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ..., she received a bronze medal in the group competition. References 1989 births Living people Belarusian rhythmic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Belarus Olympic bronze medalists for Belarus Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics Gymnasts from Minsk Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glafira Tarkhanova
Glaphyra (or Glafira ; Greek: Γλαφύρα) is a Greek feminine given name. It is derived from Greek γλαφυρός (glaphyros) meaning "hollowed" or "polished, elegant". The Slavic and Italian names Glafira are derived from it. behindthename.com; accessed 29 January 2017 Persons bearing the name include: * Glaphyra, Cappadocian princess * Glaphyra (hetaera), ancient Greek courtesan *, Russian noblewoman and harpist * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
