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Hyperia (mythology)
Hyperia may stand for: * ''Hyperia'' (crustacean), a genus of the order Amphipoda * The ancient Greek name for the island of Amorgos * In Greek mythology, Hyperia was the daughter of the river god Inachus {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyperia (crustacean)
''Hyperia'' is a genus of amphipods in the family Hyperiidae. It contains the following species: *'' Hyperia bowmani'' M. Vinogradov, 1976 *'' Hyperia crassa'' Bowman, 1973 *'' Hyperia curticephala'' M. Vinogradov & Semenova, 1985 *'' Hyperia fabrei'' H. Milne Edwards, 1830 *'' Hyperia galba'' Montagu, 1815 *'' Hyperia gaudichaudii'' H. Milne Edwards, 1840 *'' Hyperia leptura'' Bowman, 1973 *''Hyperia macrocephala'' Dana, 1853 *''Hyperia medusarum Hyperia may stand for: * ''Hyperia'' (crustacean), a genus of the order Amphipoda * The ancient Greek name for the island of Amorgos * In Greek mythology, Hyperia was the daughter of the river god Inachus In Greek mythology, Inachus, Inachos o ...'' Müller, 1776 *'' Hyperia spinigera'' Bovallius, 1889 References Hyperiidea Taxa named by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest Malacostraca genera {{amphipod-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amorgos
Amorgos ( el, Αμοργός, ; ) is the easternmost island of the Cyclades island group and the nearest island to the neighboring Dodecanese island group in Greece. Along with 16 neighboring islets, the largest of which (by land area) is Nikouria Island, it comprises the municipality of Amorgos, which has a land area of and a population of 1,973 (2011 census). Geography Due to its position near the ancient Ionian towns, such as Miletus, Halicarnassus and Ephesus, Amorgos became one of the first places from which the Ionians passed through to the Cycladic Islands and onto the Greek mainland. History Throughout history, Amorgos was also known as Yperia, or Platagy, Pagali, Psichia, and Karkisia. Amorgos features many remnants of ancient civilizations. At the time of Archaic Greece, there were three independent city-states there. They are believed to have featured autonomous constitutions but the same currency. Amorgos is distinguished by the size and quality of the wall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Mythology
A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the Cosmogony, origin and Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, nature of the world, the lives and activities of List of Greek mythological figures, deities, Greek hero cult, heroes, and List of Greek mythological creatures, mythological creatures, and the origins and significance of the ancient Greeks' own cult (religious practice), cult and ritual practices. Modern scholars study the myths to shed light on the religious and political institutions of ancient Greece, and to better understand the nature of myth-making itself. The Greek myths were initially propagated in an oral tradition, oral-poetic tradition most likely by Minoan civilization, Minoan and Mycenaean Greece, Mycenaean singers starting in the 18th century BC; eventually the myths of the heroes of the Trojan War and its after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
