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Kypris Poem
Kypris may refer to: * Cypris Aphrodite ( ; grc-gre, Ἀφροδίτη, Aphrodítē; , , ) is an ancient Greek religion, ancient Greek goddess associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion (emotion), passion, and procreation. She was syncretized with the Roman god ..., or Aphrodite, a Greek goddess * Yorgos Kypris, Greek sculptor See also * Cypris (other) * Cyprus (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypris
Aphrodite ( ; grc-gre, Ἀφροδίτη, Aphrodítē; , , ) is an ancient Greek religion, ancient Greek goddess associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion (emotion), passion, and procreation. She was syncretized with the Roman goddess . Aphrodite's major symbols include Myrtle (common), myrtles, roses, doves, Old World sparrow, sparrows, and swans. The cult of Aphrodite was largely derived from that of the Ancient Canaanite religion, Phoenician goddess Astarte, a cognate of the East Semitic goddess Ishtar, whose cult was based on the Sumerian religion, Sumerian cult of Inanna. Aphrodite's main cult centers were Kythira, Cythera, Cyprus, Corinth, and Athens. Her main festival was the Aphrodisia, which was celebrated annually in midsummer. In Laconia, Aphrodite was worshipped as a warrior goddess. She was also the patron goddess of Prostitution in ancient Greece, prostitutes, an association which led early scholars to propose the concept of "sacred prostitution" in Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorgos Kypris
Yorgos Kypris ( el, Γιώργος Κυπρής), born 1954, is a Cypriot sculptor who lives and works between Athens and Santorini in Greece. He continues to take part in numerous solo and group exhibitions, commissions work, designs jewelry and permanently exhibits his work through MATI, his personal art gallery. His work has been published in a number of books, articles and magazines. His best known works include the "Entrapped Fish" installation, at the Lobby of the World Bank Building, Washington D.C., commissioned in 1997, the "Gate of Knowledge" - a sculptural steel gate, erected in 1998 in the yard of St. Paul High school, Pafos, Cyprus, the body of works "Fish" (1993-), the "Parallel Notions" body of works (2001) and the "Observers", an installation of four sited figures on poles, 4,5m high each, commissioned (2002) at Fabrica Commercial Center, Fira, Santorini, Greece. Life & Career Yorgos Kypris is the second of three sons, born of Greek Cypriot parents. Kypris moved f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypris (other)
Cypris is a name for Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. Cypris may also refer to: Mythology *Cypris, one of the Horae, Greek goddesses personifying the hours of the day *Cypris, a role in the opera ''Ariane'' by Jules Massenet Biology *Cypris, a barnacle larva in its final, cyprid stage *''Apanteles cypris'', a species of braconid wasp in the genus ''Apanteles'' *'' Eudesmia cypris'', a species of moth in the family Erebidae *''Morpho cypris'', a species of neotropical butterfly *''Phoebis cypris'', synonym for ''Phoebis argante'', a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae *'' Tipula cypris'', a species of crane fly in the genus ''Tipula'' Other * CYPRIS (microchip), a cryptographic microprocessor *Villa Cypris, a villa in the French Riviera See also *Cypres :''This page is about the Automatic Activation Device for parachutes. For the tree family, see Cupressaceae. For the Mediterranean island, see Cyprus. For the law doctrine, see Cy-près doctrine.'' CYPRES is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
