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Korkyra Baroque
Corcyra is Latin for Corfu, a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. Corcyra or Korkyra may also refer to: * Korkyra (mythology), a mythical figure whose name was given to the Greek island Places * Korkyra (polis), the ancient city on the island of Corfu * Korkyra (Acarnania), a city founded in ancient Acarnania by Corinthians in 706 BC. See List of cities in ancient Acarnania * Corcyre, a former French department (1797-1799) in present Greece * ''Corcyra Nigra'' or ''Korkyra Melaina'', ancient name of Korčula island, in Croatia, also known as Black Corcyra Insects * ''Corcyra cephalonica'', the rice moth * ''Corcyra nidicolella'', a type of snout moth * '' Corcyra brunnea'', a type of snout moth * '' Corcyra'', a type of snout moth * ''Corcyra asthenitis'', a type of snout moth * '' Corcyranillus'', a genus of beetles Horses * Corcyra, one of the UK's top stallions, a sire of Cleopatra Cleopatra VII Philopator ( grc-gre, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ}, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corfu
Corfu (, ) or Kerkyra ( el, Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, , ; ; la, Corcyra.) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered by three municipalities with the islands of Othonoi, Ereikoussa, and Mathraki.https://corfutvnews.gr/diaspasi-deite-tin-tropologia/ The principal city of the island (pop. 32,095) is also named Corfu. Corfu is home to the Ionian University. The island is bound up with the history of Greece from the beginnings of Greek mythology, and is marked by numerous battles and conquests. Ancient Korkyra took part in the Battle of Sybota which was a catalyst for the Peloponnesian War, and, according to Thucydides, the largest naval battle between Greek city states until that time. Thucydides also reports that Korkyra was one of the three great naval powers of fifth century BC Greece, alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korkyra (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Corcyra or Korkyra {{IPAc-en, k, ɔr, ˈ, k, aɪər, ə(Ancient Greece: Κόρκυρα means ') was the naiad daughter of the Asopos river and the nymph Metope, daughter of the river-god Ladon. Family Korykra was the sister of Pelasgus (Pelagon), Ismenus, Chalcis, Cleone, Salamis, Sinope, Aegina, Peirene, Thebe, Tanagra, Thespia, Asopis, Ornea,Diodorus Siculus, 4.72.1 Harpina, Antiope, Nemea and Plataea ( Oeroe). Mythology According to myth, Poseidon fell in love with the beautiful nymph Korkyra, kidnapped her and brought her to a hitherto unnamed island (Scheria) and offered her name to the place: ''Korkyra'' or the now-modern ''Kerkyra'' (known in English as Corfu, a name that is unrelated by origin)."Next after them they came to Corcyra, where Poseidon settled the daughter of Asopus, fair-haired Corcyra, far from the land of Phlious, whence he had carried her off through love; and sailors beholding it from the sea, all black with its sombre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korkyra (polis)
Korkyra (also ''Corcyra''; el, Κόρκυρα, Kórkyra) was an ancient Greek city on the island of Corfu in the Ionian Sea that is adjacent to Epirus. It was a colony of Corinth that was founded in the Archaic period. According to Thucydides, the earliest recorded naval battle took place between Korkyra and Corinth, roughly 260 years before he was writing, and thus in the mid-7th century BC. He also writes that Korkyra was one of the three great naval powers in 5th-century BC Greece, along with Athens and Corinth. The antagonism between Korkyra and its mother city, Corinth, appears to have been an old one. Quite apart from the naval battle that Thucydides mentions, Herodotus records a myth involving the tyrant of Corinth, Periander. Periander was estranged from his younger son, Lycophron, who believed that his father had killed his mother, Milissa. After failing to reconcile with Lycophron, he sent him to Korkyra, which was within Corinth's governance. In his old age, Periand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korkyra (Acarnania)
Corcyra is Latin for Corfu, a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. Corcyra or Korkyra may also refer to: * Korkyra (mythology), a mythical figure whose name was given to the Greek island Places * Korkyra (polis), the ancient city on the island of Corfu * Korkyra (Acarnania), a city founded in ancient Acarnania by Corinthians in 706 BC. See List of cities in ancient Acarnania * Corcyre, a former French department (1797-1799) in present Greece * ''Corcyra Nigra'' or ''Korkyra Melaina'', ancient name of Korčula island, in Croatia, also known as Black Corcyra Insects * ''Corcyra cephalonica'', the rice moth * '' Corcyra nidicolella'', a type of snout moth * '' Corcyra brunnea'', a type of snout moth * ''Corcyra'', a type of snout moth * '' Corcyra asthenitis'', a type of snout moth * '' Corcyranillus'', a genus of beetles Horses *Corcyra, one of the UK's top stallions, a sire of Cleopatra Cleopatra VII Philopator ( grc-gre, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ}, "Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities In Ancient Acarnania
Acarnania is a region of western Greece. Below is a list of the cities that existed in Acarnania in ancient times.An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation by Mogens Herman Hansen, 2005. Cities *Alyzeia founded by CorinthiansAn Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation by Mogens Herman Hansen,2005,page 354 polis *Ambracia founded by Corinthians 650 BC polis * AmbrakosAn Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation by Mogens Herman Hansen,2005,page 352 pre Hellenistic fortress *Amphilochia *Anaktorion founded by Corinthians and Corcyrans 650 BC polis * Ancient Paleros or Palairos polis *Amphilochian Argos founded by Ambrakians polis *Astakos founded by CorinthiansAn Inventory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corcyre
Corcyre (, archaic French for "Corfu", ) was one of three short-lived French departments of Greece. It came into existence after Napoleon's conquest in 1797 of the Republic of Venice, when Venetian Greek possessions such as the Ionian islands fell to the French Directory. It consisted of the islands of Kerkyra (Corfu) and Paxoi, as well as the cities of Butrint and Parga on the adjacent mainland. Its prefecture was in the City of Corfu. The island was lost to Russia after the Siege of Corfu (1798–1799) and the department was officially disbanded in 1802. Also, Butrint was captured in 1799 by Ali Pasha, governor of Yanya Eyalet.During the renewed French control in 1807–1814, the department was not re-established, the constitutional form of the former Septinsular Republic being kept. Administration Commissioners The Commissioner of the Directory was the highest state representative in the department. See also * Department of Mer-Égée * Department of Ithaque * French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korčula
Korčula (, it, Curzola) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea. It has an area of , is long and on average wide, and lies just off the Dalmatian coast. Its 15,522 inhabitants (2011) make it the second most populous Adriatic island after Krk. The population are almost entirely ethnic Croats (95.74%). The island is twinned with Rothesay in Scotland. Geography The island of Korčula belongs to the central Dalmatian archipelago, separated from the Pelješac peninsula by a narrow Strait of Pelješac, between wide. It stretches in the east–west direction, in length of ; on average, it is wide. With an area of , it is the sixth largest Adriatic island. The highest peaks are ''Klupca'', and ''Kom'', high. Main settlements on the island are towns of Korčula, Blato and Vela Luka. Villages along the coast are Brna, Račišće, Lumbarda and Prižba; Žrnovo, Pupnat, Smokvica and Čara are located inland. The island is divided into municipalities of Korčula, Smokvica, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Corcyra
Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have often been used to describe opposites such as good and evil, the Dark Ages versus Age of Enlightenment, and night versus day. Since the Middle Ages, black has been the symbolic color of solemnity and authority, and for this reason it is still commonly worn by judges and magistrates. Black was one of the first colors used by artists in Neolithic cave paintings. It was used in ancient Egypt and Greece as the color of the underworld. In the Roman Empire, it became the color of mourning, and over the centuries it was frequently associated with death, evil, witches, and magic. In the 14th century, it was worn by royalty, clergy, judges, and government officials in much of Europe. It became the color worn by English romantic poets, businessmen a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rice Moth
The rice moth (''Corcyra cephalonica'') is a moth of the family Pyralidae. This small moth can become a significant pest. Its caterpillars feed on dry plantstuffs such as seeds, including cereals (e.g. rice). Other recordedGrabe (1942) foods are flour and dried fruits. Synonyms Other scientific names, now invalid, for the rice moth are:See references in Savela (2009) * ''Anerastia lineata'' Legrand, 1965 * ''Corcyra translineella'' Hampson, 1901 * ''Melissoblaptes cephalonica'' Stainton, 1866 * ''Melissoblaptes oeconomellus'' Mann, 1872 * ''Tineopsis theobromae'' Dyar, 1913 When describing his ''T. theobromae'' in 1913, Dyar established the genus ''Tineopsis''. He overlooked, however, that this had already been proposed by Cajetan Freiherr von Felder for a (presumed) arctiid moth in 1861. Nonwithstanding that Felder's species is somewhat dubious and has not been identified in recent lists, Dyar's ''Tineopsis'' is a junior homonym and thus invalid in any case. The species of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corcyra Nidicolella
''Corcyra nidicolella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus '' Corcyra''. It was described by Hans Rebel in 1914, and is known from Egypt. References Moths described in 1914 Tirathabini Endemic fauna of Egypt Moths of Africa {{Galleriinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corcyra Brunnea
''Procometis brunnea'' is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by West in 1931. It is found in Taiwan. References Moths described in 1931 Procometis {{autostichinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corcyra (moth)
''Corcyra'' is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Ragonot in 1885, and is known from China, Great Britain, Australia, and Egypt. Species These four species belong to the genus ''Corcyra'', after the species ''Corcyra brunnea'' was moved to the genus ''Procometis''. * '' Corcyra asthenitis'' Turner, 1904 * ''Corcyra cephalonica'' Stainton, 1866 * '' Corcyra lineata'' Legrand, 1965 * '' Corcyra nidicolella'' Rebel, 1914 Some researchers have recently determined ''Corcyra'' to be a synonym of the genus '' Aphomia'', and treat the above species as members of ''Aphomia''. See also * Rice moth The rice moth (''Corcyra cephalonica'') is a moth of the family Pyralidae. This small moth can become a significant pest. Its caterpillars feed on dry plantstuffs such as seeds, including cereals (e.g. rice). Other recordedGrabe (1942) foods ar ... * Aphomia References Tirathabini Taxa named by Émile Louis Ragonot Pyralidae genera {{Galleriinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
