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Laranda (insect)
Laranda may refer to : * Laranda (Lycaonia), also spelled Larende, an ancient city and former bishopric of Lycaonia, today Karaman in south-central Turkey and a Latin Catholic titular see * Laranda (Cataonia), a town of ancient Cataonia * Laranda (Cilicia), a town of ancient Cilicia * An alternate spelling of Larunda (also known as Larunde or Lara), a nymph in Ancient Roman myth * Laranda (insect), ''Laranda'' (insect), a genus of Phalangopsidae cricket {{Disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laranda (Lycaonia)
Karaman, historically known as Laranda ( Greek: Λάρανδα), is a city in south central Turkey, located in Central Anatolia, north of the Taurus Mountains, about south of Konya. It is the capital district of the Karaman Province. According to the 2000 census, the population of the province is 231,872 of which 132,064 live in the town of Karaman. The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an average elevation of . The Karaman Museum is one of the major sights. Etymology The town owes its name to Karaman Bey, who was one of the rulers of the Karamanid dynasty. The former name ''Laranda'' which in turn comes from the Luwian language ''Larawanda'', literally means "sandy, a sandy place". History In ancient times, Karaman was known as Laranda ( el, Λάρανδα). In the 6th century BC it came under Achaemenid rule until 322 BC, when it was destroyed by Perdiccas, a former general of Alexander the Great, after he had defeated Ariarathes I, king of Cappadocia. It la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laranda (Cataonia)
Leandis ( grc, Λεανδίς) was a town in the eastern part of ancient Cataonia 18 miles to the south of Cocusus, in a pass of Mount Taurus, on the road to Anazarbus. This town is perhaps the same as the Laranda of the Antonine Itinerary and of the ''Synecdemus The ''Synecdemus'' or ''Synekdemos'' ( el, Συνέκδημος) is a geographic text, attributed to Hierocles, which contains a table of administrative divisions of the Byzantine Empire and lists of their cities. The work is dated to the reign o ...'', which must not be confounded with the Laranda of Lycaonia. Its site is unlocated. References Populated places in ancient Cataonia Former populated places in Turkey Roman towns and cities in Turkey Populated places of the Byzantine Empire Lost ancient cities and towns {{Byzantine-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laranda (Cilicia)
Karaman, historically known as Laranda ( Greek: Λάρανδα), is a city in south central Turkey, located in Central Anatolia, north of the Taurus Mountains, about south of Konya. It is the capital district of the Karaman Province. According to the 2000 census, the population of the province is 231,872 of which 132,064 live in the town of Karaman. The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an average elevation of . The Karaman Museum is one of the major sights. Etymology The town owes its name to Karaman Bey, who was one of the rulers of the Karamanid dynasty. The former name ''Laranda'' which in turn comes from the Luwian language ''Larawanda'', literally means "sandy, a sandy place". History In ancient times, Karaman was known as Laranda ( el, Λάρανδα). In the 6th century BC it came under Achaemenid rule until 322 BC, when it was destroyed by Perdiccas, a former general of Alexander the Great, after he had defeated Ariarathes I, king of Cappa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larunda
Larunda (also Larunde, Laranda, Lara) was a naiad nymph, daughter of the river Almo in Ovid's ''Fasti''.Ovid, '' Fasti 2''V. 599 Mythology The only known mythography attached to Lara is little, late and poetic, coming to us from Ovid's ''Fasti''. She was famous for both beauty and loquacity (a trait her parents attempted to curb). She was incapable of keeping secrets, and so revealed to Jupiter's wife Juno his affair with Juturna (Larunda's fellow nymph, and the wife of Janus). For betraying his trust, Jupiter cut out Lara's tongue and ordered Mercury, the psychopomp, to conduct her to Avernus, the gateway to the Underworld and realm of Pluto. Mercury, however, fell in love with Lara and prepared to force her as she pleaded with a glance, unable to speak. Lara thereby became mother to two children, referred to as the Lares, invisible household gods. However, she had to stay in a hidden cottage in the woods so that Jupiter would not find her. Larunda is likely identical with Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laranda (insect)
Laranda may refer to : * Laranda (Lycaonia), also spelled Larende, an ancient city and former bishopric of Lycaonia, today Karaman in south-central Turkey and a Latin Catholic titular see * Laranda (Cataonia), a town of ancient Cataonia * Laranda (Cilicia), a town of ancient Cilicia * An alternate spelling of Larunda (also known as Larunde or Lara), a nymph in Ancient Roman myth * Laranda (insect), ''Laranda'' (insect), a genus of Phalangopsidae cricket {{Disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
