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Limnatis Paluda
Limnatis may refer to: * ''Limnatis'' (leech), a genus of leeches * Limnatis, Limassol, a village in Cyprus * Limnatis River, a river in Cyprus discharging into the Kouris Dam * Limnatis, an epithet of Artemis See also * Limnitis Limnitis ( el, Λιμνίτης; tr, Yeşilırmak) is a coastal village in the Tylliria region of north-western Cyprus. The upper parts of the village are located 20 metres above sea level, but Limnitis extends all the way down to the beach ..., a village in Northern Cyprus * Limnatides, a type of Greek nymphs * Limnaea (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limnatis (leech)
''Limnatis'' is a genus of freshwater leeches, recorded from Europe, Africa and western Asia.GBIF ''Limnatis'' Moquin-Tandon, 1827 Authorities disagree whether this genus should be placed in the family Hirudinidae or . Species ''Limnatis'' includes the following species: # '''' Johansson, 1927 # '' |
Limnatis, Limassol
Limnatis ( gr, Λιμνάτης, it, Limnati) is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ..., five kilometres south of Agios Mamas. References {{Limassol District Communities in Limassol District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limnatis River
Limnatis may refer to: * ''Limnatis'' (leech), a genus of leeches * Limnatis, Limassol, a village in Cyprus * Limnatis River, a river in Cyprus discharging into the Kouris Dam * Limnatis, an epithet of Artemis See also * Limnitis Limnitis ( el, Λιμνίτης; tr, Yeşilırmak) is a coastal village in the Tylliria region of north-western Cyprus. The upper parts of the village are located 20 metres above sea level, but Limnitis extends all the way down to the beach ..., a village in Northern Cyprus * Limnatides, a type of Greek nymphs * Limnaea (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kouris Dam
Kouris Dam, gr, Φράγμα Κούρη, is the largest dam of a network of 107 dams in Cyprus. It is in the Limassol District and is fed by the Kouris River along with other smaller watercourses including the Diarizos River which has its water diverted to Kouris Dam via an underground pipeline. History The dam lies at an altitude of and collects the water delivered by the rivers Kouris, Limnatis and Kryos. Furthermore, water from Diarizos River is diverted to Kouris Dam via a long connecting tunnel. It has an overall catchment area of 2. The dam is located northwest of the city of Limassol and west of the village of Ypsonas. For its construction the whole village of Alassa had to be relocated to a nearby site overlooking the reservoir (between the Kouris and Limnatis valleys) at a cost of around CYP£5,000,000. Its construction was opposed by environmental groups concerned about the effects of water diversion on the Limassol Salt Lake, a wetland located downstream to the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artemis
In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Artemis (; grc-gre, Ἄρτεμις) is the goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity. She was heavily identified with Selene, the Moon, and Hecate, another Moon goddess, and was thus regarded as one of the most prominent lunar deities in mythology, alongside the aforementioned two.Smiths.v. Artemis/ref> She would often roam the forests of Greece, attended by her large entourage, mostly made up of nymphs, some mortals, and hunters. The goddess Diana is her Roman equivalent. In Greek tradition, Artemis is the daughter of the sky god and king of gods Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. In most accounts, the twins are the products of an extramarital liaison. For this, Zeus' wife Hera forbade Leto from giving birth anywhere on land. Only the island of Delos gave refuge to Leto, allowing her to give birth to her children. Usually, Artemis i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limnitis
Limnitis ( el, Λιμνίτης; tr, Yeşilırmak) is a coastal village in the Tylliria region of north-western Cyprus. The upper parts of the village are located 20 metres above sea level, but Limnitis extends all the way down to the beach. Limnitis is under the ''de jure'' control of the Republic of Cyprus and is a quarter of Xerovounos.; it is under the ''de facto'' control of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, whose sovereignty is recognised only by Turkey. History The village is located on the North Western slopes of the Troodos Mountains. The region shows clear signs of early settlement; the ruins of Vouni Palace are located nearby, and the ruins of the city of Soli are located a little further to the East. Modern settlement in the area began in the early 19th century. Two families settled here; the Osman family settled in Xerovounos ( tr, Kurutepe) and the Süleyman family settled in Selemani ( tr, Süleymaniye, links=no). Annan Plan The Annan Plan for C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limnatides
In Greek mythology, the Limnads (; ) or Limnatides () or Leimenids (; ) were a type of naiad. Mythology The Limnads are Naiads that lived in freshwater lakes. Their parents were the Potamoi (river gods) or the lake gods. Types and names The number of Limnads includes but is not limited to: * The Astakides (αἱ Ἀστακίδες), nymphs of the Lake Astakos in Bithynia * Bolbe (Βόλβη), nymph of a Thessalian lake of the same name, also classed as an Oceanid due to her parentage (daughter of Oceanus and Tethys) *Limnaee (Λιμναία), daughter of the Indian river god Ganges, one of the reputed mothers of Athis *Pallas (Παλλάς, genitive Παλλάδος) *Tritonis (Τριτονίς), nymph of the homonymous salt-water lake in Libya, mother of Nasamon and Caphaurus (or Cephalion) by Amphithemis, and, according to an archaic version of the myth, also of Athena by Poseidon.Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio'' 1.14.6 Notes References * Apollodorus, ''The Libr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
