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Libanus Press
Libanus may refer to: * Mount Lebanon, also known as the Lebanon Mountains, the ancient name for which was Libanus * Libanus, Powys, a village in the Brecon Beacons National Park, in the county of Powys, Wales, United Kingdom * Libanus (mythology) In Greek mythology, Libanus ( grc, Λίβανος, Libanos) is a character in a minor myth who was transformed into an small aromatic shrub. His brief myth survives in the works of Nicolaus Sophista, a Greek sophist and rhetor of the fifth centur ..., a character in Greek mythology See also * Libanus Chapel (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Lebanon
Mount Lebanon ( ar, جَبَل لُبْنَان, ''jabal lubnān'', ; syr, ܛܘܪ ܠܒ݂ܢܢ, ', , ''ṭūr lewnōn'' french: Mont Liban) is a mountain range in Lebanon. It averages above in elevation, with its peak at . Geography The Mount Lebanon range extends along the entire country for about , parallel to the Mediterranean coast. Their highest peak is Qurnat as Sawda', at . The range receives a substantial amount of precipitation, including snow, which averages around deep.Jin and Krothe. ''Hydrogeology: Proceedings of the 30th International Geological Congress'', p. 170 Lebanon has historically been defined by the mountains, which provided protection for the local population. In Lebanon, changes in scenery are related less to geographical distances than to altitudes. The mountains were known for their oak and pine forests. The last remaining old growth groves of the famous Cedar of Lebanon (''Cedrus libani'' var. libanii'') are on the high slopes of Mount Lebanon, in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libanus, Powys
Libanus is a village in the Brecon Beacons National Park, in the southern part of county of Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, and in the community of Glyn Tarell. Presumably, the name of the village derives from Mount Lebanon, also known as the Lebanon Mountains, the ancient name for which was Libanus, a common name for chapels in Wales. It lies on the A470 road approximately 1 mile north-east of its junction with the A4215 road, and approximately 5 miles south-west of Brecon. The village used to have a primary school (on the right of the edge of the village going west) which was also used as a town hall but it has since been closed down due to lack of government funding and students to attend. The Welsh language was widely used in Libanus and its surrounds until well into the 20th century. The photograph opposite shows a memoriam card for one Libanus resident, printed in 1903. Facilities and attractions The village has a pub, the Tai'r Bull. The National Park Visitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brecon Beacons
The Brecon Beacons ( cy, Bannau Brycheiniog, ) are a mountain range in South Wales. In a narrow sense, the name refers to the range of Old Red Sandstone peaks which lie to the south of Brecon. Sometimes referred to as "the central Beacons" they include South Wales' highest mountain, Pen y Fan. The range forms the central section of the Brecon Beacons National Park (), a designation which also encompasses ranges both to the east and the west of "the central Beacons". This much wider area is also commonly referred to as "the Brecon Beacons", and it includes the Black Mountains to the east as well as the similarly named but quite distinct Black Mountain to the west. The highest peaks include Fan Brycheiniog to the west and Pen y Fan in the central part. They share the same basic geology as the central range, and so exhibit many similar features, such as the north-facing escarpment and glacial features such as lakes and cwms ( cirques). Geography The Brecon Beacons range, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libanus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Libanus ( grc, Λίβανος, Libanos) is a character in a minor myth who was transformed into an small aromatic shrub. His brief myth survives in the works of Nicolaus Sophista, a Greek sophist and rhetor of the fifth century AD, and the ''Geoponica'', a Byzantine Greek collection of agricultural lore, compiled during the tenth century in Constantinople for the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus. Etymology The ancient Greek noun translates to 'frankincense', and by extension the tree; it is derived from a Semitic languages, Semitic root related to the word for white (''lbn''). Mythology The Syrian or Assyrian Libanus, who shared a name with a Mount Lebanon, mountain range and the Lebanon, land both, was a young man who had been offered to the gods in a temple before he had even been born. Some impious people, in jealousy, killed him. Gaia, the goddess of the earth, honouring the other gods, transformed him into a plant that bore his name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
