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Lysander (given Name)
Lysander is a masculine given name. Of Greek origin, its meaning is "liberator". The name comprises the elements "lysis" (freedom) and "andros" (man). Notable people with this name *Lysander, military general of ancient Sparta * Albert Lysander (1875–1956), Swedish Lutheran priest; one of the early pioneers of the Swedish High Church movement *Lysander Button (1810–1898), American inventor * Lysander Farrar (1812–1876), New York politician *Lysander Spooner (1808–1887), American political activist and legal theorist Fictional characters *Lysander I and IV, monarchs in the fictional CoDominium universe *Lysander (Shakespeare), character in Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' *Lysander, a character in the video game Diablo II *Lysander, a Trojan warrior killed by Ajax the Great in Homer's ''Iliad'' *Lysander au Lune, a character introduced in the second book of Pierce Brown's Red Rising series. * Lysandre, the main antagonist in the video games ''Pokémon X and Y'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajax The Great
:wikt:Αἴας, Ajax () or Aias (; grc, Αἴας, Aíās , ''Aíantos''; Archaic Greek alphabets, archaic ) is a Greek mythology, Greek mythological Greek hero cult, hero, the son of King Telamon and Periboea, and the half-brother of Teucer. He plays an important role, and is portrayed as a towering figure and a warrior of great courage in Homer's ''Iliad'' and in the Epic Cycle, a series of epic poems about the Trojan War, being second only to Achilles among Greek heroes of the war. He is also referred to as "Telamonian Ajax" (, in Etruscan language, Etruscan recorded as ''Aivas Tlamunus''), "Greater Ajax", or "Ajax the Great", which distinguishes him from Ajax, son of Oileus, also known as Ajax the Lesser. Family Ajax is the son of Telamon, who was the son of Aeacus and grandson of Zeus, and his first wife Periboea. Through his uncle Peleus (Telamon's brother), he is the cousin of Achilles, and is the elder Sibling, half-brother of Teucer. The etymology of his given n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luna Lovegood
Luna Lovegood is a fictional character in the ''Harry Potter'' book series by J. K. Rowling. She first appears in ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'', where she is described as having straggly, waist-length dirty-blond hair and a dazed, dreamy look on her face. Luna is played by Irish actress Evanna Lynch in the film adaptations of ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'', ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'', and both ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' and '' Part 2''. On her website, Rowling called Lynch "perfect" for the role. Lynch had to bleach her hair light blond in order to play the role, and has received critical acclaim. Character development Rowling has often said that Luna is the "anti-Hermione", as Luna believes things on faith alone, while Hermione grounds her views on facts and logic. Hermione repeatedly tries to convince Luna that her beliefs are nonsense, but to no avail. This is not to suggest that Luna is dumb; indeed, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokémon X And Y
and are 2013 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. They are the first installments in the sixth generation of the main ''Pokémon'' video game series. First announced in January 2013 by former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata through a special Nintendo Direct, ''Pokémon X'' and ''Pokémon Y'' were released worldwide in October 2013, making them the first Nintendo-published retail games to have a simultaneous global release in all key regions. As with previous installments, both games follow the journey of a young Pokémon trainer and friends, as they train Pokémon. This time, the games take place in the Kalos region—based on France—with the objective being to thwart the schemes of the nefarious criminal organization Team Flare, all while attempting to challenge the Pokémon League Champion. ''X'' and ''Y'' introduced 72 new Pokémon species, and includes new features such as the new Fairy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Pokémon Characters
This is a list of characters in the ''Pokémon'' franchise, including the Pokémon (video game series), games. Characters may appear in multiple continuities, sometimes in the same basic role (e.g. #Team Rocket/Neo Team Rocket, Giovanni) and sometimes in very different roles (e.g. Brock (Pokémon), Brock). All references to the "video games" collectively refer to Pokémon Red and Blue, ''Pokémon Red'', ''Green'', ''Blue'', ''Pokémon Yellow, Yellow'', Pokémon Gold and Silver, ''Gold'', ''Silver'', ''Pokémon Crystal, Crystal'', Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, ''Ruby'', ''Sapphire'', Pokémon Colosseum, ''Colosseum'', Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, ''FireRed'', ''LeafGreen'', ''Pokémon Emerald, Emerald'', Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, ''XD: Gale of Darkness'', Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, ''Diamond'', ''Pearl'', ''Pokémon Platinum, Platinum'', Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, ''HeartGold'', ''SoulSilver'', Pokémon Black and White, ''Black'', ''White'', Pokémon Black 2 and Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Rising
''Red Rising'' is a 2014 dystopian science fiction novel by American author Pierce Brown, and the first book and eponym of a series. The novel, set in the future on Mars, follows lowborn miner Darrow as he infiltrates the ranks of the elite Golds. ''Red Rising'' has received generally positive reviews. In 2014, Universal Pictures secured the rights for a film adaptation, but the project was eventually scrapped. Brown began developing ''Red Rising'' as a television series in 2018, and later announced that the potential series had a director and a showrunner with either Netflix, Apple TV+, Disney+, Amazon Prime or HBO interested in adapting the series as of September 2021. A six-issue prequel comic book series, '' Red Rising: Sons of Ares'', was published in 2017. Plot summary It has been seven hundred years since mankind colonized other planets. The powerful ruling class of humans has installed a rigid, color-based social hierarchy where the physically superior Golds at the to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Son
''Golden Son'' is a 2015 science fiction novel by American author Pierce Brown, the second in his ''Red Rising'' trilogy. The sequel to 2014's ''Red Rising'', ''Golden Son'' continues to follow lowborn Darrow's plan to destroy the Society from within. It debuted at #6 on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list and won the 2015 Goodreads Choice Award for Science Fiction. Golden Son is followed by the third novel in the series, '' Morning Star'', published in February 2016. Plot summary Darrow, now one of the Peerless Scarred and in the service of his enemy, Nero au Augustus, is sent to The Academy, to learn to command fleet of warships in anticipation of being made praetor of a fleet on behalf of Nero. During his final exam at the Academy Darrow faces off against Cassius's older brother, Karnus au Bellona, in a space battle and loses, resulting in hundreds of casualties and being released from the service of Nero, who decides Darrow will be auctioned to another House at the Sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iliad
The ''Iliad'' (; grc, Ἰλιάς, Iliás, ; "a poem about Ilium") is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Odyssey'', the poem is divided into 24 books and contains 15,693 lines in its most widely accepted version, and was written in dactylic hexameter. Set towards the end of the Trojan War, a ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Mycenaean Greek states, the poem depicts significant events in the siege's final weeks. In particular, it depicts a fierce quarrel between King Agamemnon and a celebrated warrior, Achilles. It is a central part of the Epic Cycle. The ''Iliad'' is often regarded as the first substantial piece of European literature. The ''Iliad'', and the ''Odyssey'', were likely written down in Homeric Greek, a literary amalgam of Ionic Greek and other dialects, probably around the late 8th or early 7th century BC. Homer's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diablo II
''Diablo II'' is an Action role-playing game, action role-playing hack and slash, hack-and-slash video game developed by Blizzard North and published by Blizzard Entertainment in 2000 for Microsoft Windows, Classic Mac OS, and macOS. The game, with its dark fantasy and horror fiction, horror themes, was conceptualized and designed by David Brevik and Erich Schaefer, who, with Max Schaefer, acted as project leads on the game. The producers were Matthew Householder and Bill Roper (video game producer), Bill Roper. The game was developed over a three-year period, with a Crunch time (video gaming), crunch time of a year and a half. Set shortly after the events of ''Diablo (video game), Diablo'', the player controls a new hero, attempting to stop the destruction unleashed by Diablo's return. The game's five acts feature a variety of locations and settings to explore and battle in, as well as an increased cast of characters to play as and interact with. Building on the success of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lysander
Lysander (; grc-gre, Λύσανδρος ; died 395 BC) was a Spartan military and political leader. He destroyed the Athenian fleet at the Battle of Aegospotami in 405 BC, forcing Athens to capitulate and bringing the Peloponnesian War to an end. He then played a key role in Sparta's domination of Greece for the next decade until his death at the Battle of Haliartus. Lysander's vision for Sparta differed from most Spartans; he wanted to overthrow the Athenian Empire and replace it with Spartan hegemony. Early life Little is known of Lysander's early life. His year of birth is estimated at 454 BC. Some ancient authors record that his mother was a helot or slave. Lysander's father was Aristocritus, who was a member of the Spartan Heracleidae; that is, he claimed descent from Heracles but was not a member of a royal family. According to Plutarch, Lysander grew up in poverty and showed himself obedient, conformed to norms, and had a "manly spirit".Plutarch, Lives. Life of Lysander. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Midsummer Night's Dream
''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict among four Athenian lovers. Another follows a group of six amateur actors rehearsing the play which they are to perform before the wedding. Both groups find themselves in a forest inhabited by fairies who manipulate the humans and are engaged in their own domestic intrigue. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular and is widely performed. Characters * Theseus—Duke of Athens * Hippolyta—Queen of the Amazons * Egeus—father of Hermia * Hermia—daughter of Egeus, in love with Lysander * Lysander—in love with Hermia * Demetrius—suitor to Hermia * Helena—in love with Demetrius * Philostrate—Master of the Revels * Peter Quince—a carpenter * Nick Bottom—a weaver * Francis Flute—a bellows-mender * Tom Snout—a tinker * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lysander (Shakespeare)
Lysander is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. A handsome young man of Athens, Lysander is in love with Egeus's daughter Hermia. However, Egeus does not approve of Lysander and prefers his daughter to marry a man called Demetrius. Meanwhile, Hermia's friend Helena Helena may refer to: People *Helena (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Katri Helena (born 1945), Finnish singer *Helena, mother of Constantine I Places Greece * Helena (island) Guyana * ... has fallen in love with Demetrius. When Hermia is forced to choose between dying, never seeing a man again or marrying Demetrius by the next full moon, she and Lysander run away into the forest near Athens. After Lysander is put under Puck's spell, being mistaken for Demetrius he falls in love with Helena, but Helena loves Demetrius. Eventually, the spell is reversed and Lysander marries Hermia. There is a party at the end wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
