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Orthos Orthos
Orthos can refer to: * ''Orthos'' (skipper), a genus of butterfly in the grass skipper family * Orthos (Thessaly) Orthos ( grc, Ὄρθος, Ὄρθοι, or Ὄρθα) was a town and polis (city-state) in ancient Thessaly. The city appears in epigraphic texts dated to the 4th century BCE. In an inscription at Delphi of the year 341/0 BCE the name ..., a city of ancient Thessaly, Greece * A two-headed dog in Greek mythology, also known as Orthrus See also * Orthros, the matins service in Eastern Christianity {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthos (skipper)
''Orthos'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy .... ReferencesNatural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Hesperiini Hesperiidae genera {{Hesperiini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthos (Thessaly)
Orthos ( grc, Ὄρθος, Ὄρθοι, or Ὄρθα) was a town and polis (city-state) in ancient Thessaly. The city appears in epigraphic texts dated to the 4th century BCE. In an inscription at Delphi of the year 341/0 BCE the name appears in genitive form (Ὄρθου). In addition, bronze coins of Orthos dated between the 4th and 2nd centuries BCE are preserved with the legends «ΟΡΘΙ», «ΟΡΘΙΕΩΝ» and «ΟΡΘΙΕΙΩΝ». The city's name appears in a list of theorodokoi at Delphi Delphi (; ), in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), in ancient times was a sacred precinct that served as the seat of Pythia, the major oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world. The oracle ... dated to Its location is northeast of modern village of Kedros References Populated places in ancient Thessaly Former populated places in Greece Thessalian city-states {{AncientThessaly-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthrus
In Greek mythology, Orthrus ( grc-gre, Ὄρθρος, ''Orthros'') or Orthus ( grc-gre, Ὄρθος, ''Orthos'') was, according to the mythographer Apollodorus, a two-headed dog who guarded Geryon's cattle and was killed by Heracles. He was the offspring of the monsters Echidna and Typhon, and the brother of Cerberus, who was also a multi-headed guard dog. Name His name is given as either "Orthrus" (''Ὄρθρος'') or "Orthus" (''Ὄρθος''). For example, Hesiod, the oldest source, calls the hound "Orthus", while Apollodorus calls him "Orthrus". Mythology According to Hesiod, Orthrus was the father of the Sphinx and the Nemean Lion, though whom Hesiod meant as the mother, whether it is Orthrus' own mother Echidna, the Chimera, or Ceto, is unclear. Orthrus and his master Eurytion were charged with guarding the three-headed, or three-bodied giant Geryon's herd of red cattle in the "sunset" land of Erytheia ("red one"), an island in the far west of the Mediterranean. Herac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
