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Pyrrhic (other)
A pyrrhic is a metrical foot used in formal poetry. Pyrrhic may also refer to: * Senses qualifying uses of "victory": ** Pyrrhic victory, a victory at devastating cost ** ''Pyrrhic Victory'' (album), 2006 album by Intwine ** ''Pyrrhic Victories'', a short story by Mathilda Malling *Pyrrhic dance, a coming of age ritual for Korybantes warriors in Ancient Greece **Pyrrhichios, an ancient Greek dance described by Xenophon *Pyrrhic defeat theory, a theory in criminology *Pyrrhic War (280–275 BC), a series of battles among the Greeks See also *Pyrrhus (other) Pyrrhus, Pyrrhos or Pyrros () may refer to: People * Pyrrhus of Epirus (318–272 BC), king of Epirus, after whom the term '' Pyrrhic victory'' was named * Pyrrhus II of Epirus (fl. late 3rd century BC), brother of Ptolemy of Epirus * Pyrrhus o ... * Pyrrha (other) * Pyrrhias (other) {{disambiguation [Baidu] |
Pyrrhic
A pyrrhic (; el, πυρρίχιος ''pyrrichios'', from πυρρίχη ''pyrrichē'') is a metrical foot used in formal poetry. It consists of two unaccented, short syllables. It is also known as a dibrach. Poetic use in English Tennyson used pyrrhics and spondees quite frequently, for example, in '' In Memoriam'': When the blood creeps and the nerves prick. "When the" and "and the" in the second line may be considered as pyrrhics (also analyzable as ionic meter). Pyrrhics alone are not used to construct an entire poem due to the monotonous effect. Edgar Allan Poe observed that many experts rejected it from English metrics and concurred:The pyrrhic is rightfully dismissed. Its existence in either ancient or modern rhythm is purely chimerical, and the insisting on so perplexing a nonentity as a foot of two short syllables, affords, perhaps, the best evidence of the gross irrationality and subservience to authority which characterise our Prosody. War dance By extension, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrrhic Victory
A Pyrrhic victory ( ) is a victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat. Such a victory negates any true sense of achievement or damages long-term progress. The phrase originates from a quote from Pyrrhus of Epirus, whose triumph against the Romans in the Battle of Asculum in 279 BC destroyed much of his forces, forcing the end of his campaign. Etymology ''Pyrrhic victory'' is named after King Pyrrhus of Epirus, whose army suffered irreplaceable casualties in defeating the Romans at the Battle of Heraclea in 280 BC and the Battle of Asculum in 279 BC, during the Pyrrhic War. After the latter battle, Plutarch relates in a report by Dionysius: In both Epirote victories, the Romans suffered greater casualties but they had a much larger pool of replacements, so the casualties had less impact on the Roman war effort than the losses of King Pyrrhus. The report is often quoted as or Examples War This list comprises examples of b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrrhic Victory (album)
''Pyrrhic Victory'' is the third studio album by Dutch band Intwine. It was released on 9 October 2006 by V2. Track listing #"Jack in a Box" – 4:57 #"Solo" – 3:33 #"Cut Me Loose" – 4:41 #"Cookie Jar" – 3:55 #"Feel It" – 3:04 #"For Goodness Sake" – 5:09 #"Foolishly" – 5:18 #"One Thing" – 3:40 #"So Long" – 4:05 #"Coco Song" – 5:38 #"Abyss" – 3:50 #"Glory" – 4:48 Bonus DVD #Live Stuff #Interview #"Not an Addict" Live (Vrienden van Amstel feat. Sarah Bettens Sam Bettens (born in 1972) is a Belgian musician and the lead singer of the Belgian band K's Choice. In May 2019, he came out as a transgender man. Career K's Choice In the mid-1990s, Bettens formed the band K's Choice with his brother Ger ...) #Rumshop Sessions Aruba ("Raven Claw") #8 Min of Utter Bullshit #Making of "Feel It" Personnel * Roger Peterson – vocals *Jacob Streefkerk – guitar *Touché Eusebius – bass guitar *Jon Symons – guitar *Rocheteau Mahuwallan – drums *Gordon Gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathilda Malling
Ingrid Mathilda Kruse Malling (Jan 20, 1864 – Mar 21, 1942), known as Mathilda Malling, and even better known by her early pen name, Stella Kleve, was a Swedish novelist born January 20, 1864, on her family's farm, in North Mellby Parish, Kristianstad County, Sweden and died in København, Esajas sn, Sjælland, Copenhagen in 1942. Daughter of Danish estate owner, Frans Oskar Kruse, and Anna Maria Mathilda Borgström, she graduated from Lyceum for Girls in Stockholm, then studied at Lund University, in Switzerland, in 1884, and in Copenhagen, 1885-1886. In 1883 and was married in 1890 to merchant Peter Malling in Copenhagen. Controversial early works Malling debuted in 1885 with the novel ''Berta Funcke'', followed in 1888 by the novel ''Alice Brandt'', both published under the pseudonym Stella Kleve. In 1886, she published the novel ''Pyrrhussegrar'' (''Pyrrhic Victories'') in the progressive feminist publication ''Framåt'' ('Forward') by Alma Åkermark. Her contemporaries took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrrhic Dance
The Pyrrhichios or Pyrrhike dance ("Pyrrhic dance"; Ancient Greek: πυρρίχιος or πυρρίχη, but often misspelled as πυρρίχειος or πυρήχειος) was the best known war dance of the Greeks. It was probably of Dorian origin and practiced at first solely as a training for war. According to ancient sources, it was a weapon dance. Overview Plato (''Leges'', 815a) describes it as imitating by quick movements the ways in which blows and darts are to be avoided and also the modes in which an enemy is to be attacked. It was danced to the sound of the aulos; its time was quick and light, as is also shown by the metric foot called pyrrhic.The Cambridge Series for Schools and Training Colleges: Xenophon, ''Anabasis'' VI with vocabulary It was described by Xenophon in his work the ''Anabasis''. In that work he writes that the dance was performed at a festival held in Trapezus to celebrate the arrival of the troops in the city. The following is the part in which the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrrhichios
The Pyrrhichios or Pyrrhike dance ("Pyrrhic dance"; Ancient Greek: πυρρίχιος or πυρρίχη, but often misspelled as πυρρίχειος or πυρήχειος) was the best known war dance of the Greeks. It was probably of Dorian origin and practiced at first solely as a training for war. According to ancient sources, it was a weapon dance. Overview Plato (''Leges'', 815a) describes it as imitating by quick movements the ways in which blows and darts are to be avoided and also the modes in which an enemy is to be attacked. It was danced to the sound of the aulos; its time was quick and light, as is also shown by the metric foot called pyrrhic.The Cambridge Series for Schools and Training Colleges: Xenophon, ''Anabasis'' VI with vocabulary It was described by Xenophon in his work the ''Anabasis''. In that work he writes that the dance was performed at a festival held in Trapezus to celebrate the arrival of the troops in the city. The following is the part in which the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrrhic Defeat Theory
Pyrrhic defeat theory is the idea that those with the power to change a system, benefit from the way it currently works. Origin In criminology, pyrrhic defeat theory is a way of looking at criminal justice policy. It suggests that the criminal justice system's intentions are the very opposite of common expectations; it functions the way it does in order to create a specific image of crime: one in which it is actually a threat from the poor. However, to justify the truth of the idea there must be some substance to back it up. The system needs to fight crime, to some extent at least, but to an amount only to control it and ensure it stays in a prominent position in the public eye, not enough to eliminate it. This concept amalgamates ideas from Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx, Kai Erikson and Richard Quinney, drawn together by Jeffrey Reiman. Reiman's ideas differ from those of Marx's slightly. Whereas Marx suggests that the criminal justice system serves the rich by conspicuously rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrrhic War
The Pyrrhic War (280–275 BC) was largely fought between the Roman Republic and Pyrrhus, the king of Epirus, who had been asked by the people of the Greek city of Tarentum in southern Italy to help them in their war against the Romans. A skilled commander, with a strong army fortified by war elephants (which the Romans were not experienced in facing), Pyrrhus enjoyed initial success against the Roman legions, but suffered heavy losses even in these victories. Plutarch wrote that Pyrrhus said after the second battle of the war, "If we are victorious in one more battle with the Romans, we shall be utterly ruined." He could not call up more men from home and his allies in Italy were becoming indifferent. The Romans, by contrast, had a very large pool of military manpower and could replenish their legions even if their forces were depleted in many battles. This has led to the expression " Pyrrhic victory", a term for a victory that inflicts losses the victor cannot afford in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrrhus (other)
Pyrrhus, Pyrrhos or Pyrros () may refer to: People * Pyrrhus of Epirus (318–272 BC), king of Epirus, after whom the term '' Pyrrhic victory'' was named * Pyrrhus II of Epirus (fl. late 3rd century BC), brother of Ptolemy of Epirus * Pyrrhus of Athens (fl. 5th century BC), Athenian sculptor * Pyrrho of Elis (360–270 BC), Greek philosopher, founder of Pyrrhonism * Patriarch Pyrrhus of Constantinople (fl. 7th century AD), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople * Pyrros Dimas (b. 1971), Greek weightlifter and politician Mythology * Pyrrhus (also known as Neoptolemus), son of Achilles and Deidamia in Greek mythology * Pyrrhus, a Phrygian man in Greek mythology Other uses * 5283 Pyrrhus, an asteroid * Pyrrhic, a metric foot of two short unstressed syllables * Pyrrus, a fictional planet in the '' Deathworld'' novels See also * Pyrrhic (other) A pyrrhic is a metrical foot used in formal poetry. Pyrrhic may also refer to: * Senses qualifying uses of "victory": ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrrha (other)
In Greek mythology, Pyrrha (; grc-gre, Πύρρα) was the daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora. Pyrrha may also refer to: * 632 Pyrrha, a minor planet * Pyrrha (island), an island off Crete * Pyrrha (Caria), a town of ancient Caria, now in Turkey * Pyrrha (Euboea), an ancient town on the Greek island of Euboea * Pyrrha (Lesbos), an ancient town on the Greek island of Lesbos * Pyrrha (Lycia), a town of ancient Lycia, now in Turkey * Pyrrha (Thessaly), a city in ancient Thessaly, Greece * Celaenorrhinus pyrrha, a hesperiid butterfly * Pyrrha Jewelry, a jewelry design company * Pyrrha Alexandra, a character in ''Soul Calibur V'' * List_of_RWBY_characters#Beacon Academy/Vale, Pyrrha Nikos, a character in ''RWBY'' * An ode (1.5) by Horace * A pseudonym used by Achilles on Skyros while he was in hiding before the Trojan War {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrrhias (other)
Pyrrhias () or Pyrrias (Πυρρίας) may refer to: Ancient Greece *Pyrrhias of Aetolia, general, late 3rd century BC. *Pyrrhias, Aetolian winner in stadion race, Ancient Olympic Games (200 BC) *Pyrrhias, a slave character in the comedy ''Dyskolos'' by Menander *Pyrrhias, a ferryman of Ithaca in Plutarch's '' Moralia'' Zoology *'' Benthonellania pyrrhias'' of Rissoidae (Gastropoda) *'' Nystiella pyrrhias'' of Epitoniidae (Wentletrap) *''Iophanus pyrrhias ''Iophanus'' is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae described by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1920. The single species of this genus, ''Iophanus pyrrhias'', the Guatemalan copper, was described by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert ...'' of Iophanus, Lycaenidae (butterfly) *'' Augochlora pyrrhias'' of Halictidae (Hymenoptera) {{disambig, hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
