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Terra And Chelton Aviation
Terra may often refer to: * Terra (mythology), primeval Roman goddess * An alternate name for planet Earth, as well as the Latin name for the planet Terra may also refer to: Geography Astronomy * Terra (satellite), a multi-national NASA scientific research satellite * Terrae, extensive land masses found on various solar system bodies ** List of terrae on Mars ** List of terrae on Venus ** Terra, a highland on the Moon (Luna) Latin and other * '' Terra Australis'' (southern land), hypothetical continent appearing on maps from the 15th to the 18th century * '' Terra incognita'', unknown land, for regions that have not been mapped or documented * '' Terra nullius'', land belonging to no one, nobody's land, empty or desolate land * Terra preta ("black earth"), very dark, fertile anthropogenic soil found in the Amazon Basin Places * Terra, Cyprus, a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus * Terra Alta, West Virginia, a former coal town in Preston County Nature * ''Terra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terra (mythology)
In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Tellus Mater or Terra Mater ("Mother Earth") is the personification of the Earth. Although Tellus and Terra are hardly distinguishable during the Imperial era, ''Tellus'' was the name of the original earth goddess in the religious practices of the Republic or earlier. The scholar Varro (1st century BC) lists Tellus as one of the ''di selecti'', the twenty principal gods of Rome, and one of the twelve agricultural deities. She is regularly associated with Ceres in rituals pertaining to the earth and agricultural fertility. The attributes of Tellus were the cornucopia, bunches of flowers, or fruit. She was typically depicted reclining, or rising, waist high, from a hole in the ground. Her male complement was a sky god such as Caelus (Uranus) or a form of Jupiter. Her Greek counterpart is Gaia, and among the Etruscans her name was Cel. Michael Lipka has argued that the ''Terra Mater'' who appears during the reign of Augustus is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terra Hazelton
Terra Hazelton is a Canadian jazz musician, broadcaster and actress. Raised in Calgary, Hazelton began studying theatre with the Loose Moose Theatre Company as a teenager. She later moved to Toronto to pursue opportunities in theatre, discovering her skills as a musician when she was asked to write a comedic song for an improv show. She has since released two solo albums as a jazz singer, as well as appearing on Jeff Healey's 2006 album ''It's Tight Like That''. She performs regularly at Toronto jazz clubs and has performed at various jazz festivals across Canada, and also formerly hosted ''Timeless'', a program on Toronto's jazz radio station CJRT-FM devoted to early 20th century jazz recordings. As an actor, she made her first film appearance in the 2010 film ''FUBAR 2''. She garnered a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 31st Genie Awards. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terra (character)
Terra is the name used by three fictional superheroines published by DC Comics. The first Terra, Tara Markov, is an antiheroine eventually revealed to actually be a supervillainess working as a double agent. She was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, and debuted in ''Teen Titans#New Teen Titans, New Teen Titans'' #26 (December 1982). The second Terra, a doppelgänger of Tara Markov, debuted in ''New Titans'' #79 (September 1991) and was created by Marv Wolfman and Tom Grummett. The third Terra, Atlee, debuted in ''Supergirl (comic book), Supergirl'' (vol. 5) #12 (January 2007) and was created by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, and Amanda Conner. Publication history The character was created with an intended finite life span. Co-creator Pérez stated that he and Marv Wolfman knew, "from the very start, that this girl was going to be a traitor and that we were going to kill this character off." When creating the look of the character, Pérez noted that: A new Terra appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
