Timandra (Greece)

	Timandra (Greece) Timandra may refer to: * Timandra (mythology), half-sister of Helen of Troy * ''Timandra'' (moth), a genus of moth in the family Geometridae * ''Croton'' (plant) (syn. ''Timandra''), a genus of spurge in the family Euphorbiaceae * 603 Timandra, an asteroid * ''Timandra'' (ship), several ships * Timandra (mother of Neophron), lover of Aegypius in Greek mythology * Timandra (), mistress of Alcibiades Alcibiades ( ; grc-gre, Ἀλκιβιάδης; 450 – 404 BC) was a prominent Athenian statesman, orator, and general. He was the last of the Alcmaeonidae, which fell from prominence after the Peloponnesian War. He played a major role in t ... at the time of his assassination {{disambiguation, genus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Timandra (mythology) In Greek mythology, Timandra (Ancient Greek: Τιμάνδρα) was a Spartan princess and later on, queen of Arcadia. Family Timandra was one of the daughters of King Tyndareus and Leda, daughter of King Thestius of Pleuron, Aetolia. Thus, she was the (half-)sister of the divine twins, Castor and Pollux, Helen, Clytemnestra, Phoebe and Philonoe. Timandra married Echemus, the king of Arcadia and bore him a son Ladocus. Mythology Like Clytemnestra, she was also unfaithful and deserted Echemus for Phyleus, the king of Dulichium. This can be explained by the following account with Stesichorus and Hesiod as the authorities: : "Steischorus says that while sacrificing to the gods Tyndareus forgot Aphrodite and that the goddess was angry and made his daughters twice and thrice wed and deserters of their husbands . . . And Hesiod also says: :"And laughter-loving Aphrodite felt jealous when she looked on them and cast them into evil report. Then Timandra deserted Echemus and went a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Timandra (moth) ''Timandra'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1829. Taxonomy ''Timandra'' was raised by Duponchel and is taken from Greek mythology and is named after the daughter of Tyndareus and Leda. Description Palpi not reaching beyond the frons. Antennae of male bipectinate (comb like on both sides). Apex simple. Hind tibia of male with two spur pairs. Forewings with acute and produced apex. Vein 3 from near angle of cell and vein 5 from somewhat above middle of discocellulars. Veins 7, 8 and 9 stalked. Vein 10 anastomosing (fusing) with veins 8 and 9 to form the areole. Hindwings with produced outer margin to a point at vein 4, veins 6 and 7 from angle of cell. Species * ''Timandra amaturaria ''Timandra amaturaria'', the cross-lined wave moth or cobra inchworm, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in the US from Massachusetts to Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Croton (plant) ''Croton'' is an extensive flowering plant genus in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. The plants of this genus were described and introduced to Europeans by Georg Eberhard Rumphius. The common names for this genus are rushfoil and croton, but the latter also refers to ''Codiaeum variegatum''. The generic name comes from the Greek ('), which means "tick" and refers to the shape of the seeds of certain species. Description ''Croton'' is a diverse and complex taxonomic group of plants ranging from herbs and shrubs to trees. A well-known member of this genus is '' Croton tiglium'', a shrub native to Southeast Asia. It was first mentioned in European literature by Cristóbal Acosta in 1578 as lignum pavanae. The oil, used in herbal medicine as a violent purgative, is extracted from its seeds. Currently, it is considered unsafe and it is no longer listed in the pharmacopeias of many countries. Taxonomy Uses Traditional uses ''C. tiglium'' oil has been used in traditional C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	603 Timandra Timandra ( minor planet designation: 603 Timandra) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by American astronomer Joel Hastings Metcalf on February 16, 1906, in Taunton, Massachusetts. Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Organ Mesa Observatory in Las Cruces, New Mexico, during 2010 gave a light curve with a long rotation period of 41.79 ± 0.02 hours and a brightness variation of 0.10 ± 0.02 in magnitude Magnitude may refer to: Mathematics Euclidean vector, a quantity defined by both its magnitude and its direction Magnitude (mathematics), the relative size of an object Norm (mathematics), a term for the size or length of a vector Order of .... References External links * * Background asteroids Timandra 19060216 Timandra {{beltasteroid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Timandra (ship) A number of ships have been named ''Timandra'' for the mythological Timandra: * was launched in 1814. She started trading with India and made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC) before she was lost off the Lofoten Islands in 1822. * was launched in 1822 at Whitby. She sailed to India and South East Asia until she disappeared in June 1829 after leaving Batavia with a cargo of rice for Antwerp. * was built at Littlehampton and in 1841–42 carried immigrants to New Zealand for the New Zealand Company; ''Lloyd's Register'' for 1869 carries the notation "Wrecked" under her name. * was launched at Sunderland. In October 1858 she was sailing from Newcastle to Rockhampton with 105 passengers when she wrecked on Timandra Bank, Keppel Bay. , a merchant ship of 1562GRT, was built by Robert Duncan & Co., Glasgow. She was a fully rigged sailing ship and disappeared in March 1917 after having left Norfolk with a cargo of coal for Buenos Aires. The following steamships were oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Timandra (mother Of Neophron) in Greek mythology, Timandra ( grc, Τιμάνδρα) is a widow woman who became the lover of Aegypius. Mythology Her son Neophron disapproved of the affair, so he seduced Aegypius' own mother Bulis. He brought Bulis into his house, made sure his own mother was out, and then arranged for Aegypius and Bulis to sleep together, unsuspecting of the other's true identity. The moment they found out the trick, Aegypius prayed that he would vanish, and Zeus turned all four into birds. Timandre changed into an ''aegithalos'' (), Antoninus Liberalis5/ref> now the word for "long-tailed tit", but the Greek bird may have also been any of the Paridae The tits, chickadees, and titmice constitute the Paridae, a large family of small passerine birds which occur mainly in the Northern Hemisphere and Africa. Most were formerly classified in the genus ''Parus''. Members of this family are common .... References Bibliography * Antoninus Liberalis, ''The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]