Pandion - Pandion In Greek mythology, there were two individuals called Pandion. The father of Aegeas, Pallas, Nisos and Lykos. He was a son of Cecrops and was exiled from Athens but became King of Megara. Father of Erechtheus, Butes, Procne and Philomela by Zeuxippe. He was a King of Athens. In biology, Pandion is a genus of birds of prey with a single member: the Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)..
Kings of Athens - of Athens, although he was a mythical half-man half-serpent. The dates for the following kings were conjectured centuries later. Cecrops 1556 - 1506 BC. Cranaus 1506 - 1497 BC. Amphictyon 1497 - 1487 BC. Erichthonius 1487 - 1437 BC. Pandion 1437 - 1397 BC. Erechtheus 1397 - 1347 BC. Cecrops II 1347 - 1307 BC. Pandion II 1307 - 1282 BC. Aegeus 1282 - 1234 BC. Theseus 1234- 1204 BC. (or 1213 BC). Menestheus 1204 - 1181 BC (or 1213 - 1191 BC). Demophon 1181- 1147 BC. Oxyntes 1147- 1135 BC. Apheidas 1135- 1134 BC. Thymoetes 1134- 1126 BC. Medontids or Melanthidae or Codridae Melanthus 1126- 1089 BC. Codrus 1089 - 1068 BC. Medon 1068- 1048 BC. Acastus 1048 - 1012 BC. Archippus 1012 - 993 BC. Thersippus 993- 952 BC..
John Crowne - rights. When the son came to England his poverty compelled him to act as gentleman usher to an independent lady of quality, and his enemies asserted that his father had been an Independent minister. He began his literary career with a romance, Pandion and Amphigenia, or the History of the coy Lady of Thessalia (1665). In 1671 he produced a romantic play, Juliana, or the Princess of Poland, which has, in spite of its title, no pretensions to rank as an historical drama. The earl of Rochester procured for him, apparently with the sole object of annoying Dryden by infringing on his rights as poet-laureate, a commission to supply a masque for performance at court. Calisto gained him the favour of Charles II, but Rochester proved a fickle patron, and his.
Erechtheus - The mythical ancestor of the Achaeans, and grandfather of Acgaeus. His daughter was Creusa. King Erichthonius II of Athens, son of Pandion and Zeuxippe..
Erichthonius II of Athens - king of Athens, was the grandson of King Erichthonius I of Athens, the son of Pandion and Zeuxippe, and the father, with Praxithea, of Procris, Creusa and Pandorus, among many others. References Greek Mythology Link 2003-10-01.
1280s BC - of Kadesh: Rameses II, Pharaoh of Egypt is almost defeated by Muwatillis of the Hittites. 1282 BC - Pandion II, legendary King of Athens dies after a nominal reign of 25 years. He reportedly only reigned in Megara while Athens and the rest of Attica were under the control of an alliance of Nobles led by his uncle Metion (son of Erichthonius II of Athens ) and his sons (including in some accounts Daedalus). His four sons lead a successful military campaign to regain the throne. Aegeus becomes King of Athens, Nisos reigns in Megara, Lykos in Euboea and Pallas in southern Attica. Significant People.
1300s BC - King of Athens dies after a reign of 40 years and succeeded by his son Pandion II. His brother Metion leads a succesful revolt by Nobles to gain control of Athens and most of Attica, Greece while Cecrops becomes reigns from Megara. 1303 BC - Seti I becomes Pharaoh of Egypt. Significant People Seti I of Egypt..
1390s BC - BC 1350s BC 1340s BC Events and Trends 1397 BC - Pandion, legendary King of Athens dies after a reign of 40 years and is succeeded by his son Erichthonius II of Athens. Significant People 1398 BC - Birth of Tiy to Egyptian nobleman Yuya and his wife Tjuyu. She later became the Chief Queen of Pharaoh Amenhotep III of Egypt and the matriarch of the Amarna family. (approximate date)..
1430s BC - King Erichthonius I of Athens dies after a reign of 50 years and is succeeded by his son Pandion. Significant People.
Acropolis, Athens - the propylaea, monumental gates with columns of Pentelic marble, partly built upon the old propylaea of Pisistratus. These colonnades were almost finished in the year 432 BC and had two wings, the northern one serving as picture gallery. At the same time, south of the propylaea, the building of the small Ionic temple of Athena Nike was started. After an interruption caused by the Peloponnesian War, the temple was finished in the time of Nicias' peace, between 421 BC and 415 BC. At the same period they started the building of the Erechtheum, a temple of Athena Polias and of Poseidon Erechtheum, with its so-called Core's porch (or Caryatid's balcony). Between the temple of Athena Nike and the Parthenon there was the temenos of Artemida Brauronia, goddess represented as a bear.
Aegeus - Aigeas, was the father of Theseus and a Athenian King. He was the son of Pandion and a brother of Pallas, Nisos, and Lykos. Upon the death of Pandion, Aegeus and his brothers took control of Athens from Metion, who had seized the throne from Pandion. They divided the government in four but Aegeas became king. His first wife was Meta and the second was Chalciope. Still without a male heir, Aegeus asked the Oracle at Delphi for advice. Her cryptic words were "Do not loosen the bulging mouth of the wineskin until you have reached the height of Athens." Aegeus (king of Athens) went to Troezena and met with Aethra, daughter of Troezena's king, Pittheus. Pittheus understood the prophesy and introduced Aegeas to his daughter, Aethra, when he was drunk..
British birds - Little Egret, Egretta garzetta Snowy Egret, Egretta thula, one record Black-crowned Night-Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax rare Little Bittern, Ixobrychus minutus rare American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosa, rare Great Bittern or European Bittern, Botaurus stellata Ciconiidae, storks (rare) White Stork, Ciconia ciconia, rare Black Stork, Ciconia nigra, rare Threskiornithidae, ibises and spoonbills Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, rare Common Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia Accipitriformes Some classifications also include the Falconidae. Pandionidae, Osprey Osprey,Pandion haliaetus Accipitridae hawks, eagles, buzzards, harrierss, kitess and allies European Honey Buzzard, Pernis apivorus Red Kite, Milvus milvus Black Kite, Milvus migrans, rare Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo Rough-legged Buzzard, Buteo lagopus Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos White-tailed Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla Montague's Harrier, Circus pygargus Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus Marsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus, rare Short-toed.
Butes - the father of Eryx by Aphrodite. Boreas' son. He offended Dionysus and was made insane. Son of Pandion and Zeuxippe. He was a priest of Poseidon and Athena and was worshipped as a hero by the Athenians..
Zeuxippe - Zeuxippe was the mother of Erechtheus, Butes, Procne and Philomela by Pandion..
Sibley-Monroe checklist 8 - Gampsonyx swainsonii Pearl Kite Elanus caeruleus Black-winged Kite Elanus axillaris Black-shouldered Kite Elanus leucurus White-tailed Kite Elanus scriptus Letter-winged Kite Chelictinia riocourii Scissor-tailed Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis Snail Kite Rostrhamus hamatus Slender-billed Kite Harpagus bidentatus Double-toothed Kite Harpagus diodon Rufous-thighed Kite Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite Ictinia plumbea Plumbeous Kite Milvus milvus Red Kite Milvus migrans Black Kite Milvus lineatus Black-eared Kite Haliastur sphenurus Whistling Kite Haliastur indus Brahminy Kite Haliaeetus leucogaster White-bellied Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus sanfordi Sanford's Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides Madagascar Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus Pallas's Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus Steller's Sea-Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis Lesser Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus Grey-headed Fish-Eagle Gypohierax angolensis Palm-nut Vulture Gypaetus barbatus Lammergeier Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded Vulture Gyps africanus White-backed Vulture Gyps bengalensis White-rumped Vulture.
Pallas - as Pallas' daughter. In one story, Pallas tried to rape her; she killed him and turned his skin into the aegis. Aeson was the name of his horse Pallas was also the name of one of the four sons of Pandion in Greek mythology. Upon the death of Pandion, Pallas and his brothers (Aegeas, Nisos, and Lykos) took control of Athens from Metion, who had seized the throne from Pandion. They divided the government in four but Aegeas became king. Later, after the death of Aegeas, Pallas tried to take the throne from the rightful heir, Theseus, but failed and was killed by him. Pallas is also one of the earliest-discovered asteroids; see 2 Pallas. Pallas is also a British progressive rock band; see Pallas (band)..
Philomela - Philomela In Greek mythology, Philomela was a daughter of Pandion and Zeuxippe and sister of Procne. Tereus, Procne's husband, loved Philomela. He raped her, cut her tongue out and held her captive so she could never tell anyone. Philomela wove a tapestry that told her story and gave it to Procne. In revenge, Procne killed her son by Tereus, Itys, and fed him to Tereus unknowingly. Tereus tried to kill the sisters but all three were changed into birds: Tereus was a hoopoe; Philomela was a swallow; Procne was a nightingale whose song is a song of mourning for her son Itys. The names "Philomela" and "Procne" are sometimes used in literature to refer to a nightingale, though only the latter is mythologically correct. Apollodorus. Bibliotheke III, xiv, 8; Ovid. Metamorphoses.
Procne - Procne In Greek mythology, Procne was a daughter of Pandion and Zeuxippe. She married Tereus and had one son: Itys. Tereus loved his wife's sister, Philomela. He raped her, cut her tongue out and held her captive so she could never tell anyone. Philomela wove a tapestry that told her story and gave it to Procne. In revenge, Procne killed her son by Tereus, Itys, and fed him to Tereus unknowingly. Tereus tried to kill the sisters but all three were changed into birds: Tereus was a hoopoe; Philomela was a swallow; Procne was a nightingale whose song is a song of mourning for her son Itys. The names "Philomela" and "Procne" are sometimes used in literature to refer to a nightingale, though only the latter is mythologically correct..
Osprey - Order: Falconiformes Family: Pandionidae Genus: Pandion Species: haliaetus Binomial name Pandion haliaetus The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is a medium large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution. It is sometimes known by the misnomers Fish Hawk or Fish Eagle. It has white underparts and long, narrow wings with four "fingers", which give it a very distinctive appearance. The Osprey is particularly well adapted to its diet, with reversible outer toes, closable nostrils to keep out water during dives, and backwards facing scales on the talons which act as barbs to help catch fish. It locates its prey from the air, often hovering prior to plunging feet-first into the water to seize a fish. As it rises back into flight the fish is turned head forward to reduce drag..
Nisos - Greek mythology, Nisos was one of the four sons of Pandion. Upon the death of Pandion, Nisos and his brothers (Aegeas, Pallas, and Lykos) took control of Athens from Metion, who had seized the throne from Pandion. They divided the government in four but Aegeas became king..
