king of Phoenicia

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• Phoenicia — (. [cite book | last = Casson | first = Lionel | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World | publisher = The Johns Hopkins University Press | date = December 1 1995 | location = | pages = 57 58 | url =… …   Wikipedia

• KING, KINGSHIP — (Heb. מלֶךְ, מַלְכוּת). In the Bible The term king in the biblical frame of reference and that of the Ancient Near East generally designates a governor and ruler, usually the sole authority over his subjects. This term is used to designate the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• PHOENICIA, PHOENICIANS — Names (a) The Greek name Phoinike (Phoinix) is first mentioned by Homer, and is subsequently well attested in the writings of Greek historians who consistently refer it to the eastern Mediterranean coast; in Homer, Phoenician is synonymous with… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Phoenicia — /fi nish euh, nee sheuh/, n. an ancient kingdom on the Mediterranean, in the region of modern Syria, Lebanon, and Israel. Also, Phenicia. See map under Tyre. * * * Ancient region, Middle East. Corresponding to modern Lebanon, with adjoining parts …   Universalium

• Luli — ▪ king of Phoenicia Greek  Elulaios   flourished 705 BC       Phoenician king of the cities of Tyre and Sidon who rebelled against Assyrian rule following the death of the Assyrian king Sargon II (705). Concurrent with the insurrection of Babylon …   Universalium

• Europa — /yoo roh peuh, yeuh /, n. 1. Also, Europe. Class. Myth. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon. 2. Astron. a large natural satellite of the planet …   Universalium

• Cadmus — /kad meuhs/, n. Paul, born 1904, U.S. painter and etcher. /kad meuhs/, n. Class. Myth. a Phoenician prince who introduced writing to the Greeks and who founded the city of Thebes in the company of five warriors. Cf. Sparti. * * * In Greek… …   Universalium

• Orontea — is an opera in a prologue and three acts by the Italian composer Antonio Cesti with a libretto by Giacinto Andrea Cicognini (revised by Giovanni Filippo Apolloni). The first performance took place in Innsbruck on 19 February 1656. Orontea was one …   Wikipedia

• Fethiye — This article is about the city and district of Muğla Province. For other uses, see Fethiye (disambiguation). Fethiye   City   …   Wikipedia

• EUROPA —    a maiden, daughter of Agenor, king of Phoenicia, whom Zeus, disguised as a white bull, carried off to Crete, where she became by him the mother of MINOS, RHADAMANTHUS and SARPEDON (q.v.) …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Nectanebo II — ▪ king of Egypt flourished 4th century BC       third and last king (reigned 360–343 BC) of the 30th dynasty of Egypt; he was the last of the native Egyptian kings.       Nectanebo, with the aid of the Spartan king Agesilaus II, usurped the… …   Universalium