Acamas then bestrode his brother's body and wounded Promachus the Boeotian with his spear, for he was trying to drag his brother's body away.
See how Promachus now sleeps, vanquished by my spear; payment for my brother's blood has not been long delayed; a man, therefore, may well be thankful if he leaves a kinsman in his house behind him to avenge his fall."
Ilioneus was his only son, and Peneleos now wounded him in the eye under his eyebrows, tearing the eye-ball from its socket: the spear went right through the eye into the nape of the neck, and he fell, stretching out both hands before him.
His coach said to him that a maiden which Promachus loved so much said to him : I do not consider him unworthy of my love, provided he proves himself victor at Olympia".
Promachus was well pleased with the words that he heard, in spite of the fact that the coach had lied to him in order to boost him.
Indeed he did not only win (404 BC) but he was victorious over his great opponent the famous athlete Polydamas.
The courtship behavior of Promachus latitarsatus (Diptera: Asilidae)
Das Balzverhalten von Promachus latitarsatus wird erstmals beschrieben.
In general the females have small distinguishing features, they are a little bit different in the color of hairs and tomentum and it is unknown how the males identify them.
In Greek mythology, Aeson (or Aison) was the son of Tyro and Cretheus, father of Jason and Promachus.
During Jason's absence, Pelias thought the Argo had sunk, and this was what he told Aeson and Promachus, who committed suicide by drinking poison, or killed them directly.
Alternatively, he survived until Jason and his new wife, Medea, came back to Iolcus.
Robber flies may be somewhat agile, but they are not fast.
They buzz and lumber, at least the big ones; Tolmerus and Promachus.
Compared to dragonflies who are fast and agile, robber flies are slow and clumsy, and miss more often than not.
www.cirrusimage.com /Flies_robber.htm (147 words)
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In (The mythology of the ancient Greeks) Greek mythology, Promachus ("who leads in battle") referred to several different people.
One of the (Click link for more info and facts about Epigonoi) Epigonoi.
A Greecian warrior in the (A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy) Iliad, he was killed by (Click link for more info and facts about Acamas) Acamas.
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You may not wish to encounter the fearsome Promachus Vexator (Robber Fly) on your holiday in Tenerife this summer.
But if you do, you will be face to face with an insect that is found nowhere else - and whose evolution may be a direct consequence of the great wealth of species on the Canary Islands, according to new research by evolutionary biologists at the University of East Anglia.
The new research, published in Nature this week, underlines the importance of generating and maintaining species diversity and the dire consequences of any loss of biodiversity around the globe.
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The PromachusAthena, also known as the 'Great Bronze Athena', was an immense statue of the goddess of fifty feet tall created by the sculpturer Phidias.
Athena is portrayed as a warrior (promachus) and her statue stood at the left side of the Sacred Road between the Propylaea and the Parthenon.
A calculation of costs spread out over nine years of wood, silver, coper and tin was found.
I'm not sure on species, but P. rufipes is our most common up here in the Piedmont.
hinei and vertebratus are the other 'tiger striped' Promachus.
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How do you think this stela compares in meaning, form and function with the statue of AthenaPromachus on the Acropolis in Athens?
The statue of AthenaPromachus, which stood outside on the Acropolis, was approximately 20 ft. high and similar in form to the statue of Athena Parthenos inside the Parthenon.
Temple I on the Great Plaza of Tikal and the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens are both large stone structures which have served as the focus of ritual activity for their respective communities.
Apocleinae - Promachus hinei BROMLEY, 1931 [ / Nearc: / USA / OH / KS / OH / MO / IL / IN / OK / TX / AR / MS / TN / KY / IA / ] -x-
Apocleinae - Promachus nigrialbus MARTIN IN MARTIN & PAPAVERO, 1970 [ / Nearc: / USA / NM / NV / UT / AZ / TX / MEX / Neotr: / MEX / ] -x-
Apocleinae - Promachus rufipes (FABRICIUS, 1775) [ / Nearc: / USA / IA / IL / IN / OH / PA / MO / MS / KY / TN / AL / GA / SC / NC / WV / VA / FL / DC / AR / ] -x-
Offering maximum scope and creating a visual harmony meant demolishing the portico of an earlier building on the north edge of the Propylaea, and making some adjustments to the Arrephori House.
The Propylaea's central axis was slightly tilted (relative to the original Propylaea), so as to lie exactly in the same plane with the statue of AthenaPromachus, giving the visitor the finest possible view of the Parthenon.
The Propylaea formed an organic part of Pericles' building programme, being erected from
