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Electra, also spelt Elektra (/ ə ˈ l ɛ k t r ə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἠλέκτρα, romanized: Ēléktrā, lit. 'amber'; [ɛː.lék.traː]), is one of the most popular mythological characters in tragedies. [2] She is the main character in two Greek tragedies, Electra by Sophocles and Electra by Euripides.
In Greek mythology, Electra or Elektra (/ ɪ ˈ l ɛ k t r ə /; Greek: Ἠλέκτρα, Ēlektra, "amber") was the name of the following women: Electra (Oceanid), one of the Oceanids who was the wife of Thaumas and mother of Iris and the Harpies. [1] Electra (Pleiad), one of the Pleiades. [2]
Elektra Natchios (UK: / ˈ n æ tʃ i ɒ s /, US: /-oʊ s /) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.She was initially created as a supporting character for the superhero Matt Murdock / Daredevil, to whom Elektra has functioned as a villainous adversary, love interest, and later, a heroic ally.
As Pose continues to draw to a close with its third and final season, Dominique Jackson took center stage in episode three, “The Trunk,” as the FX series finally explored Elektra’s backstory ...
Jennifer Garner as Elektra and Ben Affleck as Daredevil in the 2003 feature film based on the Marvel Comics hero. (Photo: 20th Century Fox Film Corp./Courtesy Everett Collection) (©20thCentFox ...
According to Hesiod, she was the wife of Thaumas, and by him, the mother of Iris, the goddess of rainbows and a messenger for the gods, and the Harpies. [4]The names of Electra's Harpy daughters vary.
The lyric poet Simonides of Ceos (c. 556–468 BC), is the first (datable) source to connect the name of the star-cluster with the seven daughters of Atlas. [19] The names of the seven Pleiades are first attested in a scholion on Pindar, which quotes three hexameter lines from an unattributed poem, probably from the Hesiodic corpus: [20]
At just 13, Gregory and his younger sister miss out on most of the family’s glamorous social events, such as balls and promenades. But the family always dines together at the end of the day.