Crossword clues for aglaia
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
one of the Graces, Greek, literally "splendor, beauty, brightness," from aglaos "splendid, beautiful, bright," which is of unknown origin, + abstract noun ending -ia.
Wikipedia
Aglaia is a genus of more than 390 species belonging to the Mahogany family ( Meliaceae).
These trees occur in the tropical and subtropical forests of Southeast Asia, Northern Australia and the Pacific.
Some are important timber trees; others have edible fruits (such as duku and langsat), scented flowers, or medicinal properties. Many have complex biological relationships with their dispersal agents. Some show insecticidal bioactivity.
Aglaia is a feminine given name that comes from the ancient Greek Grace Aglaia . It may also be written Aglaïa or sometimes as Aglaja, Aglaya, or Aglaea.
People named Aglaia include:
- Aglaia Coronio, 1834-1906, British artist
- Aglaia Mortcheva 1872-, Bulgarian actress
- Aglaia Anastasiou, 1986-, Greek swimmer
- Aglaia Koras, Greek-American pianist
- Aglaja Brix, German actress
- Aglaia Kiarina Kordela, Greek-American philosopher
- Aglaia Kremezi, food writer
- Aglaja Orgeni 1841-1926, opera singer and teacher
- Aglaia, Princess Rosetti-Răducanu
In fiction:
- Aglaia, the wife of Karagiozis
- Aglaia or Aglaya Yepanchin, a character in Dostoyevsky's The Idiot
Aglaia, Aglaïa, Aglaja, or Aglaya may refer to:
- Aglaia or Aglaea, in Greek mythology one of the Graces (Charites)
- Aglaia (given name)
- Aglaia, an opera by Heitor Villa-Lobos
- Aglaia, a genus of trees in the mahogany family
- HMS Aglaia, an 18th-century British ship
- Saint Aglaia of Rome, 4th century, a companion of Saint Boniface
Usage examples of "aglaia".
Two hours after nightfall, with tiny, silvery Aglaia just rising in the constellation Ladle, Baltha called a sudden halt, motioning for silence.
The Aglaia carried a quartet of ducted-fan aircars, an unusually high number for a naval vessel but in keeping with the expected mission of a communications ship.