• Porphyry (redirect from Porphyrios)
    (fl. 5th/6th centuries), Roman charioteer Porphyrios Dikaios (1904–1971), Greek Cypriot archaeologist Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia (1906–1991), Greek Athonite...
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  • great concern to capture Porphyrios, though he was unable to devise a means to do it. When chasing dolphins one day, Porphyrios ran aground near the mouth...
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  • the help of Porphyrios III, Archbishop of Mount Sinai and Raithu, Nikitas was ordained a deacon and then a priest, under the name Porphyrios, at 21 years...
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    London as principal of the firm Porphyrios Associates. In addition to his architectural practice and writing, Porphyrios has held a number of teaching positions...
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    The purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) is a swamphen in the genus Porphyrio. It is in the order Gruiformes, meaning "crane-like", an order which also...
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    The western swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) is a species of swamphen in the rail family Rallidae, one of the six species of purple swamphen. From the French...
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    The Australasian swamphen, also known as the pūkeko (Porphyrio melanotus), is a striking and socially complex bird endemic to New Zealand and other parts...
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  • Pomponius Porphyrion (or Porphyrio)[citation needed] was a Latin grammarian and commentator on Horace. He was possibly a native of Africa, and flourished...
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    Swamphen (redirect from Porphyrio)
    swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio African swamphen, Porphyrio madagascariensis Grey-headed swamphen, Porphyrio poliocephalus Black-backed swamphen, Porphyrio indicus...
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    The South Island takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) is a flightless swamphen indigenous to New Zealand and the largest living member of the rail family....
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    Allen's gallinule (Porphyrio alleni), formerly known as the lesser gallinule, is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae. Its former binomial name is...
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    Porphyrius (Latin: Porphyrius; Greek: Πορφύριος, Porphyrios; Slavonic: Порфирий, Porfiriy; c. 347–420) was bishop of Gaza from 395 to 420, known, from...
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    The North Island takahē (Māori: moho) (Porphyrio mantelli) is an extinct species of flightless swamphen that was native to the North Island of New Zealand...
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  • Glenea porphyrio is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1866. It is known from Borneo and...
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    The African swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) is a species of swamphen occurring in Egypt, Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It used to be considered...
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  • 1999 he reposed. He was buried in the village where he was born. Saint Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia, who sometimes went to Fr. Evmenios for confession, called...
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    The white swamphen (Porphyrio albus), also known as the Lord Howe swamphen, Lord Howe gallinule or white gallinule, is an extinct species of rail which...
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  • Porphyrios Dikaios (Greek: Πορφύριος Δίκαιος) FSA (Nicosia, 16 August 1904 – 23 August 1971) was a Cypriot archaeologist. Porphyrios was born in Nicosia...
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    Porphyry of Tyre (/ˈpɔːrfɪri/; Greek: Πορφύριος, Porphýrios; c. 234 – c. AD 305) was a Neoplatonic philosopher born in Tyre, Roman Phoenicia during Roman...
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    legend, there was a terrible drought in Gaza that ended only after Saint Porphyrios and a group of 280 Christians prayed to God with "fasting, vigil and procession...
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    The Réunion swamphen (Porphyrio caerulescens), also known as the Réunion gallinule or oiseau bleu (French for "blue bird"), is a hypothetical extinct...
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    Sharpe, 1893 Species: P. cinereus Binomial name Poliolimnas cinereus (Vieillot, 1819) Synonyms Porzana cinerea Amaurornis cinerea Porphyrio cinereus...
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  • 1867) Kallistratos (1867–1884) Porphyrios I (21 Aug 1885 – 7 May 1904) Porphyrios II (7 May 1904 – Jul 1926) Porphyrios III (29 Jul 1926 – 24 Nov 1968)...
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  • following species: Western swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio, southwest Europe and northwest Africa African swamphen, Porphyrio madagascariensis, sub-Saharan continental...
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    The Marquesas swamphen (Porphyrio paepae) is an extinct species of swamphen from the Marquesas Islands Hiva Oa and Tahuata. It was originally described...
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  • Russian and other Slavic languages, derived from the Greek Porphyry (porphyrios "purple-clad"). It can refer to: People Porfiry Ivanov (1898–1983), Russian...
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    The grey-headed swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus) is a species of swamphen occurring from the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent to southern China...
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  • The Huahine swamphen (Porphyrio mcnabi) was a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It was a small swamphen endemic to Huahine in the Society Islands...
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  • expedition between Claude F. A. Schaeffer for the French Expedition and Porphyrios Dikaios on behalf of the Cyprus Department of Antiquities. Early work...
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    The black-backed swamphen (Porphyrio indicus) is a species of swamphen occurring from southeast Asia to Sulawesi and Borneo. It used to be considered...
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