Elektra
Elektra (Greek Ἠλέκτρα , Italian: Elettra ) means:
in Greek mythology :
- Elektra (Mycenae) , daughter of Agamemnon
- Elektra (Thebes) , sister of Kadmos
- Elektra (daughter of Atlas) , one of the Pleiades
- Elektra (daughter of Latinus) , wife of Italos
- Ozomene , one of the Oceanids, wife of Thaumas and mother of the harpies
- Elektra (daughter of Danaos) , one of the Danaids
in ancient geography :
- Elektra (Crete) , a river on the south coast of Crete
- Elektra (Messenia) , river in Messenia, tributary of the Pamisos
in literature :
- Elektra (Sophocles) , a tragedy by Sophocles
- Elektra (Euripides) , a tragedy by Euripides
- Electra (Galdós) , a play by Benito Pérez Galdós
- Elektra (Hofmannsthal) , a play by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
- Elektra (Pound) , a play by Ezra Pound and Rudd Fleming
- Elektra (Hauptmann) , a play by Gerhart Hauptmann
- Électre , German Elektra, a play by Jean Giraudoux
- Elektra (cartoon character) , a comic book series from Marvel Comics
- Mourning has to carry Elektra ( Mourning becomes Electra ) by Eugene O'Neill
in music :
- Elektra (Strauss) , an opera by Richard Strauss
- Elektra (Theodorakis) , an opera by Mikis Theodorakis
- Elektra Records , a record company from the USA
- Elektra, incidental music based on Sophocles (1920) by Alphons Diepenbrock
in the movie :
- Elektra (1910) , a short film directed by James Stuart Blackton
- Elektra (1962) , a Greek film directed by Michael Cacoyannis
- Elektra (2005) , a comic book adaptation
in information technology :
- Elektra (software) , in the field of Linux software
in astronomy :
- Elektra (star) , star located in the Pleiades
- (130) Elektra , an asteroid of the main belt
as company name :
- Elektra AG , subsidiary of the company Continentale Gesellschaft für electrical enterprises for the operation of mountain railways, based in Dresden
- Elektra (switching devices) , manufacturer of switching devices in Tailfingen
- Elektra (espresso machines) , espresso machine manufacturer in Treviso, Italy
- Elektra Bregenz , Austrian manufacturer of household appliances
as a name for electric aircraft :
- PC-Aero Elektra One , an ultralight aircraft from Germany
as ship name :
- Elettra (A 5340) , Italian fleet service boat
- Elektra (ship, 1884) , ship of the Austrian Lloyd
- Elettra (ship, 1904) , Guglielmo Marconi's research ship
- Elektra (ship, 1910) , a passenger ship on the Traunsee
- Elektra (ship, 2017) , a Finnish ferry
in the flora :
- Elektra (apple) , a type of apple
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