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Electra
was daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology.
Electra or Elektra may also refer to:
Electra
In Greek mythology, Electra was an Argive princess and daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra. She and her brother Orestes plotted revenge against their mother Clytemnestra and stepfather Aegisthus for the murder of their father Agamemnon...
was daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology.
Electra or Elektra may also refer to:
Greek myth
- Electra (Pleiad)Electra (Pleiad)The Pleiad Electra of Greek mythology was one of the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Electra was the wife of Corythus. She was raped by Zeus and gave birth to Dardanus, who became the founder of Troy, ancestor of Priam and his house. According to one legend, she was the lost Pleiad,...
, one of the Pleiades - Electra, an Oceanid, wife of ThaumasThaumasIn Greek mythology, Thaumas was a sea god, son of Pontus and Gaia. He married an Oceanid, Electra . The children of Thaumas and Electra were the Harpies and Iris, the goddess of rainbows and a messenger of the gods; according to some, also Arke.Thaumas was also the name of a centaur...
- Electra, one of the Danaids, daughter of Danaus and PolyxoPolyxoPolyxo is the name of several figures in Greek mythology:*One of the Hyades.*A Naiad of the river Nile, presumably one of the daughters of the river-god Nilus. She was one of the wives of Danaus and bore him twelve daughters: Autonoe, Theano, Electra, Cleopatra, Eurydice, Glaucippe, Anthelea,...
. She married (and murdered) Peristhenes, son of Aegyptus and Caliadne
Works based on the Greek myth
- Electra (Sophocles)Electra (Sophocles)Electra or Elektra is a Greek tragedy by Sophocles. Its date is not known, but various stylistic similarities with the Philoctetes and the Oedipus at Colonus lead scholars to suppose that it was written towards the end of Sophocles' career.Set in the city of Argos a few years after the Trojan...
, a play by Sophocles - Electra (Euripides)Electra (Euripides)Euripides' Electra was a play probably written in the mid 410s BC, likely after 413 BC. It is unclear whether it was first produced before or after Sophocles' version of the Electra story.-Background:...
, a play by Euripides - Electra (Giraudoux)Electra (Giraudoux)Electra is a two act play written in 1937 by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux. It was the first Giraudoux play to employ the staging of Louis Jouvet. Based on the classic myth of antiquity, Jean Giraudoux wrote perhaps his best play...
, a 1930 play by Giraudoux - Electra (Rajiva Wijesinha), a 1986 play by Rajiva Wijesinha
- Elektra (Hofmannsthal), a play by the Austrian writer Hugo von HofmannsthalHugo von HofmannsthalHugo Laurenz August Hofmann von Hofmannsthal ; , was an Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator, and essayist.-Early life:...
after Sophocles - Elektra (opera)Elektra (opera)Elektra is a one-act opera by Richard Strauss, to a German-language libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, which he adapted from his 1903 drama Elektra. The opera was the first of many collaborations between Strauss and Hofmannsthal...
, a 1909 opera by Richard Strauss to a libretto by Hofmannsthal adapted from the above play - Electra (1962 film), a film by Michael Cacoyannis
- Electra (album), an album by Arild Andersen
- Elektra (Theodorakis), an opera by Mikis TheodorakisMikis TheodorakisMikis Theodorakis is one of the most renowned Greek songwriters and composers. Internationally, he is probably best known for his songs and for his scores for the films Zorba the Greek , Z , and Serpico .Politically, he identified with the left until the late 1980s; in 1989, he ran as an...
- Elektra (started in 1949, first performed 1987), a play by Ezra PoundEzra PoundEzra Weston Loomis Pound was an American expatriate poet and critic and a major figure in the early modernist movement in poetry...
and Rudd Fleming
Other fictional works
- Elektra NatchiosElektra (comics)Elektra Natchios, usually referred to only by her first name Elektra, is a fictional character in publications from Marvel Comics.Elektra is a kunoichi – female ninja assassin – of Greek descent. She wields a pair of bladed sai as her trademark weapon. She is a love interest of the superhero...
, a Marvel Comics character- Elektra: AssassinElektra: AssassinElektra: Assassin is an eight-issue limited series published by Epic Comics, an imprint of Marvel Comics, between August 1986 and March 1987...
, a 1986 miniseries dedicated to the Marvel character - Elektra (2005 film)Elektra (2005 film)Elektra is a 2005 superhero film directed by Rob Bowman. It is a spin-off from the 2003 film Daredevil, starring the Marvel comics character Elektra Natchios . The story follows Elektra, an international assassin whose weapon of choice is a pair of sai.For the screenplay, Zak Penn, Stuart Zicherman...
, a film based on the Marvel character - Elektra: The Album, the soundtrack to the 2005 film
- Elektra: Assassin
- Electra the Electric TrainElectra the Electric TrainElectra the Electric Engine is a fictional character from the rock musical Starlight Express.Electra is the newest train to enter the yard and, therefore, Control's newest toy. He comes with his own line of components that are loyal to him. He's rich, self-centered and sexy. His eyes are set on...
, a character in Starlight Express - "Electra", Cathy's dog in the Cathy comic stripCathy (comic strip)Cathy was a comic strip drawn by Cathy Guisewite. It featured a woman who struggled through the "four basic guilt groups" of life — food, love, mom, and work — the strip gently poked fun at the lives and foibles of modern women. Cathy's characteristics and issues both made fun of and...
- Electra (1996 film), a Shannon Tweed film
- Mourning Becomes ElectraMourning Becomes ElectraMourning Becomes Electra is a play cycle written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill. The play premiered on Broadway at the Guild Theatre on 26 October 1931 where it ran for 150 performances before closing in March 1932...
, a 1931 play cycle written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill - Electra (cat)Electra (cat)Electra is minor female feline character in Cats, a musical inspired by the T. S. Eliot's 1939 poetry book, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. She is a dancer in the chorus line of "kittens" in the tribe of Jellicle cats.-Origins:...
, a character in the musical Cats - Elektra KingElektra KingElektra Vavra King is a fictional character, and primary antagonist in the 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not Enough. She is played by Sophie Marceau.- Fictional character history :...
, a character in the 1999 James Bond film The World is not Enough portrayed by Sophie Marceau - Elektra (2010 film)Elektra (2010 film)Elektra is a 2010 Malayalam psychological drama film co-written and directed by Shyamaprasad, starring Nayantara, Manisha Koirala, Prakash Raj, Biju Menon and Skanda Ashok. It was produced by N. B...
, a Malayalam psychological drama film
Places
- Electra, CaliforniaElectra, CaliforniaElectra is an unincorporated community in Amador County, California. It lies on the north bank of the Mokelumne River, at an elevation of 755 feet . The name comes from a nearby electric generating facility....
- Electra, TexasElectra, TexasElectra is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The United States Census Bureau counted Electra's population as 3,168 at the 2000 census and estimated it to be 2,891 as of 2006...
- Electra Building, VancouverElectra Building, VancouverThe Electra Building in Vancouver, British Columbia was built in 1957 as the new headquarters for the BC Electric Company, under its president Dal Grauer. A few days after Grauer's death in 1961, it became part of a new provincial crown corporation named BC Hydro. The 21 story, 89 m , building was...
, a skyscraper - Electra (San Diego)Electra (San Diego)Electra is the tallest residential high rise building in San Diego, California, USA, with a height of 144.8 meters. It comprises 43 floors and 248 rooms, and was completed in 2008...
, a condominium tower located in downtown San Diego
Business
- Electra Private EquityElectra Private EquityElectra Private Equity is a British-based investment trust specialising in private equity. The trust is managed by Electra Partners LLP an independent private equity fund manager and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-History:...
, the London-based listed investment trust - Electra Partners Europe, the pan-European private equity firm renamed CognetasCognetasCognetas is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout investments in European middle-market companies across a range of industries.The firm, has offices in London, Frankfurt, Milan and Paris. The firm was founded in 1989 as Electra Partners Europe and affiliate of Electra Private Equity, a...
- Elektra RecordsElektra RecordsElektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
, a U.S. record label - Grupo ElektraGrupo ElektraGrupo Elektra is a Mexican financial and retail corporation owned by Grupo Salinas. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange , the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores and on the Spanish Stock Market Latibex ....
, a Mexican corporation - Electra GuitarsElectra GuitarsElectra was a brand of electric guitars and basses manufactured in Japan and distributed in the US by two companies owned by brothers: and Pacific Coast Music in the 1970s and early 1980s....
, a brand of imported electric guitar of the 70s and 80s
Transportation
- Elektra (smartcard)Elektra (smartcard)ELEKTRA is a planned smartcard-based fare payment system to be introduced in Budapest, Hungary, sometime in the near future. ELEKTRA stands for elektronikus chipkártya rendszer in Hungarian, which means electronic chip-card system.-References:*...
, a planned Hungarian smartcard-based fare payment system - Lockheed Model 10 ElectraLockheed Model 10 ElectraThe Lockheed Model 10 Electra was a twin-engine, all-metal monoplane airliner developed by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in the 1930s to compete with the Boeing 247 and Douglas DC-2...
, a twin-engine, all-metal monoplane airliner from the 1930s - Lockheed Model 12 Electra JuniorLockheed Model 12 Electra JuniorThe Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior, more commonly known as the Lockheed 12 or L-12, is an eight-seat, six-passenger all-metal twin-engine transport aircraft of the late 1930s designed for use by small airlines, companies, and wealthy private individuals...
, an eight-seat, six-passenger all-metal twin-engine transport aircraft of the late 1930s - Lockheed Model 14 Super ElectraLockheed Model 14 Super Electra|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Francillon, René J. Lockheed Aircraft since 1913. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-835-6.-External links:*...
, a civil cargo and passenger aircraft - Lockheed L-188 ElectraLockheed L-188 ElectraThe Lockheed Model 188 Electra is an American turboprop airliner built by Lockheed. First flying in 1957, it was the first large turboprop airliner produced in the United States. Initial sales were good, but after two fatal crashes which prompted an expensive modification program to fix a design...
, an American turboprop airliner built by Lockheed - Buick ElectraBuick ElectraThe Buick Electra was a full-size premium automobile built by the Buick division of General Motors. The Electra name was used by Buick between 1959 and 1990.- 1959–1960 :...
, full-size premium automobiles built by the Buick division of General Motors - Electra Bicycle CompanyElectra Bicycle CompanyElectra Bicycle Company is a Vista, California-based bicycle brand/company, founded in 1993 by Benno Bänziger and Jeano Erforth. The company offers a wide range of modern cruiser bicycles and is credited with re-popularizing the cruiser bike. Additionally Electra designed and sells comfort...
, a Vista, California-based bicycle brand/company - Electra, a express electic locomotive of the type British Rail Class 77British Rail Class 77The British Rail Class 77, also known as Class EM2, is a class of 1.5 kV DC, Co-Co electric locomotive. They were built by Metropolitan-Vickers in 1953–1954 for use over the Woodhead Line between Manchester and Sheffield.-Description:...
built in 1953 for the Woodhead Line - Electra, an early codename for the British Rail Class 91British Rail Class 91The British Rail Class 91 is a class of , electric locomotives ordered as a component of the East Coast Main Line modernisation and electrification programme of the late 1980s. The Class 91s were given the auxiliary name of InterCity 225 to indicate their envisaged top speed of...
electric locomotive - Electra, a Great Western RailwayGreat Western RailwayThe Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
Firefly class 2-2-2 locomotive - Harley-Davidson Electra Glide, a motorcycle in the FLHarley-Davidson FLFL is a model designation used on motorcycles manufactured by Harley-Davidson from 1941 to present. Mostly applied to Harley's large-framed bikes, including the current Touring series, the FL designation is also used with their Softail series, especially on Softails with traditional styling,...
model series since 1965
People with the given, professional or family name Electra or Elektra
- Carmen ElectraCarmen ElectraTara Leigh Patrick , professionally known as Carmen Electra, is an American glamour model, actress, television personality, singer, and dancer...
(born 1972), American model, actress, and singer - Paul OakenfoldPaul OakenfoldPaul Mark Oakenfold is a British record producer and a trance DJ.-Early Career: 1979–84:Paul Oakenfold's career was set to be a chef, after having hopes of becoming part of a band. He describes his early life as a "bedroom deejay" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's 24 Hours, stating he grew...
British producer and Trance music DJ - Elektra KingElektra KingElektra Vavra King is a fictional character, and primary antagonist in the 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not Enough. She is played by Sophie Marceau.- Fictional character history :...
, character in the film The World is Not Enough - Elektra (Salina Bartunek), of the American GladiatorsAmerican GladiatorsAmerican Gladiators is an American competition television program that aired in syndication from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur athletes against each other, as well as against the show's own gladiators, in contests of strength and agility.The concept was created by...
competed from 1992–1994 - Professional name of Efva AttlingEfva AttlingEfva Attling, was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1952 and is well known today for being an avant garde jewellery designer.In the early 1980s she played in the band "X Models" and released the hit single Två av oss ....
in modeling career - Donna AdamoDonna AdamoDonna Adamo better known as Elektra is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager and adult model who is best known for her time spent in Extreme Championship Wrestling.-Early career:...
or Elektra (born 1970), professional wrestling valet and adult model
Music
- Elektra (album)Elektra (album)Elektra is the fourth studio album from Danish hip hop group Suspekt, released 12 september 2011. It is produced by Rune Rask and Jonas Vestergaard. The symphony orchestra Czech Film Orchestra is featured on Brænder Byen Ned , Helt Alene , Nyt Pas , and Parasitter...
, a 2011 album by Danish band Suspekt - "Electra" (Dio song)Electra (Dio song)"Electra" is the thirteenth and final single by heavy metal band Dio. It was released with the band's "Tournado Box Set" in early 2010, before Ronnie James Dio's death on May 16, 2010...
, the thirteenth and final single by heavy metal band Dio
Other uses
- Elektra FestivalElektra FestivalPresented every year in May by , Festival is an internationally renowned digital arts festival established in Montreal since 1999.Renowned internationally as a cutting-edge festival, Elektra offers diverse experiences:...
is an International Digital Arts Festival in Montreal - HMS ElectraHMS ElectraFive ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Electra, after the Greek mythological figure, Electra: was a 16-gun brig-sloop launched in 1806 and wrecked in 1808. was a 16-gun brig-sloop, previously the French Espiegle. She was captured in 1808 by HMS Sybille and was sold in 1816. was an...
, four ships - Electra (star)Electra (star)Electra, also cataloged as 17 Tauri, is a blue-white giant star in the constellation of Taurus. The star is one of the nine brightest stars in the Pleiades open cluster. The most visible stars in this group are named for the Seven Sisters of Greek mythology.The star has an apparent brightness of...
, 17 Tauri - Electra (teletext)Electra (teletext)Electra was a teletext service in the United States that was in operation from the early 1980s up until 1993, when it was shut down due to a lack of funding, and discontinuation of teletext-capable television sets by the only US television manufacturer offering teletext capability at the time, Zenith...
, a teletext service from the early 1980s to the early 1990s - 130 Elektra130 Elektra130 Elektra is a very large outer main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on February 17, 1873, and named after Electra, an avenger in Greek mythology.Its spectrum is of the G type, hence it probably has a Ceres-like composition...
, an asteroid - Electra complexElectra complexIn Neo-Freudian psychology, the Electra complex, as proposed by Carl Gustav Jung, is a girl’s psychosexual competition with mother for possession of father. In the course of her psychosexual development, the complex is the girl’s phallic stage formation of a discrete sexual identity; a boy’s...
, a psychiatric concept - Elektra InitiativeElektra InitiativeThe Elektra Initiative provides an alternative back-end for text configuration files for the Linux operating system.Instead of each program having its own text configuration files, with a variety of formats, Elektra tries to provide a universal, hierarchical, fast and consistent namespace and...
, an alternative back-end for text configuration files - Electra (cat)Electra (cat)Electra is minor female feline character in Cats, a musical inspired by the T. S. Eliot's 1939 poetry book, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. She is a dancer in the chorus line of "kittens" in the tribe of Jellicle cats.-Origins:...
, a fictional cat in T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - Electra, one of the first popular modern serif typefaces, designed by W. A. DwigginsWilliam Addison DwigginsWilliam Addison Dwiggins was a U.S. type designer, calligrapher, and book designer...
- Elektra (layout engine)
- Elektra (name)Elektra (name)Elektra is a female given name. Its Greek origin means "shining", "incandescent". Names with similar meanings are Lucy and Svetlana...
, female given name - Electra, My LoveElectra, My LoveElectra, My Love is a 1974 Hungarian drama film directed by Miklós Jancsó. It was entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. It is known for its extremely long takes, often as long as the camera would allow without stopping because of the film stock finishing.-Cast:* Mari Törőcsik as Elektra*...
, a 1974 Hungarian drama film directed by Miklós Jancsó - Electra (bryozoan), a prehistoric genus of bryozoan
- Electra is another name for satellite Explorer-1 Prime