Solon (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
- SolonSolonSolon was an Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and poet. He is remembered particularly for his efforts to legislate against political, economic and moral decline in archaic Athens...
(c. 638 BC–558 BC) was a pre-Socratic Athenian statesmanStatesmanA statesman is usually a politician or other notable public figure who has had a long and respected career in politics or government at the national and international level. As a term of respect, it is usually left to supporters or commentators to use the term...
, lawLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
maker, and elegiacElegiacElegiac refers either to those compositions that are like elegies or to a specific poetic meter used in Classical elegies. The Classical elegiac meter has two lines, making it a couplet: a line of dactylic hexameter, followed by a line of dactylic pentameter...
poet; - the Solon language is a member of the Tungusic familyTungusic languagesThe Tungusic languages form a language family spoken in Eastern Siberia and Manchuria by Tungusic peoples. Many Tungusic languages are endangered, and the long-term future of the family is uncertain...
; - SolonSolonSolon was an Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and poet. He is remembered particularly for his efforts to legislate against political, economic and moral decline in archaic Athens...
is a part of EvenkiEvenkiEvenki or Evenk may refer to*Evenks, or Evenki, a people of Russia and China*Evenki languages, languages of Tungusic family**Evenki language, a subdivision of Evenki languages, spoken by Evenks...
. At the beginning of the Qing DynastyQing DynastyThe Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
, this word referred EvenkiEvenkiEvenki or Evenk may refer to*Evenks, or Evenki, a people of Russia and China*Evenki languages, languages of Tungusic family**Evenki language, a subdivision of Evenki languages, spoken by Evenks...
, Daur, OroqenOroqenThe Oroqen people are an ethnic group in northern China. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. According to the 2000 Census, 44.54% live in Inner Mongolia and 51.52% along the Heilongjiang River in the province of Heilongjiang...
, Buryat, and other tribes collectively. Together, they believed in ShamanismShamanismShamanism is an anthropological term referencing a range of beliefs and practices regarding communication with the spiritual world. To quote Eliade: "A first definition of this complex phenomenon, and perhaps the least hazardous, will be: shamanism = technique of ecstasy." Shamanism encompasses the...
, a close alliance relationship with each other. Generally believed that, Solon is a part of the Ewenki , that is, Solon-Evenki. But at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty,the surrounding tribes known as the Solon. In that period, Solon was not a national entity, but a group of several tribes. Since the mid-Qing Dynasty, SolonSolonSolon was an Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and poet. He is remembered particularly for his efforts to legislate against political, economic and moral decline in archaic Athens...
has returned to the name of Solon-Evenki.
Solon may also refer to:
Places
- Solon, CaliforniaSolon, CaliforniaSolon is a former settlement in Kern County, California. It lay at an elevation of 2280 feet . Solon was located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad about east-northeast of Edwards. It appears on maps as of 1942....
- Solon, IowaSolon, IowaSolon is a city located in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. Part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area, it is located a few miles from Lake MacBride State Park and the larger cities of Coralville and Iowa City. The population was 1,177 at the 2000 census.-History:Solon is named...
- Solon, MaineSolon, MaineSolon is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 940 at the 2000 census. Solon is a picturesque village containing historic architecture.-History:...
- Solon, New YorkSolon, New YorkSolon is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The town has a total population of 1,108, as of the 2000 census. The name of the town comes from the Greek lawmaker Solon....
- Solon, OhioSolon, OhioSolon is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and is an affluent suburb of Cleveland in the Northeast Ohio Region, the 14th largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 23,348...
- South Solon, OhioSouth Solon, OhioSouth Solon is a village in Madison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 405 at the 2000 census.-Geography:South Solon is located at ....
- Solon Springs, WisconsinSolon Springs, WisconsinSolon Springs is a village in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 576 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Solon Springs.-Transportation:U.S. Highway 53 serves as a main arterial route in the community...
, a town south of Superior, named after Thomas Solon
Surname
- Ewen SolonEwen SolonEwen Solon was a New Zealand-born actor, who worked extensively in both the United Kingdom and Australia....
, an English actor native to New Zealand, mostly known for roles in Maigret (a detective programme) and The Revenue Men - Laura SolonLaura SolonLaura Solon is an English comedian, actor, writer, and winner of the 2005 Perrier Comedy Award, only the second woman to win as a solo performer .-Background:...
- Vivian SolonVivian SolonVivian Alvarez Solon is an Australian who was unlawfully removed to the Philippines by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs in July 2001. In May 2005, it became public knowledge that she had been deported, although DIMIA knew of its mistake in 2003...
In popular culture
- Sacramento SolonsSacramento SolonsThe Sacramento Solons were a minor league baseball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Pacific Coast League during several periods . The current Sacramento River Cats began play in 2000...
, any of several minor league baseball teams in Sacramento, California bearing that name - Mehendri Solon, a mad scientist from the Doctor Who serial The Brain of Morbius
- Solon CR, a "chronosuppresive" drug from the Douglas Coupland novel Generation AGeneration AGeneration A is the thirteenth novel from Canadian novelist Douglas Coupland. It takes place in a near future, in a world in which bees have become extinct. The novel is told with a shifting frame narrative perspective, shifting between the novel's five main protagonists...