Balthazar
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Balthazar may refer to:
Traditional and religious uses
- A name commonly attributed to one of the Biblical MagiBiblical MagiThe Magi Greek: μάγοι, magoi), also referred to as the Wise Men, Kings, Astrologers, or Kings from the East, were a group of distinguished foreigners who were said to have visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh...
(Three Wise Men) - An alternate form of the Babylonian king BelshazzarBelshazzarBelshazzar, or Balthazar , was a 6th century BC prince of Babylon, the son of Nabonidus and the last king of Babylon according to the Book of Daniel . Like his father, it is believed by many scholars that he was an Assyrian. In Daniel Belshazzar, or Balthazar , was a 6th century BC prince of...
, mentioned in the Book of Daniel - Balthazar, a 12 litre champagne or wine bottle
Film, television and literature
- Balthazar (novel)Balthazar (novel)Balthazar, published in 1958, is the second volume in the The Alexandria Quartet series by British author Lawrence Durrell. Set in Alexandria, Egypt around WWII, the four novels tell essentially the same story from different points of view and come to a conclusion in Clea...
, 1958 novel by Lawrence Durrell - Balthasar, 1889 book by Anatole FranceAnatole FranceAnatole France , born François-Anatole Thibault, , was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. He was born in Paris, and died in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire. He was a successful novelist, with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters...
- Professor BalthazarProfessor Balthazar-History:It was created for television by the Croatian animator Zlatko Grgić at the Zagreb Film studio, Croatia. 59 episodes of the cartoon were made between 1967 and 1974....
, Croatian cartoon series for children about an old inventor - Au Hasard BalthazarAu hasard BalthazarAu hasard Balthazar, , also known as Balthazar, is a 1966 French film directed by Robert Bresson, starring Anne Wiazemsky.-Plot:...
, a 1966 film by Robert Bresson
People
- Baltazar (given name)Baltazar (given name)The Gal Mesedi was a Hittite military and administrative title literally meaning Chief of the Royal Bodyguards It is considered to be one of the most important and prestigious posts of the Hittite Kingdom.- History :...
- Baltazar (footballer) (1926–1997) Brazilian footballer
- Francisco Balthazar (1788–1862) birth name of Francisco BalagtasFrancisco BalagtasFrancisco Baltazar y dela Cruz , known much more widely through his nom-de-plume Francisco Balagtas, was a prominent Filipino poet, and is widely considered as the Tagalog equivalent of William Shakespeare for his impact on Filipino literature...
, Filipino poet - Joseph Balthasar, Comte SiméonJoseph Balthasar, Comte SiméonJoseph Balthasar, Comte Siméon , was a French politician.He was the son of Joseph Jérôme, Comte Siméon. He entered the diplomatic service under the Empire. At the Restoration he was successively prefect of Var, Doubs and Pas de Calais. He was director-general of fine arts in 1828, and had a great...
(1781–1846), French politician - Marco Balthazar, Brazilian footballer
- Wilhelm BalthasarWilhelm BalthasarMajor Wilhelm Balthasar was a German World War II Luftwaffe flying ace, commander of Jagdgeschwader 2 and a winner of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves . The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery...
(1914–1941) World War II German Luftwaffe ace - Hans Urs von BalthasarHans Urs von BalthasarHans Urs von Balthasar was a Swiss theologian and priest who was nominated to be a cardinal of the Catholic Church...
(1905–1988) Swiss Roman Catholic theologian and priest - Balthasar BekkerBalthasar BekkerBalthasar Bekker was a Dutch minister and author of philosophical and theological works. Opposing superstition, he was a key figure in the end of the witchcraft persecutions in early modern Europe.-Life:...
(1634 – 1698) Dutch theologian and witchcraft skeptic (key figure in ending the witchcraft persecutions in early modern Europe).
Fictional characters
- Romeo's manservant in Shakespeare's Romeo and JulietRomeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
- Portia's masculine alter-ego in Shakespeare's The Merchant of VeniceThe Merchant of VeniceThe Merchant of Venice is a tragic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is perhaps most remembered for its dramatic...
- A follower of Don Pedro, a singer, from Shakespeare's Much Ado About NothingMuch Ado About NothingMuch Ado About Nothing is a comedy written by William Shakespeare about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero....
- A merchant in the Shakespeare's The Comedy of ErrorsThe Comedy of ErrorsThe Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's earliest plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play. The Comedy of Errors is one of only two of Shakespeare's...
- A supporting character in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, and its various adaptations
- Comte Balthazar de Bleuchamp, a pseudonym of the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond novel On Her Majesty's Secret Service and the film of the same name
- A demon in the film ConstantineConstantine (film)Constantine is a 2005 American action horror film directed by Francis Lawrence as his directorial debut, starring Keanu Reeves as John Constantine, with Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf, Tilda Swinton, and Djimon Hounsou...
played by Gavin Rossdale - A supporting character in the film The Scorpion KingThe Scorpion KingThe Scorpion King is a 2002 American action film directed by Chuck Russell, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Kelly Hu, Grant Heslov, and Michael Clarke Duncan...
played by actor Michael Clarke Duncan - Balthazar Blake, a thousand year old sorcerer, protagonist of the 2010 film The Sorcerer's ApprenticeThe Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010 film)The Sorcerer's Apprentice is a 2010 fantasy adventure film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, directed by Jon Turteltaub, and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, the team behind the National Treasure franchise...
, played by Nicolas Cage - A demon in the episode "Bad GirlsBad Girls (Buffy episode)"Bad Girls" is episode 14 of season 3 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It is written by Doug Petrie and directed by Michael Lange, it was originally broadcast on February 9, 1999 on the WB network...
" of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer - A character in The Death Gate CycleThe Death Gate CycleThe Death Gate Cycle is a seven-part series of fantasy novels written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. The main conflict is between two powerful races, the Sartan and the Patryns, which branched off from humans following a nuclear/anti-matter holocaust...
books by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman - The godfather of Gargamel in The Smurfs
- The god of war and fire in the online game Guild WarsGuild WarsGuild Wars is an episodic series of online 3D fantasy role-playing games developed by ArenaNet and published by NCsoft. Although often defined as an MMORPG the developers define it as a CORPG due to significant differences from the MMORPG genre. It provides two main modes of gameplay—a cooperative...
- A fictional monk from Baldur's Gate II: Throne of BhaalBaldur's Gate II: Throne of BhaalBaldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal is the expansion pack for the computer role-playing game Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, and is the final chapter in the Baldur's Gate series. It adds a multi-level dungeon called Watcher's Keep to the game and completes the main plot...
- Balthazar More, a character in the Evernight series by Claudia Gray introduced in the novel Evernight
- Balthasar (Old Man Bal), Nikolai Balthasar, and Maria Balthasar, characters from the Square game, Xenogears
- Belthazor, alternate name of the character Cole Turner in the show Charmed, portrayed by Julian McMahon
- Bastian Balthazar Bux, the main character in the book The Neverending StoryThe Neverending StoryThe Neverending Story is a German fantasy novel by Michael Ende, first published in 1979. The standard English translation, by Ralph Manheim, was first published in 1983...
- The primary antagonist in the Xbox game Azurik: Rise of PerathiaAzurik: Rise of PerathiaAzurik: Rise of Perathia is an action-adventure game developed by Adrenium Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios in 2001. Azurik was released early in the Xbox console's life and features a score by game composer Jeremy Soule.-Gameplay:...
- Prince Balthazar, son of the Portuguese Viceroy, in Thomas Kyd's The Spanish TragedyThe Spanish TragedyThe Spanish Tragedy, or Hieronimo is Mad Again is an Elizabethan tragedy written by Thomas Kyd between 1582 and 1592. Highly popular and influential in its time, The Spanish Tragedy established a new genre in English theatre, the revenge play or revenge tragedy. Its plot contains several violent...
(1592) - The name of a minotaur and a lair in Might and Magic VIII
- Balthazar Claes, the main character of Honore de Balzac's The Quest of the Absolute in the series La Comédie humaineLa Comédie humaineLa Comédie humaine is the title of Honoré de Balzac's multi-volume collection of interlinked novels and stories depicting French society in the period of the Restoration and the July Monarchy .-Overview:...
- An angel in series SupernaturalSupernatural (TV series)Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they...
, played by Sebastian Roché