Basilissa
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Basilissa or Vasilissa may refer to one of the following:
The term appeared first in Koine Greek
. The grammarian Phrynichus
during the 2nd century AD wrote: Basilissa (Queen) none of the Ancients said, but Basileia or Basilis.
- The female form of the Greek title vasilefs/basileusBasileusBasileus is a Greek term and title that has signified various types of monarchs in history. It is perhaps best known in English as a title used by the Byzantine Emperors, but also has a longer history of use for persons of authority and sovereigns in ancient Greece, as well as for the kings of...
; see also Vasilisa (name)Vasilisa (name)The female name Vasilisa is of Greek origin and means "Queen". It is the feminine form of Vasily, the Russian or Greek form of the name Basil.Its use was inspired by a third-century Christian child martyr, Vasilisa, and several other early saints who are venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern... - A female first name;
- Saint Basilissa, 1st century Christian martyr
- Saint BasilissaJulian and BasilissaSaints Julian and Basilissa were husband and wife. They were Christian martyrs who died at either Antioch or, more probably, at Antinoe, in the reign of Diocletian, early in the fourth century, on 9 January, according to the Roman Martyrology, or 8 January, according to the Greek Menaea.Their...
, early 4th century Christian martyr, wife of St. Julian - Vasilissa (child martyr), early 4th century
- Vasilissa the BeautifulVasilissa the BeautifulVasilisa the Beautiful , commonly known as Vasilisa's Doll, is a Russian fairy tale collected by Alexander Afanasyev in Narodnye russkie skazki....
, Russian fairy tale
- Vasilissa (phasmid), a stick insect genusGenusIn biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
The term appeared first in Koine Greek
Koine Greek
Koine Greek is the universal dialect of the Greek language spoken throughout post-Classical antiquity , developing from the Attic dialect, with admixture of elements especially from Ionic....
. The grammarian Phrynichus
Phrynichus Arabius
Phrynichus Arabius or Phrynichus of Bithynia was a Greek grammarian who flourished in 2nd century Bithynia, writing works on proper Attic usage...
during the 2nd century AD wrote: Basilissa (Queen) none of the Ancients said, but Basileia or Basilis.