Evening Star
Encyclopedia
Evening Star is the name given to the planet Venus
when it appears in the West (evening sky) after sunset; the ancient Greeks gave it the name Hesperus
. It may also refer to:
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6, bright enough to cast shadows...
when it appears in the West (evening sky) after sunset; the ancient Greeks gave it the name Hesperus
Hesperus
In Greek mythology, Hesperus is the Evening Star, the planet Venus in the evening. He is the son of the dawn goddess Eos and is the brother of Eosphorus , the Morning Star. Hesperus' Roman equivalent is Vesper...
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People
- ArwenArwenArwen Undómiel is a fictional character in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium. She appears in his novel, The Lord of the Rings, usually published in three volumes. Arwen is one of the Half-elven who lived during the Third Age.-Literature:...
, an elf-maiden in J.R.R. Tolkien's writings is also referred to as "Undomiel", elvish for "Evenstar".
Things
- BR 92220 Evening Star, the last steam locomotive to be built by British Railways
- Oenothera biennisOenothera biennisOenothera biennis is a species of Oenothera native to eastern and central North America, from Newfoundland west to Alberta, southeast to Florida, and southwest to Texas, and widely naturalized elsewhere in temperate and subtropical regions.-Growth and flowering:Oenorthera biennis has a life span...
, a medicinal plant - Mentzelia pumilaMentzelia pumilaMentzelia pumila, is a biennial wildflower found in the western United States and northern Mexico from Montana and North Dakota, south to Sonora and Chihuahua...
(Velcro Stickleaf) and other species of Mentzelia
Publications
- LuceafărulLuceafărul (poem)Luceafărul is the name of a Romanian poem by Mihai Eminescu, published in 1883. It is generally considered his masterpiece. The title refers to the Romanian Luceafăr.-External Links:***...
("The Evening Star"), a poem by Mihai EminescuMihai EminescuMihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party... - "Evening Star", a poem by Edgar Allan Poe
Newspapers
- The Evening Star (Ipswich)Evening Star (Ipswich)The Evening Star is a daily evening local newspaper based in Ipswich.The newspaper started publication on 17 February 1885 and was known as The Star of the East until 1893....
, a daily newspaper in Ipswich, England, published since 1885 - The Star (Auburn), a daily newspaper in Auburn, IndianaAuburn, IndianaAuburn is a city in DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. The population was 13,086 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1836 by Wesley Park , the city is the county seat of DeKalb County. Auburn is also known as Home of the Classics.-Geography:...
, published since 1913 - The Evening Star (Dunedin)Evening Star (Dunedin)The Evening Star was a daily evening newspaper published in Dunedin, New Zealand from June 1863. Second-longest lasting of Dunedin's newspapers, it was the only rival to the Otago Daily Times to survive beyond the first few years of the twentieth century.The Star - as the paper was originally...
, a daily newspaper published in Dunedin, New Zealand, from 1863 – 1979 - The Washington Evening Star, a daily afternoon newspaper published in Washington, D.C. from 1852 to 1981
- The Evening and Morning StarEvening and Morning StarThe Evening and the Morning Star was an early Latter Day Saint periodical published monthly in Independence, Missouri, from June 1832 to July 1833, and then in Kirtland, Ohio, from December 1833 to September 1834...
(1832–1834), the first periodical of the Latter Day Saint movementLatter Day Saint movementThe Latter Day Saint movement is a group of independent churches tracing their origin to a Christian primitivist movement founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. in the late 1820s. Collectively, these churches have over 14 million members... - The Evening Star, a newspaper published in the 1800s in Greenbush-Bath-On-The-Hudson NY [Bath-On-The-Hudson is now known as Rensselaer, NY]
Entertainment
- Evening Star (video game)Evening Star (video game)Evening Star is a vector graphics Train Simulation type game for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron and Amstrad CPC. This game is the sequel to Southern Belle.-Gameplay:...
, a 1987 train simulator - Evening Star (band), a metal band from Costa Rica
- Evening Star (album)Evening Star (album)Evening Star is an album by the British ambient musicians Robert Fripp and Brian Eno. The cover is a painting by the artist Peter Schmidt....
, by Robert Fripp and Brian Eno - The Evening StarThe Evening StarThe Evening Star is a 1996 sequel to Academy Award for Best Picture-winning Terms of Endearment, starring Shirley MacLaine, who reprises the role of Aurora Greenway she played in the original film. The movie takes place about fifteen years after the original following the characters from 1988 to...
, a sequel to the film Terms of EndearmentTerms of EndearmentTerms of Endearment is a 1983 romantic comedy-drama film adapted by James L. Brooks from the novel by Larry McMurtry and starring Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, and Jack Nicholson... - "Evening Star", a song by the heavy metal band Judas Priest, from their 1978 album Killing MachineKilling machineKilling machine may refer to:* Killing Machine , an album by Judas Priest, or the title song* The Killing Machine, a novel by Jack Vance* Killing Machine , an American metal band...
- "Evening Star", a song by power metal band Dragonforce, from their album Valley of the DamnedValley of the Damned-Track listing:-Demo track listing:Note: The Japanese edition of the demo included a remastered recording of "Where Dragons Rule" as a bonus track. The original demo version of the song is extremely rare, much like the original versions of "Black Fire" which was never released...
- "Night Falls ~ Evening Star" a song from the computer series of games known as Touhou
Finance
- Evening star (candlestick pattern), formation in financial candlestick chart. Compare Morning star (candlestick pattern)Morning star (candlestick pattern)The Morning Star is a pattern seen in a candlestick chart, a type of chart used by stock analysts to describe and predict price movements of a security, derivative, or currency over time.-Description:...
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