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Xenia (Greek) Jupiter and Mercurius in the House of Philemon and Baucis (1630–33) by the workshop of Rubens: Zeus and Hermes, testing a village's practice of hospitality, were received only by Baucis and Philemon, who were rewarded while their neighbors were punished. Xenia ( Greek: ξενία) is an ancient Greek concept of hospitality.
Dagmar of Denmark. Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia (Russian: Ксения Александровна Романова; 6 April [ O.S. 25 March] 1875 – 20 April 1960) was the elder daughter and fourth child of Tsar Alexander III of Russia and Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia (née Princess Dagmar of Denmark) and the sister of ...
Xenia, Ohio. / 39.68278°N 83.94139°W / 39.68278; -83.94139. Xenia ( / ˈziːniə / ZEE-nee-ə) is a city in and the county seat of Greene County, Ohio, United States. [ 7] Located in southwestern Ohio, it is 15 miles (24 km) east of Dayton and is part of the Dayton metropolitan area as well as the Miami Valley region.
Xenia (name) Xenia (variants include Ksenia, Kseniia, Ksenija, Kseniya; derived from Greek ξενία xenia, "hospitality") [ a] is a female given name. The below sections list notable people with one of the variants of this given name. Related names include Oksana ( Ukrainian: Оксана, Ксенія, ( Belarusian: Ксенiя, Аксана ...
The tornado tearing through the southeast Pinecrest Garden district. The 1974 Xenia tornado was a violent F5 tornado that destroyed a large portion of Xenia and Wilberforce, Ohio, United States on the afternoon of April 3, 1974. It was the deadliest individual tornado of the 1974 Super Outbreak, the 24-hour period between April 3 and April 4 ...
Greene County Library is a member of the Miami Valley Libraries, one of eleven regional library cooperatives in Ohio. In 2007, the library loaned more than 2.5 million items to its over 90,000 cardholders, making it the 10th busiest library in Ohio. Total holdings are over 607,000 volumes with more than 500 periodical subscriptions.
Co-educational. (varied) Xenia College (earlier names: Xenia Female Academy, Xenia Female Seminary and Collegiate Institute, Xenia Female College) was an American educational institution located in Xenia, Ohio. Established as a private school, its management shifted after a couple of years to the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Xenia ( Greek: Ξενία lit. xenia) is a 2014 drama film directed by Panos H. Koutras. It was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, [ 1] and in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. [ 2] It was the Greek entry for the Best Foreign Language Film ...