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Electra
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Electra in Greek mytholgy, the daughter of
Agamemnon and
Clytemnestra, sister of Orestes. She persuaded her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and Aegisthus (their mother's lover) in revenge for the murder of Agamemnon. Her name is used in
Electra complex, a dated term in psychoanalysis for the Oedipus complex as manifested in young girls.
Electra is also the name of one of the
Pleiades, daughter of the Titan Atlas and mother by Zeus of
Dardanus, ancestor of the kings of Troy.
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Electra Announces GBP662.5m refinancing of Baxi Group.
PR Newswire; 1/28/2004; 700+ words
; Electra Announces [pounds sterling]662.5m refinancing of Baxi Group Electra Investment Trust ("Electra") is pleased to announce the refinancing of Baxi Group ("Baxi"), in which funds advised by BC Partners will become new shareholders...
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Electra after Freud: Myth and Culture.(Book review)
Magazine article from: College Literature; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; Scott, Jill. Electra after Freud: Myth and Culture. Ithaca...psychology and literature courses. In Electra after Freud, author Jill Scott knows...more time summarizing the sister myth of Electra. She questions whether Oedipus can claim...
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Electra Announces sale of Vendcrown to MBNA.
PR Newswire; 1/28/2004; 700+ words
; Electra Announces sale of Vendcrown to MBNA Electra Investment Trust ("Electra") is pleased to announce the sale of Vendcrown Limited, the holding company of Premium Credit Limited ("Premium Credit"), to MBNA Europe Bank Limited ("MBNA...
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Electra Partners LLP Acquires Nuaire.
PR Newswire Europe; 4/29/2007; 700+ words
; LONDON, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Electra Partners LLP ("Electra Partners") the private equity specialist, is pleased...of Nuaire from ECI Partners on behalf of its client Electra Private Equity PLC ("Electra"). Electra has invested...
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Electra chief hits at 'cynical' 3i offer
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 4/8/1999; ; 581 words
; ...its GBP 1.25 billion takeover target, Electra Investment Trust, intensified yesterday...shareholder meeting. Michael Stoddart, Electra's chairman, described the "inadequate...final offer as "a cynical attempt to buy Electra's valuable assets for far less than...
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Electra plans cash return to investors within five years
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 3/12/1999; 583 words
; ELECTRA Investment Trust, the British venture...of its share capital at 786p a share. Electra, which received an unsolicited bid of...value to shareholders. Michael Stoddart, Electra's chairman said he expected the tender...
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Electra rejects 1bn pound hostile offer from 3i
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 3/20/1999; ; 700+ words
; ELECTRA Investment Trust yesterday firmly rejected...its initial indicative 705p approach for Electra, the trust's shareholders had been expecting...asset value was recently updated to 786p. Electra last week launched its defence against...
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Electra in surprise victory over 3i
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 4/16/1999; ; 700+ words
; ELECTRA Investment Trust last night appeared to...the trust's reconstruction proposals. Electra narrowly exceeded the 75 per cent support...was greater than the eventual margin of Electra's 76.15 per cent victory. Michael...
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KODAK ELECTRA XD Thermal Plate Brings Offset Printing to New Levels of Stability and Quality Newest KODAK Thermal Plate delivers exceptional latitude and longer runs.
M2 Presswire; 5/28/2008; 700+ words
; ...May 2008-Eastman Kodak Company: KODAK ELECTRA XD Thermal Plate Brings Offset Printing...performance printing with the new KODAK ELECTRA XD Thermal Plate, exhibiting impressive...typically triple the unbaked run length of the ELECTRA HR Plates, the highly durable ELECTRA...
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An Electra-frying existence in film
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 7/2/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Carmen. At noon on a sunny day, Carmen Electra is hugging members of her "Scary Movie...to let go of the former Playboy pinup. Electra gasps, and if this goes on much longer...red hair flowing halfway down her back, Electra looks like a determined, tough woman...
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Electra
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
Electra In Greek mythology, there are two figures called Electra. The earlier Electra was one of seven daughters of the Titan Atlas* and Pleione. The seven sisters together were known as the Pleiades and eventually became a constellation, or...
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Mourning Becomes Electra
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Mourning Becomes Electra (1931), a trilogy by Eugene O'Neill . [Guild Theatre, 157 perf...The New Yorker , called it “a hundred times better than Electra because O'Neill has a God‐given inheritance of melodramatic...
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Electra complex
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Electra complex See Oedipus complex
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Tower beyond Tragedy, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
...1924). In this original treatment of the Electra theme, Jeffers represents the homecoming...escape of the child Orestes with his sister Electra. When Orestes reaches manhood, he and Electra, determined to accomplish their filial obligation...
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Orestes
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...Clytemnestra. Orestes' sisters Iphigenia and Electra play important roles in his story. A...lover. Aegisthus seized the throne. Electra feared that her young brother Orestes...messengers, and they met secretly with Electra to plan the murders. Then with the help...
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