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Alexander (/ˈæləɡzˈændər/, /ˈæləɡzˈɑːndər/) is a common male first name, and less common surname derived from the Greek "Αλέξανδρος" (Aléxandros). The most famous is Alexander the Great, who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Etymologically, the name is derived from the Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), meaning "Defender of the people" or "Defending men" and also, "Protector of men", a compound of the verb ἀλέξειν alexein, "to ward off, to avert, to defend" and the noun ἀνήρ anēr, "man" (GEN ἀνδρός andros). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek (or Indo-European more generally) names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line.
The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym 𐀀𐀩𐀏𐀭𐀅𐀨, a-re-ka-sa-da-ra (transcribed as Alexandra), written in the Linear B syllabic script.
The name was one of the titles ("epithets") given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". In the Iliad, the character Paris is known also as Alexander. The name's popularity was spread throughout the Greek world by the military conquests of King Alexander III, commonly known as "Alexander the Great". Most later Alexanders in various countries were directly or indirectly named for him.
Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας, Aléxandros ho Mégas [a.lék.san.dros ho mé.gas], from the Greek ἀλέξω (alexō) "defend" and ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anēr) "man" and means "protector of men"), was a King (Basileus) of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty, an ancient Greek royal house. Born in Pella in 356 BC, Alexander succeeded his father, Philip II, to the throne at the age of twenty. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa, and by the age of thirty he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from Greece to Egypt into northwest India and modern-day Pakistan. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered one of history's most successful military commanders.
During his youth, Alexander was tutored by the philosopher Aristotle until the age of 16. After Philip's assassination in 336 BC, Alexander succeeded his father to the throne and inherited a strong kingdom and an experienced army. Alexander was awarded the generalship of Greece and used this authority to launch his father's Panhellenic project to lead the Greeks in the conquest of Persia. In 334 BC, he invaded the Achaemenid Empire, ruled Asia Minor, and began a series of campaigns that lasted ten years. Alexander broke the power of Persia in a series of decisive battles, most notably the battles of Issus and Gaugamela. He subsequently overthrew the Persian King Darius III and conquered the Achaemenid Empire in its entirety. At that point, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River.
Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Russian: Ива́н Васи́льевич, tr. Ivan Vasilevich; 3 September [O.S. 25 August] 1530 – 28 March [O.S. 18 March] 1584), commonly known as Ivan the Terrible (Russian: Ива́н Гро́зный , Ivan Grozny), was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and 'Tsar of All the Russias' from 1547 until his death in 1584.
His long reign saw the conquest of the Khanate of Kazan, Khanate of Astrakhan and Khanate of Sibir, transforming Russia into a multiethnic and multicontinental state spanning almost one billion acres, approximately 4,046,856 km2 (1,562,500 sq mi). Ivan managed countless changes in the progression from a medieval state to an empire and emerging regional power, and became the first ruler to be crowned as Tsar of All the Russias.
Historic sources present disparate accounts of Ivan's complex personality: he was described as intelligent and devout, yet given to rages and prone to episodic outbreaks of mental illness, that increased with his age, affecting his reign. In one such outburst, he killed his groomed and chosen heir Ivan Ivanovich. This left the Tsardom to be passed to Ivan's younger son, the weak and intellectually disabled Feodor Ivanovich.
Alexander Igoryevich Rybak (Russian: Алекса́ндр И́горевич Рыба́к, tr. Aleksandr Igorevich Rybak) or in Belarusian Alyaxandr Igaravich Rybak (Belarusian: Алякса́ндр І́гаравіч Рыба́к, tr. Alyaksandr Iharavich Rybak; born 13 May 1986 in Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Belarusian-Norwegian singer-composer, violinist, pianist, writer, actor and presenter/host. Representing Norway in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, Russia, Rybak won the contest with 387 points—the highest tally any country has achieved in the history of Eurovision—with "Fairytale", a song he wrote and composed. His debut album, Fairytales, charted in the top 20 in nine European countries, including a No. 1 position in Norway and Russia.
Rybak has been a student at the Barratt Due Institute of Music in Oslo since the age of 10. Due to his success in the Eurovision Song Contest, he took a break from his bachelor's degree studies at the institute, but in 2011, he returned to his studies and in June 2012, he graduated from Barratt Due Institute of Music with a Bachelor of Music in violin performance.
Actors: Jonathan Norberg (writer), Jonathan Norberg (editor), Lovisa Ramsén (editor), Lovisa Ramsén (writer), Lovisa Ramsén (director), Fredrik Wahlén (producer), Fredrik Wahlén (writer), Hannah Aurell-Hansson (actress), Philip Sterner (writer), Philip Sterner (producer), Carl Larsson (actor), Henrik Abrahamsson (actor), Richard Boij (composer), Lars Wahlman (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Katharina Müller-Elmau (actress), Tim Seyfi (actor), Heino Ferch (actor), Natascha Curtius-Noss (costume designer), Ralf Huettner (director), Karoline Herfurth (actress), Florian David Fitz (writer), Florian David Fitz (actor), Harald Kügler (producer), Markus Eberhard (actor), Butz Ulrich Buse (actor), Karin Thaler (actress), Johannes Allmayer (actor), Sandra Gerstberger (miscellaneous crew), Dieter Lotzmann (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Dave Jackson (actor), Dave Jackson (actor), Rob Alec (actor), Lucas Testro (producer), Simon J. Green (actor), Thomas Kinsman (editor), Thomas Kinsman (producer), Thomas Kinsman (writer), Thomas Kinsman (composer), Thomas Kinsman (director), Seamus Duffy (composer), Joe Coen (actor), Seamus Duffy (actor), Ben Usher (actor), Glenn Lloyd (actor),
Plot: Alexander and his biological brother Georgie, work at a suburban street stall selling googly-eyed pinecones. Alexander dreams of one day answering the call of destiny, and of breaking the monotony of pinecones. Of course, all this changes when the two men are visited by the owners of a nearby fruit shop. Dissatisfied with the lack of business, the three owners harass and bully their competitors. The confrontation escalates until Alexander unexpectedly finds himself alone on the mysterious planet Ascot Vale. Following a conversation with a giant talking cactus, our hero discovers he must find the courage to rescue the now kidnapped and tortured Georgie from the evil fruit-men who reign over the planet. To do this, Alexander must become 'the man of destiny' and fulfill the ancient prophecy.
Keywords: 2d-animation, adventure-hero, alexander-the-great, bully, cactus, castle, desert, fat-man, fruit, heroActors: Anthony Alfonso (writer), Anthony Alfonso (writer), Anthony Alfonso (director), Anthony Alfonso (producer), Anthony Alfonso (editor), Alex Alessi (writer), Alex Alessi (actor), Monica Callan (actress), Jessica Garro (actress),
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance, Short,Actors: Jörg Andreas (director), Jay Roberts (actor), Florian Manns (actor), Tommy Haine (actor), Christian Herzog (actor), Omar (actor), Jay (actor), Dominik Belko (actor), Mike (actor), Michel Delaunay (actor), Leon Hardie (actor), Patrick Schwarz (actor), Yosvany Valero (actor), Wagner Vittoria (actor), Martin Simonetti (actor),
Genres: Adult,Actors: Mark Adair-Rios (actor), Steve Wilcox (actor), Mark A.Z. Dippé (producer), Chris Coppola (actor), Orlando Corradi (producer), Chris Elwood (actor), Chris Elwood (actor), Youngki Lee (producer), Johnny Hartmann (writer), Kevin Dorian (actor), Kevin Dorian (actor), Ben Baker (actor), Luciano Scaffa (writer), Nicolai Dorian (actor), Matteo Corradi (producer),
Genres: Animation,Actors: Mike Shields (composer), Kirsten Bolton (actress), Kirsten Bolton (producer), Kirsten Bolton (writer), Devon Bolton (director), Devon Bolton (writer), Gunnar Magnusson (editor), McKenzie Alexander (actor),
Plot: A lonely 10-year-old boy discovers a miniature shipwreck on an isolated beach and is shocked to find dozens of tiny footprints leading away from the historic sailing vessel, evidence of a curious disembarking. The boy follows the prints, uncovering tiny artifacts left behind by the crew along the way. Clue by clue, he pieces together the most amazing of stories. With the intrusion of his mother who arrives to collect him, his journey is halted and his world dashed when he finds all is not as it seems. Or is it? Shipwrecked is a tale of imagination, intrigue, and the childhood capacity for embracing the remarkable.
Keywords: canada, childhood, imagination, shipwreckActors: Jesper Christensen (actor), Leif Andrée (actor), Allan Svensson (actor), John Hahn-Petersen (actor), Mikael Persbrandt (actor), Johan Rabaeus (actor), Roland Hedlund (actor), Thomas Gammeltoft (producer), Stig Björkman (writer), Thorsten Flinck (actor), Gustaf Skarsgård (actor), Gunilla Röör (actress), Christer Nilson (producer), Lakke Magnusson (actor), Janne Lundkvist (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Torun and Mikael have been married for a few years. When vacationing on the Danish coast, their young son Melker accidentally drowns. Torun initially blames her sister, who was supposed to supervise her children. Later she turns her anger and grief against her husband. Since none of them know what to do with their feelings, they start to drift apart.
Keywords: adultery, aunt-nephew-relationship, beach, blame, brother-in-law-sister-in-law-relationship, death-of-child, death-of-son, denmark, divorce, drowningActors: Ellen Umlauf (actress), Ákos Ráthonyi (director), Albert Rueprecht (actor), Veronika Fitz (actress), Alexander Allerson (actor), Thomas Reiner (actor), Harry Hardt (actor), Nino Korda (actor), Astrid Boner (actress), Kurt Bülau (actor), Christine Schuberth (actress), Annemarie Wendl (actress), Herbert Jarczyk (composer), Thea Eymèsz (editor), Fritz Korn (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Pat Powers (producer), Iva Shepard (actress), Edwin August (actor), Edwin August (director), Alice O'Connor Rhodes (actress), Edwin Alexander (actor), William Abbott (actor), Frank Hallack (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Hey, yeah, yeah
Oh why, oh why are you crying.
How many times
only say good-bye.
Oh why , your heart is dying.
All this tears
They will never dry
Can´t you see he is lying to you.
You will see that he is a fool.
Hey, hey
Anything is possible my baby.
Every night a kiss away your pain.
Oh, anything is possible but maybe
Oh tomorrow love will never be the same.
Hoh, hoh, yeah
Oh, why you follow a rainbow.
Take youyr time, where you go from here.
Oh why there is a tomorrow.
Strong enough, oh to cry a tear
Can´t you see how beautiful you are.
Can´t you see you're shining like a sign.
Yeah, yeah
Anything is possible my baby.
Every night a kiss away your pain
Anything is possible my baby.
Tomorrow love will never be the same.
Anything is possible my baby.
Every night a kiss away your pain
No, no, no.
Anything is possible my baby.
Oh tomorrow love will never be the same.