- Arktos
Arktos, Greek αρκτος, means 'bear', from the Proto-Indo-European root *unicode|h2r̥tkos. The
Arctic is named from this Greek word in reference to the northern constellations ofUrsa Major , Great Bear, andUrsa Minor , Little Bear.Arktos was a
centaur who fought against theLapith spearmen. [cite web | last = Stewart | first = Michael | year = 2005 | url = http://messagenet.com/myths/ppt/Arktos_1.html | title = People, Places & Things: Arktos | work = Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant | Publisher = Messagenet Communications Research | accessdate = 2006-08-17]Arktos is also one of the The Hours, known as Horai - Greek tutelary goddesses of the time of day; Arktos is last light. [cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 2004 | url = http://www.cauldronfarm.com/bookofhours/hours.html | title = The Pagan Book of Hours | work = | publisher = Cauldron Farm | accessdate = 2006-08-17]
Arktos is the name of an offshore double-tractor which can travel over both ice and sea. It is used for emergency services, primarily for saving people from burning oil rigs as an alternative to helicopters. It can carry up to 50 passengers on each of the tractors, can sustain extreme heat and also has a spray system to reduce fire spreading. [cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 2007 | url = http://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/kashagan/index.html#kashagan4 | title = Offshore Technology | work = | publisher = SPG Media Group PLC | accessdate = 2007-03-09]
Arktos was a
1888 cold chamber for preserving food, developed byLoftus Perkins . It used an early ammonia absortion system. [McConnell, A. (2004) " [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/21972 Perkins, Loftus (1834–1891)] ", "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ", Oxford University Press, accessed 21 Aug 2007 (subscription required)]Arktos is also name of an evil
snowman in the German animated "Tabaluga " series.References
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