Captain Ahab

Captain Ahab

Captain Ahab refers to Ahab, the captain of the Pequod in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick and is also referred by:

* "Captain Ahab" (band), a Los Angeles based pop/electronic band.
*Capitaine Achab, (English title: Captain Ahab), a French movie directed by Philippe Ramos with Valérie Crunchant and Frédéric Bonpart


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  • Captain Ahab — [Captain Ahab] the main character in the novel ↑Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Captain Ahab, who hunts a white ↑whale, is an example of a person who becomes crazy and puts others in danger by having only one aim in life …   Useful english dictionary

  • Captain Ahab — ➡ Ahab * * * …   Universalium

  • Captain Ahab (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Captain Ahab Img capt = Photo by Eva Aguila Img size = 200 Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Los Angeles, California, United States Genre = Electropop, Jumpstyle Years active = 2000 ndash;… …   Wikipedia

  • Captain Ahab — tragic hero of Herman Melville s novel Moby Dick …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Ahab (disambiguation) — Ahab may be:* Ahab (869 850 BC), Hebrew king * Ahab, fictional Capt. Ahab in novel Moby Dick * Ahab (comics), fictional character * Ahab (band) See also * Captain Ahab (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

  • Ahab — A|hab, Captain a character in the book ↑Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Captain Ahab risks his life and the lives of everyone on his ship by hunting a large dangerous white ↑whale called Moby Dick. Ahab is determined to kill the whale, but it… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Ahab — /ay hab/, n. 1. a king of Israel and husband of Jezebel, reigned 874? 853? B.C. I Kings 16 22. 2. captain of the ship Pequod and tragic hero of Melville s Moby Dick, obsessed with the pursuit of the white whale. * * * flourished 9th century BC… …   Universalium

  • Ahab — noun according to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC) • Instance Hypernyms: ↑king, ↑male monarch, ↑Rex * * * /ay hab/, n. 1. a king of Israel and husband of Jezebel, reigned 874? 853? B.C. I… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mount Ahab — (65°26′S 62°11′W / 65.433°S 62.183°W / 65.433; 62.183Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Moby-Dick — For other uses, see Moby Dick (disambiguation). Moby Dick; or, The Whale …   Wikipedia

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