Halys

Halys

Halys may refer to:

* The Halys River (Western cultures and languages from the Greek) in Anatolia (Asia Minor), Turkish Kızılırmak ("Red River")— [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.72,35.95&spn=0.8,0.8&t=h Zoomable Map centered at Mouth/Delta locus at 41.72° N 35.95° E] .

* The Battle of Halys (also very recently sometimes called the "Battle of the Eclipse") which is the first battle in antiquity "that is 'datable' with any certainty" and took place on May 28 585 BC, between the Medes and the Lydians along the Halys River and it's valley (present-day "Kızılırmak" river in Turkey— [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.72,35.95&spn=0.3,0.3&t=h (Zoomable Map centered at Mouth locus at 41.72° N 35.95° E )] .

* In the "Aeneid", Halys is a Trojan who defends Aeneas' camp from a Rutulian attack. He was killed by Turnus.

* A generic name proposed by Gray (1849) for a group of venomous pit vipers found in Asia. It is currently a synonym for the genus "Gloydius".


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  • Halys —   [griechisch], antiker Name des türkischen Flusses Kɪzɪlɪrmak. Im 6. Jahrhundert v. Chr. bildete der Halys die Grenze zwischen Lydien und dem Perserreich. Darauf bezieht sich der Spruch des delphischen Orakels an den Lyderkönig Krösus, er werde… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • HALYS — quibusd. Calis, fluv. Asiae min. in Tauri montis radicibus nascens, Cappadociaeque, Syriae ac Paphlagoniae agros irrigans, ac tandem contra Aquilonem in Euxinum mare se evolvens. Baudr. fontes habet in Galatia, ubi iuxta Gangre labitur; et… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Halys — (a. Geogr.), der größte Fluß Kleinasiens, entsprang bei der Vereinigung des Sködises u. Antitauros auf der Grenze von Großkappadocien, Kleinarmenien u. Pontus, ging durch Kappadocien u. Galatien, bildete dann die Grenze zwischen Pontus u.… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Hālys — Hālys, alter Name des Flusses Kisil Irmak in Kleinasien, in alter Zeit Ostgrenze des Lydierreichs …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Halys — Halys, alter Name des Flusses Kisil Irmak (s.d.) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Halys — Mündungsdelta des Kızılırmak İskilip, Dedesli …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Halys — Kızılırmak (fleuve) Kızılırmak Le Kızılırmak à İskilip Caractéristiques Longueur 1 150 km Bassin …   Wikipédia en Français

  • HALYS Cyzicenus — a Polluce, in conflictu nocturno interemptus. Val. Flacc. Argon. l. 3. v. 1 57. Hinc Halyn, hinc rigido transcurrens demetit ense …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • halys — i, *is (G). A chain, bond …   Dictionary of word roots and combining forms

  • Halys River — geographical name see kizil irmak …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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