Lycus

Lycus

Lycus or Lykos (Greek: Λύκος) seems to have originated in the impression made upon the mind of the beholder by a torrent rushing down the side of a hill, which suggested the idea of a wolf (Greek: Lykos) rushing at its prey.

Lycus or Lykos may refer to:
* Lycus (mythology), several people in Greek mythology, including
** Lycus (brother of Nycteus)
** Lycus (Descendant of Lycus)
* Karl Lykos, a fictional Marvel Comics villain known as Sauron
* Lycus (DC Comics), a fictional DC Comics villain and son of Ares (DC Comics)

Geography

* Lykos (Small beach in southern Crete), small secluded beach in Southern Crete, near Sfakia. Location of a couple of tavernas and small hotels.
* Lycos or Zab River, a river of Assyria, located in modern-day Turkey and Iraq
* Lycus (river of Bithynia), in Bithynia that flows into the Black Sea (Pontus Euxinus) near Heraclea Pontica
* Lycus (river of Cyprus), in Cyprus that flows into the Mediterranean Sea at Kourion
* Lycus (river of Cilicia), in Cilicia that flows from the Pyramus to the Pinarus
* Lycus (river of Cilicia Campestris), also called "Chersus", in Cilicia Campestris that flows into the Issucus Sinus near Issus
* Lycus (river of Colchis), in Colchis, formed by the junction of the Apsarus and Glaucus rivers.
* Lycus (river of Lydia), in Lydia that is a tributary of the Hyllus river
* Lycus (river of Phoenicia), in Phoenicia that flows into the Mediterranean near Beirut
* Lycus (river of Phrygia), in Phrygia and Lycia that falls into the Maeander near Tripolis
* Lycus (river of Pontus), in Pontus that falls into the Black Sea near Amisus
* Lycus (river of Sarmatia Asiatica), in Sarmatia Asiatica that is a tributary of the Tanais river
* Lycus (river of Sarmatia), in Sarmatia that falls into the Sea of Azov (Palus Mæotis), now called the Kalmius river
* Lycus (river of Constantinople), running through ancient Constantinople (modern Istanbul), partly underground


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