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Elymus × Interjacens
Elymus may refer to: * ''Elymus'' (plant), a genus of grasses * Elymus (mythology) Elymus () was the supposed Trojan ancestor of the Elymians (), an indigenous people of Sicily, in Greek and Roman legend. Legends Elymus was a Trojan, a natural son of Anchises and the half-brother of Eryx through Aphrodite. Previous to the ..., the mythical ancestor of the Elymians * A man killed by Gorge (mythology) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elymus (plant)
''Elymus'' is a genus of perennial plants with approximately 150 species in the grass family, related to rye, wheat, and other widely grown cereal grains. ''Elymus'' is a cosmopolitan genus, represented by species across all continents of the world. Common names include couch grass, wild rye and wheatgrass. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted 173 species and 19 hybrids: *'' Elymus abolinii'' *'' Elymus aenaeanus'' *'' Elymus afghanicus'' *'' Elymus africanus'' *'' Elymus alaskanus'' *'' Elymus albicans'' *'' Elymus alienus'' *'' Elymus alpinus'' *'' Elymus altissimus'' *'' Elymus amgensis'' *'' Elymus angsaiensis'' *'' Elymus angulatus'' *'' Elymus angustispiculatus'' *'' Elymus anthosachnoides'' *'' Elymus antiquus'' * ''Elymus'' × ''apiculatus'' *'' Elymus arcuatus'' *'' Elymus arizonicus'' *'' Elymus atratus'' *'' Elymus bakeri'' *'' Elymus barbicallus'' *'' Elymus barystachyus'' * ''Elymus'' × ''bobrovicus'' *'' Elymus borianus'' * ''E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elymus (mythology)
Elymus () was the supposed Trojan ancestor of the Elymians (), an indigenous people of Sicily, in Greek and Roman legend. Legends Elymus was a Trojan, a natural son of Anchises and the half-brother of Eryx through Aphrodite. Previous to the emigration of Aeneas, also a son of Anchises, Elymus and Acestes had fled from Troy to Sicily, and had settled on the banks of the river Crinisus, in the country of the Sicani. When afterwards the Trojan refugees led by Aeneas also arrived there, Elymus built for them the towns of Segesta and Elyme, and the Trojans who settled in that part of Sicily called themselves Elymi, after Elymus. Strabo calls him Elymnus, and says that he went to Sicily with Aeneas, and that they together took possession of the cities of Eryx and Lilybaeum. Elymus was further believed to have founded Asca and Entella in Sicily. In the ''Aeneid'', Vergil has Elymnus competing in the funeral games held on Sicily for Anchises, in the footrace in which N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |