Leucosia Pubescens
Leucosia may refer to any of the following: * ''Leucosia'' (genus), a genus of crabs * Leucosia, a possible name for one of the sirens of Greek mythology *Leucosia, a former name for Nicosia, Cyprus *Kira Underwood, a deceased character in ''Ready Player One ''Ready Player One'' is a 2011 science fiction novel, and the debut novel of American author Ernest Cline. The story, set in a dystopia in 2045, follows protagonist Wade Watts on his search for an Easter egg in a worldwide virtual reality ga ...

Leucosia (genus)
''Leucosia'' is a genus of crabs in the family Leucosiidae Leucosiidae is a family of crabs containing three subfamilies and a number of genera ''incertae sedis'': ;Cryptocneminae Stimpson, 1907 * '' Cryptocnemus'' Stimpson, 1858 * '' Leucisca'' MacLeay, 1838 * '' Lissomorpha'' Ward, 1933 * '' Onych ..., containing the following extant species: *'' Leucosia affinis'' Bell, 1855 *'' Leucosia anatum'' (Herbst, 1783) *'' Leucosia brevimana'' Bell, 1855 *'' Leucosia brevior'' Ortmann, 1892 *'' Leucosia compressa'' Shen & Chen, 1978 *'' Leucosia corallicola'' Alcock, 1896 *'' Leucosia craniolaris'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Leucosia formosensis'' Sakai, 1937 *'' Leucosia haswelli'' Miers, 1886 *'' Leucosia jecusculum'' (Rathbun, 1911) *'' Leucosia laevimana'' Miers, 1884 *'' Leucosia leslii'' Haswell, 1879 *'' Leucosia longibrachia'' Shen & Chen, 1978 *'' Leucosia longimaculata'' Chen & Fang, 1991 *'' Leucosia margaritacea'' Bell, 1855 *'' Leucosia moresbiensis'' Haswell, 1880 *'' ...
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Leucosia (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Leucosia (, from ) was one of the Sirens. She was the daughter of the river-god Achelous and the Muse Melpomene or her sister Terpsichore. Leucosia's sisters were Parthenope and Ligeia. Leucosia's name was given to the island opposite to the Sirens' cape. Her body was found on the shore of Poseidonia Poseidonia ( el, Ποσειδωνία, Posidonía, named after Poseidon) is a village and a former municipality on the island of Syros, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Syros-Ermoupoli ....Lycophron, ''Alexandra'' 720 Notes References * Lycophron, ''The Alexandra'' translated by Alexander William Mair. Loeb Classical Library Volume 129. London: William Heinemann, 1921Online version at the Topos Text Project.* Lycophron, ''Alexandra'' translated by A.W. Mair. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1921Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.* Strabo, ''The Geograph ...
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Nicosia
Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaoria plain, on the banks of the River Pedieos. According to Greek mythology, Nicosia ( in Greek) was a siren, one of the daughters of Acheloos and Melpomene and its name translates as "White State" or city of White Gods. Nicosia is the southeasternmost of all EU member states' capitals. It has been continuously inhabited for over 4,500 years and has been the capital of Cyprus since the 10th century. The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities of Nicosia segregated into the south and north of the city respectively in early 1964, following the fighting of the Cyprus crisis of 1963–64 that broke out in the city. This separation became a militarised border between the Republic of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus after Turkey invaded the isla ...
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