Dorian may refer to:

Ancient Greece

Dorians The Dorians (; el, Δωριεῖς, ''Dōrieîs'', singular , ''Dōrieús'') were one of the four major ethnic groups into which the Hellenes (or Greeks) of Classical Greece divided themselves (along with the Aeolians, Achaeans, and Ionians) ...

, one of the main ethnic divisions of ancient Greeks *

Doric Greek Doric or Dorian ( grc, Δωρισμός, Dōrismós), also known as West Greek, was a group of Ancient Greek dialects; its varieties are divided into the Doric proper and Northwest Doric subgroups. Doric was spoken in a vast area, that included ...

, or Dorian, the dialect spoken by the Dorians

Art and entertainment

Films

* ''Dorian'' (film), the Canadian title of the 2004 film ''Pact with the Devil'' * ''

Dorian Blues ''Dorian Blues'' is a 2004 comedy-drama film about a gay teenager coming to terms with his identity in upstate New York. The film was written and directed by Tennyson Bardwell and is loosely based on Bardwell's college roommate. Plot synopsis High ...

'', a 2004 film

Literature

* ''

Dorian, an Imitation ''Dorian, an Imitation'' is a British novel by Will Self. The book is a modern take on Oscar Wilde's ''The Picture of Dorian Gray''. The novel was originally published by Viking Press in 2002 and subsequently by Penguin in 2003. Self was origi ...

'', a 2002 novel by Will Self * ''Dorian'', a 1921 novel by

Nephi Anderson Christian Nephi Anderson (January 22, 1865 – January 6, 1923) was a prominent Utah novelist and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). A prolific writer of the " Home Literature" period of LDS fiction, Anderso ...

Music

Dorians (band) Dorians is an Armenian rock band founded in June 2008 by Vahagn Gevorgyan. In February 2009 the band participated at the first qualifying round of the international Eurovision Song Contest, which brought popularity to the band. In 2013 Dorians ...

, from Armenia *

Dorian (Spanish band) Dorian is a Spanish band from Barcelona which was formed in 2004. Its sound is a mixture of styles such as New wave music, new wave, electronic music and indie rock. Dorian is considered one of the most nationally-renowned artists in the Spanish m ...

, a Spanish band *

Dorian (Turkish band) Dorian is a Turkish rock band from Istanbul . The band members are İlkin Kitapçı, Mehmet İncilli, Alex Tintaru, Afşar Yağcıoğlu and Burak Irmak. History Dorian was founded by İlkin Kitapçı, Kaya Ertanhan and Bahadır Çakır in 20 ...

, a Turkish rock band *

Dorian mode Dorian mode or Doric mode can refer to three very different but interrelated subjects: one of the Ancient Greek ''harmoniai'' (characteristic melodic behaviour, or the scale structure associated with it); one of the medieval musical modes; or—mos ...

, various musical modes *

Dorian Recordings Dorian Recordings was a record label based in Troy, New York, most noted for its extensive series of early music recordings. Dorian made many of its recordings at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, and supported the local all-classical radio stati ...

, a label noted for early music recordings *

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 The Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538, is an organ piece by Johann Sebastian Bach. Like the better-known BWV 565, BWV 538 also bears the title ''Toccata and Fugue in D Minor'', although it is often referred to by the nickname Dorian – a re ...

, or "Dorian", an organ piece by Johann Sebastian Bach *

Ukrainian Dorian scale In music, the Romanian Minor scale or Ukrainian Dorian scale or altered Dorian scaleIdelsohn (1929). ''Jewish Music in Its Historical Development'' and Beregovski (Russian- and Yiddish-language articles) cited in Slobin, Mark (2002). ''American K ...

, a musical mode * "Dorian," a song by Demons and Wizards on their album ''

Touched by the Crimson King ''Touched by the Crimson King'' is the second album by the power metal supergroup Demons and Wizards, released in June 2005. The album contains a cover of Led Zeppelin's " Immigrant Song." It was also released as a limited edition digipak in ...

People

Dorian (name) Dorian () is a given name of Greek origin. In Greek, the meaning of the name Dorian is of Doris, a district of Ancient Greece, or of Dorus, a legendary Greek hero. Doros was the son of Helen of Sparta (who was the daughter of Zeus and Leda). Doros ...

, a given name (includes a list of people with the name) *

Dorian (rapper) Alton Dorian Clark (born August 2, 1984), known mononymously as Dorian, is an American rapper, producer, songwriter, and basketball coach from Indianapolis, Indiana. Early life Alton Dorian Clark was born on August 2, 1984 on Dyess Air Force ...

(born 1984), American hip-hop artist, songwriter and music producer

Other uses

Dorian Society __NOTOC__ The Dorian Society (1962–1988) was the first New Zealand organisation for gay men. It was founded on 27 May 1962 by a group of men including Cees Kooge, John McKay, Brett Rawnsley, and Claude Tanner, the latter of whom would be elected ...

, a homosexual club *

KH-10 Dorian The Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) was part of the United States Air Force (USAF) human spaceflight program in the 1960s. The project was developed from early USAF concepts of crewed space stations as reconnaissance satellites, and was a succ ...

, a proposed U.S. surveillance satellite *

Hurricane Dorian Hurricane Dorian was an extremely powerful and catastrophic Category 5 Atlantic hurricane, which became the most intense tropical cyclone on record to strike the Bahamas, and tied for strongest landfall in the Atlantic basin. It is also reg ...

, a 2019 Category 5 Atlantic hurricane * Tropical Storm Dorian, a 2013 Atlantic tropical storm