Lycus or Lykos ( el, Λύκος) was an ancient river of

Lydia Lydia (Lydian language, Lydian: ‎𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, ''Śfarda''; Aramaic: ''Lydia''; el, Λυδία, ''Lȳdíā''; tr, Lidya) was an Iron Age Monarchy, kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the mod ...

that flowed in a southwesterly direction by the town of

Thyatira Thyateira (also Thyatira) ( grc, Θυάτειρα) was the name of an ancient Greek city in Asia Minor, now the modern Turkish city of Akhisar ("white castle"). The name is probably Lydian. It lies in the far west of Turkey, south of Istanbul ...

. Whether it emptied itself directly into the

Hermus In Greek mythology, Hermus or Hermos (Ancient Greek: Ἕρμος) is a name attributed to multiple characters: * Hermus, god of the river Hermus (modern Gediz river) located in the Aegean region of Lydia (modern Turkey). Like most of the river- ...

, or only after joining with the

Hyllus In Greek mythology, Hyllus (; Ancient Greek: Ὕλλος) or Hyllas (Ὕλᾱς) was son of Heracles and Deianira, husband of Iole, nursed by Abia. Mythology Heracles, whom Zeus had originally intended to be ruler of Argos, Lacedaemon and Mes ...

, is uncertain. ( Plin. v. 31; comp. Wheler, vol. i. p. 253; P. Lucas, ''Troisieme Voyage'', vol. i. p. 139, who, however, confounds the Lycus with the Hermus.)

References

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Hazlitt, Classical Gazetteer, "Lycus"
Geography of ancient Lydia History of Turkey Former rivers {{AncientLydia-geo-stub