Nysa may refer to:

Greek Mythology

Nysa (mythology) In Greek mythology, the mountainous district of Nysa ( el, Νῦσα), variously associated with Ethiopia, Libya, Boeotia, Thrace, India or Arabia by Greece, Greek Mythography, mythographers, was the traditional place where the rain nymphs, the H ...

or Nyseion, the mountainous region or mount (various traditional locations), where nymphs raised the young god Dionysus * Nysiads, nymphs of Mount Nysa who cared for and taught the infant Dionysus

Historical figures

* Nysa (wife of Pharnaces I of Pontus), daughter of Laodice IV and Antiochus, wife of Pharnaces I of Pontus * Nysa of Cappadocia, daughter of Pharnaces I of Pontus and Nysa, wife of Ariarathes V of Cappadocia and mother Ariarathes VI of Cappadocia * Nysa, one of the daughters of

Mithridates V of Pontus Mithridates or Mithradates V Euergetes ( grc-gre, Μιθριδάτης ὁ εὐεργέτης, which means "Mithridates the benefactor"; fl. 2nd century BC, r. 150–120 BC) was a prince and the seventh king of the wealthy Kingdom of Pontus. Mi ...

and Laodice VI * Nysa, one of the daughters of Mithridates VI of Pontus from his concubine *

Nysa (wife of Nicomedes III of Bithynia) Nysa or Nyssa ( el, Νύσ(σ)α, flourished second half of 2nd century BC) was a Princess from the Kingdom of Cappadocia in Anatolia. Nysa was a royal of Greek Macedonian and Persian ancestry. She was the daughter and first-born child of the mon ...

, daughter of Laodice of Cappadocia and Ariarathes VI of Cappadocia, the first wife of Nicomedes III of Bithynia *

Nysa (daughter of Nicomedes III of Bithynia) Nysa or Nyssa ( el, Νύσ(σ)α, flourished second half of 2nd century BC and first half of 1st century BC) was a Greek Princess from the Kingdom of Bithynia. Biography Nysa was the daughter of the Monarchs Nicomedes III of Bithynia and Nysa, a ...

, daughter of Nicomedes III of Bithynia and Nysa

Settlements and jurisdictions

Turkey

Nysa on the Maeander Nysa on the Maeander ( el, Νύσα or Νύσσα) was an ancient city and bishopric of Asia Minor, whose remains are in the Sultanhisar district of Aydın Province of Turkey, east of the Ionian city of Ephesus, and which remains a Latin Catho ...

, (Caria) an ancient city and bishopric in Asia Minor (Anatolia), ruins in the Sultanhisar district of Aydın Province, restored as Latin Titular bishopric of Nysa in Asia in 1933 * Nysa (Cappadocia), an ancient city in Cappadocia * Nisa (Lycia), an ancient city in Lycia

Greece

Nysa (Boeotia) Nysa ( grc, Νῦσα), or Nysae or Nysai (Νῦσαι), was a village in ancient Boeotia on Mount Helicon. References

Populated places in ancient Boeotia Former populated places in Greece Lost ancient cities and towns {{ancientBoeotia-ge ...

, a town of ancient Boeotia * Nysa (Euboea), a town of ancient Euboea *

Nysa (Naxos) Nysa ( grc, Νῦσα) was a town in ancient Naxos whose location was not otherwise known precisely. References

Populated places in the ancient Aegean islands Former populated places in Greece Lost ancient cities and towns Ancient Naxos { ...

, a town of ancient Naxos * Nysa (Thrace), a town of ancient Thrace and later Macedonia

Other

* Nysa (Alexander), a town spared by Alexander the Great during his invasion of Central Asia *

Nysa, Poland Nysa (german: Neisse or ''Neiße'', szl, Nysa) is a town in southwestern Poland on the Eastern Neisse ( Polish: ''Nysa Kłodzka'') river, situated in the Opole Voivodeship. With 43,849 inhabitants (2019), it is the capital of Nysa County. It ...

, a town in southern Poland on the Nysa Kłodzka river * Nysa-Scythopolis, the Hellenistic Bet She'an in northern Israel *

Nisa, Turkmenistan Nisa ( grc, Νῖσος and Νίσα and Νίσαιον; also Parthaunisa, tk, Nusaý) was an ancient settlement of the Parthians, located near thBagyr neighborhoodof Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 18 km west of the city center. Nisa is describe ...

Rivers

* Nysa Łużycka, Polish name for the Lusatian Neisse, a river in the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany, flowing to Oder River near the towns of Guben and Gubin *

Nysa Kłodzka The Eastern Neisse, also known by its Polish name of Nysa Kłodzka (german: Glatzer Neiße, cs, Kladská Nisa), is a river in southwestern Poland, a left tributary of the Oder, with a length of 188 km (21st longest) and a basin area of 4,570& ...

, a river in Poland, named for the town of Kłodzka, in English called the Eastern Neisse; a tributary of the Oder (Odra) * Nysa Szalona, a river in Poland, the Raging Neisse; a tributary of the Kaczawa in Poland * Nysa Mała, a river in Poland, the Little Neisse; a tributary of the Nysa Szalona

Other uses

* 44 Nysa, an asteroid *

NKS Nysa Stal Nysa SA is a Polish professional men's volleyball team based in Nysa, founded in 1948. One time Polish Cup winner. The club currently plays in the top level Polish Volleyball League – PlusLiga. Honours * Polish Cup The Polish Cup in ...

, a men's volleyball team playing in Polish Volleyball League *

ZSD Nysa The Nysa van was produced in the town of Nysa, Poland, from 1958 until 1994. The Nysa was based on the same chassis as the angular shaped Żuk van, but had rounded body lines, especially the two-part rounded windshield, and was considered more ...

, an Automobile produced in Nysa, Poland from the 1950s to the early 1990s * Neisse University, a university in the border triangle of Czech Republic, Poland and Germany