Tirso is
Spanish and
Portuguese for
Thyrsus
A thyrsus /ˈθɜːrsəs/ or thyrsos /ˈθɜːrˌsɒs/ (Ancient Greek: θύρσος) was a wand or staff of giant fennel (''Ferula communis'') covered with ivy vines and leaves, sometimes wound with taeniae and topped with a pine cone, artich ...
, and usually refers to the saint of that name (
Saint Thyrsus
Saint Thyrsus or Thyrse ( grc-gre, Θύρσος, Thúrsos, literally " thyrsus"; Spanish and pt, Tirso; french: link=no, Thyrse; died 251) is venerated as a Christian martyr. He was killed for his faith in Sozopolis (Apollonia), Phrygia, duri ...
) (San Tirso, Santo Tirso). It can also refer to:
People
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Tirso Cruz III (born 1952), Filipino actor
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Tirso de Molina
Gabriel Téllez ( 24 March 1583 20 February 1648), better known as Tirso de Molina, was a Spanish Baroque dramatist, poet and Roman Catholic monk. He is primarily known for writing ''The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest'', the play from ...
(1579-1648), Spanish playwright, poet and friar
Places
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Ula Tirso
Ula Tirso (in Sardinian language just Ula) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about northeast of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of ...
, commune of
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...
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Santo Tirso, city in Portugal
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Santo Tirso parish, municipality in Portugal
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San Tirso de Abres, municipality in
Asturias
Geography
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Tirso (river)
The Tirso ( sc, Tirsu, Latin ''Thyrsus'') is a river, the most important of the island of Sardinia (Italy). It rises from the plateau of Buddusò, on the slopes of the Punta Pianedda at an elevation of and crosses the island from east to west, ...
, the most important river of Sardinia
;Ships
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