Dorian may refer to:

Ancient Greece

Dorians The Dorians (; , , singular , ) were one of the four major ethnic groups into which the Greeks, Hellenes (or Greeks) of Classical Greece divided themselves (along with the Aeolians, Achaeans (tribe), Achaeans, and Ionians). They are almost alw ...

, one of the main ethnic divisions of ancient Greeks *

Doric Greek Doric or Dorian (), also known as West Greek, was a group of Ancient Greek dialects; its Variety (linguistics), varieties are divided into the Doric proper and Northwest Doric subgroups. Doric was spoken in a vast area, including northern Greec ...

, 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'', 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 ...

* ''Dorian'', a 2022 play by

Darryl Pinckney Darryl Pinckney (born 1953 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American novelist, playwright, and essayist. Early life Pinckney grew up in a middle-class African-American family in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he attended local public schools. He wa ...

and Robert Wilson

Music

* Dorians (band), from Armenia * Dorian (Spanish band), a Spanish band *

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

, 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 stat ...

, 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 Ukrainian Dorian scale (or the Dorian ♯4 scale) is a modified minor scale with raised 4th and 6th, and lowered 7th degree (music), degrees, often with a variable 4th degree. It has traditionally been common in the music of Eastern ...

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

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. Dorus was a son of Hellen, the eponymous progenitor of the Hellenes. Dorus is thoug ...

, 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 homosexual 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 ...

, 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 *

List of storms named Dorian The name Dorian was used for two tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean. ''Dorian'' replaced '' Dean'' following the latter's retirement after the 2007 season: * Tropical Storm Dorian (2013)affected the Bahamas and Florida. * Hurricane Dorian ...

, Atlantic Ocean tropical cyclones. :*

Hurricane Dorian Hurricane Dorian was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone, which became the most intense on record to strike The Bahamas. It is tied with the 1935 Labor Day hurricane for the strongest landfall in the Atlantic basin in term ...

, an exceptionally strong Atlantic hurricane in 2019. * ''Dorian'', relating to the Dora asteroid family