Lycian may refer to:
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Lycia
Lycia (; Lycian: ππππππ ''TrmΜmis''; , ; ) was a historical region in Anatolia from 15β14th centuries BC (as Lukka) to 546 BC. It bordered the Mediterranean Sea in what is today the provinces of Antalya and MuΔ ...
, a geopolitical region in Anatolia (now Turkey)
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Lycian Apollo, a type of ancient Greek statuary
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Lycian Way, a hiking trail in southwestern Turkey
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Lycian Way Ultramarathon, an annual ultra-marathon in Lycian Way
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Lycians
Lycians () is the name of various peoples who lived, at different times, in Lycia, a geopolitical area in Anatolia (also known as Asia Minor).
History
The earliest known inhabitants of the area were the ''Solymoi'' (or ''Solymi''), also kn ...
, people who lived in Lycia
* extinct languages formerly spoken in Lycia, i.e.
** the
Lycian language
The Lycian language ( )Bryce (1986) page 30. was the language of the ancient Lycians who occupied the Anatolian region known during the Iron Age as Lycia. Most texts date back to the fifth and fourth century BC. Two languages are known as Lycian ...
, also known as and
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Milyan language
Milyan, also known as Lycian B and previously Lycian 2, is an extinct ancient Anatolian language. It is attested from three inscriptions: two poems of 34 and 71 engraved lines, respectively, on the so-called Xanthian stele (or Xanthian ...
, formerly known as or, sometimes,
* the
Lycian alphabet
The Lycian alphabet was used to write the Lycian language of the Asia Minor region of Lycia. It was an extension of the Greek alphabet, with half a dozen additional letters for sounds not found in Greek. It was largely similar to the Lydian alp ...
, used to write the Lycian language
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Lycian (Unicode block), the Unicode characters comprising the Lycian script
See also
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Lucian (disambiguation)
Lucian (c. 125 β after 180) was a Roman rhetorician and satirist.
Lucian or Saint Lucian may also refer to:
People known as Saint Lucian
* Lucian of Antioch (c. 240β312), Christian theologian, martyr and saint
* Lucian of Beauvais (died c. ...
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Lycia (disambiguation)
Lycia is a former geopolitical region in Anatolia.
Lycia may also refer to:
Species
* ''Lycia'' (moth), a genus of moths in the family Geometridae
* ''Lycia'' (butterfly), an invalid name for the butterfly genus ''Lycaena''
People
* Lycia Na ...
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