Lycus

Lycus (Lykos, Lycos, Ancient Greek: Λύκος, lit. 'wolf') may refer to:

Mythology

• Lycus (mythology), the name of numerous people in Greek mythology, including
  • Lycus (brother of Nycteus), a ruler of the ancient city of Ancient Thebes
  • Lycus (descendant of Lycus), son of Lycus (brother of Nycteus), appearing in Euripides's Heracles
  • Lycus, son of Poseidon

Rivers

• Lycos or Great Zab, a river of Assyria, located in modern-day Turkey and Iraq
• Lycus (river of Bithynia), flows into the Black Sea (Pontus Euxinus) near Heraclea Pontica
• Lycus (river of Cilicia), flows from the Pyramus to the Pinarus
• Lycus, now known as Kouris, in Cyprus that flows into the Mediterranean Sea at Kourion
• Lycus (river of Lydia), a tributary of the Hyllus river
• Lycus (river of Mysia), near Carseae
• Lycus (river of Phoenicia), also known as Nahr al-Kalb, flows into the Mediterranean near Beirut
• Lycus (river of Phrygia), a historical river, a tributary of the Maeander
• Lycus (river of Pontus), modern Kelkit, a river in the Black Sea Region of Turkey and the longest tributary of the Yeşil River
• Platani (river), a river of Sicily, was sometimes also called the Lycus.
• Lycus (river of Constantinople), a stream on the Byzantine peninsula that flowed into the Harbour of Theodosius in Constantinople on the Propontis (now Yenikapı, Istanbul)

Fictional characters

• Karl Lykos, a Marvel Comics villain also known as Sauron
• Lycus, a DC Comics villain and son of Ares (DC Comics)

Other uses

• Lycus (beetle), a genus of net-winged beetles

See also

• Battle of the Lycus, fought in 66 BC between the Roman Republic army of Pompey and the forces of Mithridates VI of Pontus
• Lycos, a search engine and Web portal
• Lycus Sulci, a feature in the Amazonis quadrangle on Mars