Lycus

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Lycus or Lykos (Greek: Λύκος) seems to have originated in the impression made upon the mind of the beholder by a torrent rushing down the side of a hill, which suggested the idea of a wolf (Greek: Lykos) rushing at its prey.

Lycus or Lykos may refer to:

Lycus (mythology), several people in Greek mythology, including

Karl Lykos, a fictional Marvel Comics villain known as Sauron

Geography

Lykos (Small beach in southern Crete), small secluded beach in Southern Crete, near Sfakia. Location of a couple of tavernas and small hotels.
Lycos or Zab River, a river of Assyria, located in modern-day Turkey and Iraq
Lycus (river of Bithynia), in Bithynia that flows into the Black Sea (Pontus Euxinus) near Heraclea Pontica
Lycus (river of Cyprus), in Cyprus that flows into the Mediterranean Sea at Kourion
Lycus (river of Cilicia), in Cilicia that flows from the Pyramus to the Pinarus
Lycus (river of Cilicia Campestris), also called Chersus, in Cilicia Campestris that flows into the Issucus Sinus near Issus
Lycus (river of Colchis), in Colchis, formed by the junction of the Apsarus and Glaucus rivers.
Lycus (river of Lydia), in Lydia that is a tributary of the Hyllus river
Lycus (river of Phoenicia), in Phoenicia that flows into the Mediterranean near Beirut
Lycus (river of Phrygia), in Phrygia and Lycia that falls into the Maeander near Tripolis
Lycus (river of Pontus), in Pontus that falls into the Black Sea near Amisus
Lycus (river of Sarmatia Asiatica), in Sarmatia Asiatica that is a tributary of the Tanais river
Lycus (river of Sarmatia), in Sarmatia that falls into the Sea of Azov (Palus Mæotis), now called the Kalmius river
Lycus (river of Constantinople), running through ancient Constantinople (modern Istanbul), partly underground

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