LYCUS

'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

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★ Lycus (brother of Nycteus)

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★ Lycus (Descendant of Lycus)

★ Karl Lykos, a fictional Marvel Comics villain known as Sauron

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Geography

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