Cyrene
Cyrene (Greek Κυρήνη , Latin Cyrene ) means:
- Cyrene , an ancient Greek colony in what is now Libya
- Cyrene (nymph) , a figure from Greek mythology
- Cyrene , a settlement of the Greek colony of Massalia, possibly today's La Couronne near Martigues
- Titular bishopric of Cyrene , going back to an extinct bishopric in the African city of Cyrene
- (133) Cyrene , an asteroid
- Brand name for dihydrolevoglucosenone
Cyrene is the name of the following places in the United States:
Cyrene is the name of the following people:
- Jason of Cyrene , Hellenistic Jewish author
- Theodoros of Cyrene (mathematician) (465 BC – after 399 BC), Greek mathematician
- Theodoros of Cyrene (philosopher) (called Atheos ; * before 340 BC; † probably after 250 BC), Greek philosopher
See also :
- Cyrenaica , the region around Cyrene
