Lykonpolis

Lykonpolis ( ancient Greek Λύκων πόλις, "city of the Lycians") was the name of two places in ancient Egypt:

• a city on the western bank of the Nile, in Egyptian Z3w.t ("guard"); today Asyut
• a place known only from the Ptolemaic period, called Šk3m in Egyptian ; see Lykonpolis (Ptolemies)

See also:

• Alexander von Lykonpolis , ancient Greek philosopher (Neo-Platonist); in the late 3rd century, opponent of Manichaeism

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