Look up: Cyrene

1. Cyrene
   City in Cyrenaica, on the North African coast (now Libya). The city was situated about 13 km/8 mi from the coast on a plateau 550 m/1,800 ft above sea level. It was founded about 630 BC by colonists...
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2. Cyrene
   in Greek mythology, a nymph, daughter of Hypseus (king of the Lapiths) and Chlidanope (a Naiad). One day Cyrene wrestled a lion that had attacked her ...
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3. Cyrene
   ancient Greek colony in Libya, founded c. 631 by a group of emigrants from the island of Thera in the Aegean. Their leader, Battus, became the first ... [2 related articles]
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4. Cyrene
   Cyrene is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `Mythological Nymph` The name Cyrene doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Cyrene seems to be unique!
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5. Cyrene
   Cyrene (sīrē'nē) , ancient city near the northern coast of Africa, in Cyrenaica (now E Libya). It was a Greek colony founded (c.630 B.C.) by Aristoteles of Thera, who became king of Cyrene as Battus. For eight generations the monarchs were alternately named Battus and Arcesilas...
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6. Cyrene
   (mythology) In Greek mythology, as recorded in Pindar`s 9th Pythian ode, `Cyrene` (or `Kyrene`, Κυρήνη-->) ("sovereign queen") was the daughter of Hypseus, King of the Lapiths. When a lion attacked her father`s sheep, Cyrene wrestled with the lion. Apollo, who was...
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7. Cyrene
   (Xena) `Cyrene` is a fictional character in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess. She was portrayed by the actress Darien Takle. Character history : Cyrene is the mother of Xena, Lyceus, and Toris, and the widow of Atrius. She owns a tavern in Amphipolis, and is a prominent air...
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8. Cyrene
   (steamboat) `Cyrene` was a steamboat that operated initially on Puget Sound and later on Lake Washington from 1891 to about 1912. Cyrene and another similar vessel Xanthus were somewhat unique in that they had clipper bows and were both originally built as yachts. Constru...
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