Valerian may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* a fictional character in ''
Valérian and Laureline
''Valérian and Laureline'' (french: Valérian et Laureline), also known as ''Valérian: Spatio-Temporal Agent'' (french: Valérian, agent spatio-temporel) or just ''Valérian'', is a French science fiction comics series, created by writer Pie ...
'', a comics series
**''
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
''Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets'' (french: Valérian et la Cité des mille planètes) is a 2017 space opera film written and directed by Luc Besson, and produced by his wife, Virginie Besson-Silla. It is based on the French scie ...
'', a film adaptation of the comic series
* an early pseudonym for
Gary Numan (b. 1958), a musician
* a fictional race in
"Dramatis Personae" (''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'')
* an arms manufacturer in ''
On the Frontier
''On the Frontier: A Melodrama in Three Acts'', by W. H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood, was the third and last play in the Auden-Isherwood collaboration, first published in 1938.
The play tells the story of the outbreak of war between the f ...
'', a play published in 1938
People
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Valerian (name)
Valerian is a given name and surname.
Ancient world
* Valerian (emperor) (200–c. 260), Roman emperor (253-260)
* Valerian II (died 257), Roman Caesar, grandson of the Emperor Valerian
* Saints Tiburtius, Valerian and Maximus
* Valerian of Abb ...
, including a list of people with the given name and surname
*
Valerian (emperor)
Valerian (; la, Publius Licinius Valerianus; c. 199 – 260 or 264) was Roman emperor from 253 to spring 260 AD. He persecuted Christians and was later taken captive by the Persian emperor Shapur I after the Battle of Edessa, becoming the fir ...
, Roman emperor from 253 to 260
Plants
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Valerian (herb)
Valerian (''Valeriana officinalis'', Caprifoliaceae) is a perennial flowering plant native to Europe and Asia. In the summer when the mature plant may have a height of , it bears sweetly scented pink or white flowers that attract many fly specie ...
, ''Valeriana officinalis'', a medicinal plant, and the namesake for other valerians.
** other plants in the genus ''
Valeriana
''Valeriana'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae, members of which may by commonly known as valerians. It contains many species, including the garden valerian, ''Valeriana officinalis''. Species are native to all continen ...
''
* ''
Centranthus
''Centranthus'' is a flowering plant genus comprising herbs and subshrubs native to Southern Europe. It is in the family Caprifoliaceae. There are about twelve species in the genus. Some ''Centranthus'' are known as introduced species in other p ...
'', a genus containing plants closely related to ''Valeriana''
Ships
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HMS ''Valerian'' (1916)
See also
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Valeria (disambiguation)
Valeria may refer to:
People
* Valeria (given name), a female given name
* The gens Valeria, a family at Rome
* Valeria (ancient Roman women), a name used in ancient Rome for women of the gens Valeria
* Saint Valeria (disambiguation), sever ...
*
Valerianus (disambiguation)
Valerianus or Valerian the Elder was Roman Emperor from 253 AD to 260 AD.
Valerianus is a name also held by:
* Valerian II (Publius Licinius Cornelius Valerianus; died 258), Roman Caesar, son of Emperor Gallienus and grandson of Emperor Valerian ...
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Valérien (disambiguation)
Valérien may refer to:
* Fort Mont-Valérien, a fortress
* Harry Valérien (1923-2012), German sports journalist and television presenter
* Valérien Ismaël (born 1975), French footballer
See also
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*
* Valeri (name)
* Valerian (disambigua ...
*
Valyrian languages
The Valyrian languages are a fictional language family in the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, and in their television adaptation ''Game of Thrones'' and later ''House of the Dragon''.
In the novels, H ...
, in the fiction of George R. R. Martin
* ''
Sweet Valerian'', a series of manga and anime episodes
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