Lamprus or Lampros ( "shining", "distinguished" or "munificent") may refer to:
Ancient Greece
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Lamprus of Erythrae Lamprus of Erythrae or Lamprus of Athens () was an ancient Greek musician with excellent skill at the playing of the lyre. H. W. Garrod
Life
Lamprus was born in Athens
Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns i ...
or Lamprus of Athens, fifth-century BC music teacher
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Lamprus, the father of
Leucippus
Leucippus (; , ''Leúkippos''; ) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. He is traditionally credited as the founder of atomism, which he developed with his student Democritus. Leucippus divided the world into two entities: atoms, indivisible ...
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Biology
* Lampros, a taxonomic synonym for the moth genus ''
Orophia''
See also
* , the Modern Greek form of the name (sometimes written Lampros)
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Lambro
The Lambro ( or ''Lambar'' ) is a river of Lombardy, northern Italy, a left tributary of the Po.
The Lambro rises from the Monte San Primo, elevation , near the Ghisallo, in the province of Como, not far from Lake Como. After Magreglio it fl ...
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