Lixus may refer to:
* ''lixus'', the
Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
word for "boiled"
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Lixus (ancient city)
Lixus (Berber languages, Berber : ⵍⵓⴽⵓⵙ, Phoenician language, Phoenician: 𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤔) is an ancient city founded by Phoenicians (8th–7th century BC) before the city of Carthage. Its distinguishing feature is that it was continuo ...
in Morocco
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Lixus (beetle)'', a genus of true weevils
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Lixus (mythology) In Greek mythology, Lixus (Ancient Greek: Λίξος) was an Egyptian prince as one of the sons of King Aegyptus.Apollodorus2.1.5/ref>
Family
Lixus's mother was the naiad Caliadne and thus full brother of Eurylochus, Peristhenes, Hermus, Drya ...
, one of the sons of
Aegyptus
In Greek mythology, Aegyptus or Ægyptus (; ) was a legendary king of ancient Egypt. He was a descendant of the princess Io through his father Belus, and of the river-god Nilus as both the father of Achiroe, his mother and as a great, great-g ...
and
Caliadne
Caliadne (; ) or Caliadna, in Greek mythology, was a naiad of the river Nile, presumably one of the daughters of the river-god Nilus. She was one of the wives of King Aegyptus of Egypt, bearing him twelve sons: Eurylochus, Phantes, Peristhenes ...
in Greek mythology, who married (and was murdered by)
Cleodora, daughter of Danaus and Polyxo
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