Milesia, Milesian, Milesians, or Miletans may refer to:
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Milesians (Irish)
The Milesians or sons of Míl are the final race to settle in Ireland, according to the ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'', a medieval Irish Christian history. The Milesians represent the Irish people. They are Gaels who sail to Ireland from Iberia (His ...
, a people figuring in Irish mythology
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Milesians (Greek)
Miletus (Ancient Greek: Μίλητος, Mílētos) was an influential ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River in present day Turkey. Renowned in antiquity for its wealth, maritime power, and e ...
, the inhabitants of Miletus, a city in the Anatolia province of modern-day Turkey
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Milesian school
The Ionian school of pre-Socratic philosophy refers to Ancient Greek philosophers, or a school of thought, in Ionia in the 6th century B.C, the first in the Western tradition.
The Ionian school included such thinkers as Thales, Anaximand ...
, a school of thought founded in the 6th century BC and exemplified by three philosophers from Miletus
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Milesian tale
The Milesian tale (, ''Milesiaka''; Latin:''fabula milesiaca'', or ''Milesiae fabula'') is a genre of fictional story prominent in ancient Greek and Roman literature. According to most authorities, a Milesian tale is a short story, fable, or folkt ...
, a genre of salacious or exotic narrative
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''Milesia'' (fly), a genus of very large hoverflies
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