Ephyra
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Ephyra may refer to:
- The city of KichyroKichyroKichyros , later called Ephyra , was the capital of ancient Thesprotia, according to the myth built by the Pelasgian leader Thesprotos. Thucydides describes it as situated in the district Elaeatis in Thesprotia, away from the sea. At its site is the famous Necromanteion...
, later known as Ephyra. - Ephyra, one of the Oceanids
- Ephyra, one of the NereidsNereidsIn Greek mythology, the Nereids are sea nymphs, the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris, sisters to Nerites. They often accompany Poseidon and can be friendly and helpful to sailors fighting perilous storms. They are particularly associated with the Aegean Sea, where they dwelt with their father...
- Ephyra, a stage of the life cycle of jellyfishJellyfishJellyfish are free-swimming members of the phylum Cnidaria. Medusa is another word for jellyfish, and refers to any free-swimming jellyfish stages in the phylum Cnidaria...
- EfyraEfyraEfyra is a small village of 481 inhabitants located in the western part of Pineia municipal unit, Greece. It lies at an altitude of 121 metres, and covers an area of 12 km ², of which 55% is arable and 20% is forest.-Geography and Information:...
, a village and an archeological site in Elis, Greece