Aulis
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Aulis may refer to:
- AulisAulis (ancient Greece)Ancient Aulis was a Greek port-town, located in Boeotia in central Greece, at the Euripus Strait, opposite of the island of Euboea.Aulis never developed into fully independent polis, but belonged to Thebes and Tanagra respectively ....
, (modern AvlidaAvlidaAvlida or Aulis is a former municipality in Euboea regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chalcis, of which it is a municipal unit. The population was 8,300 inhabitants at the 2001 census, and the land area is 122.235 km². The seat of the...
), an ancient Greek town in BoeotiaBoeotiaBoeotia, also spelled Beotia and Bœotia , is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. It was also a region of ancient Greece. Its capital is Livadeia, the second largest city being Thebes.-Geography:...
, and traditionally the port from which the Greek army set sail for the Trojan WarTrojan WarIn Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta. The war is among the most important events in Greek mythology and was narrated in many works of Greek literature, including the Iliad...
. - Aulis, a daughter of King OgygesOgygesOgyges, Ogygus or Ogygos is a primeval mythological ruler in ancient Greece, generally of Boeotia, but an alternative tradition makes him the first king of Attica.-Etymology:...
and Thebe - Aulis, a genus of ladybird beetle
Finnish given name
- Aulis AkonniemiAulis AkonniemiAulis Juhani Akonniemi is a retired shot putter from Finland. He competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics, finishing in 9th place in the overall-standings.-References:*...
, Finnish shot putter - Aulis KallakorpiAulis KallakorpiAulis Kallakorpi was a ski jumper from Finland. He won a silver medal in the Individual large hill event at the 1956 Winter Olympics.Kallakorpi also won the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1955....
, Finnish ski jumper - Aulis KoponenAulis KoponenAulis Koponen was a Finnish international footballer who earned 39 caps at international level between 1924 and 1935, scoring 16 goals. Koponen played club football with HPS.-References:...
, Finnish footballer - Aulis RytkönenAulis RytkönenTaavi Aulis Rytkönen is a Finnish football legend. He became the country's first professional player when he signed for France's Toulouse FC in 1952....
, Finnish football player and manager - Aulis SallinenAulis SallinenAulis Sallinen is a Finnish contemporary classical music composer. He writes in a modern, though tonal and not experimental music style. He studied at the Sibelius Academy, where his teachers included Joonas Kokkonen...
, Finnish contemporary classical music composer