Douris
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Douris may refer to the following people:
As a toponym, Douris may refer to:
- Douris (vase painter)Douris (vase painter)Douris was an ancient Athenian red-figure vase-painter and potter active ca. 500 to 460 BCE.-Work:He began his career painting for the potters Kleophrades and Euphronios, before beginning a long collaboration with the potter Python. He signed 39 vases as a painter, also one as a potter and...
, an Ancient Greek vase painter (5th century BCE). - Douris (tyrant), an Ancient Greek philosopher, writer and tyrant of Samos (3rd/4th century BCE).
- Peter DourisPeter DourisPeter W. Douris is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League from 1985 to 1998. He was drafted in the 2nd round, 30th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft after his freshman season at the University of New Hampshire...
, a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player.
As a toponym, Douris may refer to:
- DourisDouris (Baalbek)Douris is a village located approximately 3 km. southwest of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. It is the site of a necropolis from the late Roman Imperial period that is currently undergoing archaeological investigation.-External links:...
, a village of BaalbekBaalbekBaalbek is a town in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon, altitude , situated east of the Litani River. It is famous for its exquisitely detailed yet monumentally scaled temple ruins of the Roman period, when Baalbek, then known as Heliopolis, was one of the largest sanctuaries in the Empire...
, LebanonLebanonLebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
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