Nysa
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People

  • Nysa (wife of Pharnaces I of Pontus), daughter of Laodice IV and Antiochus, wife of Pharnaces I of Pontus
  • Nysa of Cappadocia, daughter of Pharnaces I of Pontus and Nysa, wife of Ariarathes V of Cappadocia and mother Ariarathes VI of Cappadocia
  • Nysa, one of the daughters of Mithridates V of Pontus
    Mithridates V of Pontus
    Mithridates V Euergetes ; also known as Mithridates V of Pontus, Mithradates V of Pontus and Mithradates V Euergetes, was a Prince and seventh King of the wealthy Kingdom of Pontus.Mithridates V was of Greek Macedonian and Persian ancestry...

     and Laodice VI
  • Nysa, one of the daughters of Mithridates VI of Pontus
    Mithridates VI of Pontus
    Mithridates VI or Mithradates VI Mithradates , from Old Persian Mithradatha, "gift of Mithra"; 134 BC – 63 BC, also known as Mithradates the Great and Eupator Dionysius, was king of Pontus and Armenia Minor in northern Anatolia from about 120 BC to 63 BC...

     from his concubine
  • Nysa (wife of Nicomedes III of Bithynia), daughter of Laodice of Cappadocia and Ariarathes VI of Cappadocia, the first wife of Nicomedes III of Bithynia
  • Nysa (daughter of Nicomedes III of Bithynia), daughter of Nicomedes III of Bithynia and Nysa

Towns

  • Nysa, Noida, a city in northern India on the bank of Yamuna river
  • Nysa, Poland
    Nysa, Poland
    Nysa is a town in southwestern Poland on the Nysa Kłodzka river with 47,545 inhabitants , situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Nysa County. It comprises the urban portion of the surrounding Gmina Nysa, a mixed urban-rural commune with a total population of 60,123 inhabitants...

    , a town in southern Poland on the Glatzer Neisse river
  • Nysa (Caria), an ancient Hellenistic city founded by Antiochus I Soter
  • Nisa, Turkmenistan
    Nisa, Turkmenistan
    Nisa was an ancient city, located near modern-day Bagir village, 18 km northwest of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.Nisa is described by some as one of the first capitals of the Parthians. It was traditionally founded by Arsaces I Nisa (also Parthaunisa) was an ancient city, located near modern-day...

  • Nysa-Scythopolis, the Hellenistic Bet She'an in northern Israel

Rivers

  • Nysa Łużycka or Lusatian Neisse, a river in the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany; flowing to Oder River near the towns of Guben and Gubin
  • Nysa Kłodzka, a river in Poland, a tributary of Odra
  • Nysa Szalona
    Nysa Szalona
    The Nysa Szalona is a river in Poland. It has a length of ca. 51 km and flows into the Kaczawa, which in turn flows into the Oder....

    , a tributary of the Kaczawa in Poland

Mythology

  • Nysa (mythology)
    Nysa (mythology)
    In Greek mythology, the mountainous district of Nysa, variously associated with Ethiopia, Libya, Tribalia, India or Arabia by Greek mythographers, was the traditional place where the rain nymphs, the Hyades, raised the infant god Dionysus, the "Zeus of Nysa"...

    , land in Greek mythology, where the young god Dionysus was raised
  • Nysiads
    Nysiads
    The Nysiads or Nysiades were the nymphs of Mount Nysa who cared for and taught the infant Dionysus.Their names include:* Ambrosia* Arsinoe* Bromia or Bromis* Cisseis* Coronis* Erato...

    , nymphs of Mount Nysa who cared for and taught the infant Dionysus

University

  • Neisse University
    Neisse University
    The Neisse University is a trinational academic network held by the cooperating partners University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz, Technical University of Liberec and Wroclaw University of Technology...

    is a university in the border triangle of Czech Republic, Poland and Germany
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