Busiris

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Busiris or Bousiris (Greek: Βούσιρις) may mean refer to:

Places[]

  • Busiris (Lower Egypt), a large ancient city of Egypt, capital of its nome, and now a Catholic titular bishopric
  • Busiris (Middle Egypt), an ancient city of Egypt, near the Egyptian Pyramids
  • Busiris (Aphroditopolis), an ancient city of Egypt, southwest of Aphroditopolis
  • Taposiris Magna (or Abusir, Busiris) was an ancient port city of Egypt

Greek mythology[]

  • Busiris (Greek mythology), name of two personages

Arts[]

  • Busiris, a declamation by Isocrates referring to the above Egyptian king
  • Busiris (1719), a stage tragedy by Edward Young

Ships[]

See also[]

  • Busiri (disambiguation)
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