Lycurgus

Lycurgus or Lykurgus may refer to:

People

• Historical:
  • Lycurgus of Sparta, creator of constitution of Sparta
  • Lycurgus of Athens, one of the ten notable orators at Athens, (fourth century BC)
  • Lykourgos (king), 30th Eurypontid king of Sparta (219–211/210 BC)
• Mythological:
  • Lycurgus of Arcadia, king
  • Lycurgus of Nemea, king
  • Lycurgus of Thrace, king, opponent of Dionysus
  • Lycurgus, son of Pronax
  • Lycurgus, son of Heracles by Toxicrate, daughter of Thespius
  • Lycurgus, a suitor of Hippodamia
  • Lycurgus, a.k.a. Lycomedes, in Homer

Places

• Lycurgus, Iowa, United States, unincorporated community
• Lycurgus, New York, fictional location in the novel An American Tragedy

Music

• Lycurgus (Peter Lang album), recording by guitarist Peter Lang

Etymology

From the Greek name Λυκουργος (Lykourgos) which meant "deed of a wolf" from Greek λυκου (lykou) "of a wolf" and εργον (ergon) "deed, work".