Lycurgus

Lycurgus, Greek "lycos urgos" meaning "he who keeps the wolves away", may refer to:

In people:

• 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)

In mythology:

• Lycurgus of Arcadia, king
• Lycurgus of Nemea, king
• Lycurgus of Thrace, king, opponent of Dionysus
• Lycomedes or Lycurgus, in Homer
• Lycurgus, son of Pronax
• Lycurgus, son of Heracles by Toxicrate, daughter of Thespius
• Lycurgus, a suitor of Hippodamia

In places:

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

In other uses:

• Lycurgus (Peter Lang album)

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