Cydonia

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Cydonia /sᵻˈdoʊniə/ may refer to:

Places and jurisdictions

• Kydonia or Cydonia, an ancient city state on Crete, at modern Chania
• Cydonia (see), a Latin Catholic titular see, reviving the Italian curiate name of the former diocese of La Canea at the above city Chania

Science

Astronomy

• Cydonia (region of Mars), a region of the planet Mars known for the so-called "Face on Mars"
• 1106 Cydonia, an asteroid in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter

Biology and horticulture

• Cydonia, a monotypic genus of flowering plants in family Rosaceae, containing only the fruit tree Cydonia oblonga (quince), which produces a yellow, pear-like, aromatic fruit

Mythology and arts

• Cydonia (goddess), a surname of the ancient Greek goddess Athena

Music

• Cydonia (album), a 2001 album by The Orb
• Knights of Cydonia, a song by British rock band Muse
• Hunting & Gathering (Cydonia), a song by American metal band Sunn O)))
• Beneath the Crimson Vaults of Cydonia a song by British symphonic black metal band Bal-Sagoth