Miletus (disambiguation)

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Miletus was an Ancient Greek city in Ionia.

Miletus can also refer to:

Miletus (Crete), a town of ancient Crete, Greece
Miletus (Mysia), a town of ancient Mysia, now in Turkey
Miletus (Paphlagonia), a town of ancient Paphlagonia, now in Turkey
Metropolis of Miletus, defunct diocese of the Church of Constantinople
Miletus (mythology), mythical founder of the city
Miletus, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
Miletus (genus), a genus of butterflies
Vitus Miletus (1549–1615), German Roman Catholic theologian

See also

List of ancient Milesians, many of them identified as "of Miletus"
Meletius of Antioch (before 357 - 381), bishop
Meletus (fl. 4th-3rd century BC), prosecutor in the trial of Socrates

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