Halys
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Halys may refer to:
- The Halys RiverHalys RiverThe Kızılırmak , also known as the Halys River , is the longest river in Turkey. It is a source of hydroelectric power and is not used for navigation.- Geography :...
(Western cultures and languages from the Greek) in Anatolia (Asia Minor), Turkish Kızılırmak ("Red River"). - In the AeneidAeneidThe Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It is composed of roughly 10,000 lines in dactylic hexameter...
, Halys is a Trojan who defends Aeneas' camp from a Rutulian attack. He is killed by Turnus. - A taxonomic synonym for the genus GloydiusGloydiusGloydius is a genus of venomous pitvipers found in Asia. Named after Howard Gloyd, this group is very similar to the North American genus Agkistrodon...
, a.k.a. Asian moccasin snakes, a group of venomous pitvipers found in Asia.