Lyra (disambiguation)
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Lyra can refer to:
- LyraLyraLyra is a small constellation. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union. Its principal star, Vega — a corner of the Summer Triangle — is one of the brightest...
, a constellation - LyreLyreThe lyre is a stringed musical instrument known for its use in Greek classical antiquity and later. The word comes from the Greek "λύρα" and the earliest reference to the word is the Mycenaean Greek ru-ra-ta-e, meaning "lyrists", written in Linear B syllabic script...
, a stringed musical instrument known for its use in Classical Antiquity - Byzantine lyraByzantine lyraThe Byzantine lyra or lira , was a medieval bowed string musical instrument in the Byzantine Empire and is an ancestor of most European bowed instruments, including the violin. In its popular form the lyra was a pear-shaped instrument with three to five strings, held upright and played by stopping...
, a bowed string musical instrument used in the Byzantine Empire - Lyra (Cretan)Lyra (Cretan)The Cretan lyra is a Greek pear-shaped, three-stringed bowed musical instrument, central to the traditional music of Crete and other islands in the Dodecanese and the Aegean Archipelago, in Greece...
, a bowed instrument used in folk music in Crete, Greece - Lira Calabrese, a bowed instrument used in folk music in Calabria, Italy
- Lira da braccioLira da braccioThe lira da braccio was a European bowed string instrument of the Renaissance. It was used by Italian poet-musicians in court in the 15th and 16th centuries to accompany their improvised recitations of lyric and narrative poetry. It is most closely related to the medieval fiddle, or vielle, and...
, a European bowed string instrument of the Renaissance - Kemenche, a bowed instrument used in folk music in Turkey, Greece and Iran
- RCA LyraRCA Lyraright|130px|PDP-2860Lyra is a series of portable media players developed and sold by RCA.-RD2201A:The 2201 is one of, if not the oldest Lyra made by RCA/Thomson. Originally sold with a 32MB CF card, it has a 1" × 3/4" backlit monochrome display, software five band graphic equalizer, and an...
, a line of digital audio players - Alfa class submarineAlfa class submarineThe Soviet Union/Russian Navy Project 705 was a class of hunter/killer nuclear powered submarines. The class is also known by the NATO reporting name of Alfa...
(Russian: Лира, Lyra), a class of hunter/killer nuclear powered submarines with a NATO reporting name of Alfa class - Lyra, aerial hoopAerial HoopThe aerial hoop is a circular steel apparatus suspended from the ceiling, on which circus artists may perform aerial acrobatics. The hoop sometimes has a hand loop and a bar across the top...
used in circus performance - Lyra (song)Lyra (song)"Lyra" is a song written, produced and performed by British recording artist Kate Bush, from the 2007 soundtrack album The Golden Compass from the film of the same name. It is used in the closing credits of the film...
, a song by Kate Bush - LYRALYRALYRA is the solar UV radiometer on board Proba-2, a European Space Agency technology demonstration satellite that was launched on November 2, 2009....
a solar ultraviolet radiometer, to be first flown on board the ESA PROBA2 space mission - Lyra, NormandyNormandyNormandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
, location of an abbey
People
- Nicholas of LyraNicholas of LyraNicholas of Lyra , or Nicolaus Lyranus, a Franciscan teacher, was among the most influential practitioners of Biblical exegesis in the Middle Ages. He was a doctor at the Sorbonne by 1309 and ten years later was appointed the head of all Franciscans in France. His major work, Postillae perpetuae...
, an influential Biblical exegeteExegesisExegesis is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text. Traditionally the term was used primarily for exegesis of the Bible; however, in contemporary usage it has broadened to mean a critical explanation of any text, and the term "Biblical exegesis" is used... - K. LyraK. LyraKoninklijke Lyra was a Belgian football club that existed between 1909 and 1972. It was located in the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lyra is actually the Latin name for Lier.-History:...
, a former Belgian football (soccer) club - Carlos LyraCarlos LyraCarlos Lyra is a Brazilian singer and composer of numerous bossa nova and Música Popular Brasileira classics. He was born on May 11, 1939. Along with Roberto Menescal, he was a primary figure of the younger generation of bossa nova musicians who closely followed the inception of the style by João...
, a Brazilian musician
Fictional characters
- Lyra BelacquaLyra BelacquaLyra Belacqua , also known as Lyra Silvertongue, is the heroine of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. Lyra is a young girl who inhabits a universe parallel to our own...
, one of the two protagonists in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy - Lyra, a minor character in the anime/manga series Fullmetal Alchemist
- She-Hulk (Lyra)She-Hulk (Lyra)She-Hulk is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. She is from an alternate future of Marvel's main timeline, and is the daughter of that reality's Thundra and the Hulk...
, a Marvel Comics superhero - Lyra is a character in the game and anime Mega Man Star ForceMega Man Star ForceMega Man Star Force, known in Japan as , is a Mega Man action role-playing video game published and developed by Capcom for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console...
- Lyra is the female player character in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilverPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilverare enhanced remakes of the 1999 video games Pokémon Gold and Silver. The games are part of the Pokémon series of role-playing video games, and were developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS...
. She has an anime counterpart who travels with the main characters for a couple of episodes. - Lyra the Unicorn Pony is a background character in My Little Pony: Friendship is MagicMy Little Pony: Friendship is MagicMy Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is an animated television series that premiered on October 10, 2010 on the United States cable network The Hub, and is based on Hasbro's My Little Pony line of toys and animated works. The series is produced by Hasbro Studios and DHX Media Vancouver...
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