Pitane
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Pitane may refer to:
- Pitane (Aeolis)Pitane (Aeolis)Pitane , near Çandarlı, Turkey, was an ancient Greek town of Aeolis, in Asia Minor. In ancient times it was a port city and a member of the Delian League. About 334 BC, Alexander the Great tried to take over the city, but was repulsed by Memnon of Rhodes and 5,000 Greek mercenaries provided by...
, an ancient coastal city of Aeolis, currently the site of Çandarlı, İzmir Province, Turkey - Pitane (nymph), a nymphNymphA nymph in Greek mythology is a female minor nature deity typically associated with a particular location or landform. Different from gods, nymphs are generally regarded as divine spirits who animate nature, and are usually depicted as beautiful, young nubile maidens who love to dance and sing;...
- Pitane (Amazon), mythological eponymEponymAn eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
of Pitane (Aeolis)Pitane (Aeolis)Pitane , near Çandarlı, Turkey, was an ancient Greek town of Aeolis, in Asia Minor. In ancient times it was a port city and a member of the Delian League. About 334 BC, Alexander the Great tried to take over the city, but was repulsed by Memnon of Rhodes and 5,000 Greek mercenaries provided by... - Pitane (moth)Pitane (moth)Pitane is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae.-References:*...
, a moth genus