Lycus or Lykos (Greek: Λύκος) seems to have originated in the impression made upon the mind of the beholder by a torrent rushing down the side of a hill, which suggested the idea of a wolf (Greek: Lykos) rushing at its prey. Lycus or Lykos may refer to:
- Lycus (mythology), several people in Greek mythology, including
- Karl Lykos, a fictional Marvel Comics villain known as Sauron
Geography
- Lykos (Small beach in southern Crete), small secluded beach in Southern Crete, near Sfakia. Location of a couple of tavernas and small hotels.
- Lycos or Zab River, a river of Assyria, located in modern-day Turkey and Iraq
- Lycus (river of Bithynia), in Bithynia that flows into the Black Sea (Pontus Euxinus) near Heraclea Pontica
- Lycus (river of Cyprus), in Cyprus that flows into the Mediterranean Sea at Kourion
- Lycus (river of Cilicia), in Cilicia that flows from the Pyramus to the Pinarus
- Lycus (river of Cilicia Campestris), also called Chersus, in Cilicia Campestris that flows into the Issucus Sinus near Issus
- Lycus (river of Colchis), in Colchis, formed by the junction of the Apsarus and Glaucus rivers.
- Lycus (river of Lydia), in Lydia that is a tributary of the Hyllus river
- Lycus (river of Phoenicia), in Phoenicia that flows into the Mediterranean near Beirut
- Lycus (river of Phrygia), in Phrygia and Lycia that falls into the Maeander near Tripolis
- Lycus (river of Pontus), in Pontus that falls into the Black Sea near Amisus
- Lycus (river of Sarmatia Asiatica), in Sarmatia Asiatica that is a tributary of the Tanais river
- Lycus (river of Sarmatia), in Sarmatia that falls into the Sea of Azov (Palus Mæotis), now called the Kalmius river
- Lycus (river of Constantinople), running through ancient Constantinople (modern Istanbul), partly underground
