Milesians

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Milesia, Milesian, Milesians, or Miletans may refer to:

  • In Irish mythology, the Milesians were the descendants of Míl Espáine, the final invaders of Ireland who defeated and displaced the semi-divine Tuatha Dé Danann
  • In the history of Hellenic civilization, the Milesians were the people of Miletus, a city in the Anatolia province of modern-day Turkey, who formed their own maritime empire throughout Turkey and into the Crimea
  • There are three philosophers from the aforementioned Hellenic civilization, Miletus, who are commonly referred to as the Milesian philosophers. They are Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes.
  • Milesia (fly), a genus of very large hoverflies

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Ionian school (philosophy)
Tuatha De Danann (mythology, Ireland)