Smyrna (disambiguation)

Smyrna is the former name of Izmir, Turkey.

Smyrna may also refer to:

In Greek mythology

• Myrrha, also known as Smyrna, mother of Adonis
• Smyrna (Amazon), mythical eponym of a quarter in Ephesus

Historical figures

• Bion of Smyrna, a Greek poet
• Chaka of Smyrna, 11th century Turkish emir
• Chrysostomos of Smyrna (Chrysostomos Kalafatis), the Greek Orthodox bishop of Izmir from 1910 to 1914, and again from 1919 to 1922
• Hermippus of Smyrna, a Peripatetic philosopher
• Nymphidianus of Smyrna, a Neoplatonist and sophist who lived in the time of the emperor Julian
• Theon of Smyrna (ca. 70–ca. 135), a Greek philosopher

Place names

• Myrina (Mysia), called Smyrna in antiquity

In the United States:

• Smyrna, California
• Smyrna, Delaware
• New Smyrna Beach, Florida
• Smyrna, Georgia
  • Smyrna Public Library
• Smyrna, Louisville, Kentucky, a neighborhood
• Smyrna, Maine
• Smyrna, Michigan
• Smyrna, Nebraska
• Smyrna, North Carolina
• Smyrna, South Carolina
• Smyrna, Tennessee
  • Smyrna Airport (Tennessee)
  • Smyrna High School (Tennessee)
• Smyrna (town), New York
  • Smyrna (village), New York

Other uses

• SmY RNA, a family of small nuclear RNAs found in some species of nematode worms
• Smyrna (butterfly), a genus of brush-footed butterflies

See also

• Great Fire of Smyrna
• New Smyrna (disambiguation)
• Nea Smyrni