Porphyry
Porphyry (/ˈpɔːrfɪri/; Greek: Πορφύριος, Porphyrios "purple-clad") may refer to:
- Porphyry (geology), an igneous rock with large crystals in a fine-grained matrix and important Roman building material
- Porphyritic, the general igneous texture of a rock with two distinct crystal (phenocryst) sizes
- Porphyry copper deposit, a primary (low grade) ore deposit of copper, consisting of porphyry rocks
- Tyrian purple or Porphyra, a purple-red natural dye
- "Porphyria's Lover", originally published as "Porphyria", a poem by Robert Browning
- Porphyrian tree, classic device for illustrating hierarchy and ontology
- Porphyria, a disease
- Porphyrins, a group of organic compounds
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Places
- Mons Porphyrites, the only porphyry quarry worked in the ancient world for the emperor's building works and statuary
- Porphyry Island in Lake Superior, Canada
- Porphyry Mountain in Alaska, Unites States
- Porphyry, a system of astrological house division
- Porphyry, a vineyard near Seaham, New South Wales, Australia
Animals and plants
- Porphyra, a foliose red algal genus of laver
- Oliva porphyria, a species of sea snail
- Porphyrio, the swamphens, a genus of birds in the rail family
- Porphyrios (whale), a 6th-century whale
People
- Porphyry (philosopher) (234–305), Neoplatonic philosopher
- Porphyry of Gaza (or "Saint Porphyrius", 347–420), Bishop of Gaza
- Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch (b. 1961), 46th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church
- Porphyrio, also known as Pomponius Porphyrion, a Latin grammarian, fl. 2nd or 3rd century
- Porphyrion, a giant in Greek mythology
- Porphyrius the Charioteer, Roman charioteer in the 5th and 6th centuries AD
- Demetri Porphyrios, greek new classical architect, founder of Porphyrios Associates
- Porphyrios Dikaios, greek cypriot archaeologist
- Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia, greek athonite hieromonk and eastern orthodox saint
- Publilius Optatianus Porfyrius (fl. 4th century), Latin poet
See also
- Article titles containing the text "Porphyr"
- Porfirio (disambiguation), various uses, including a Spanish surname
- Porfiry, a Russian given name
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