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Porphyry (; Greek: Πορφύριος , Porphyrios "purple-clad") may refer to:
Geology
Porphyry (geology) , an igneous rock with large crystals in a fine-grained matrix, often purple, and prestigious Roman sculpture material
Shoksha porphyry , quartzite of purple color resembling true porphyry mined near the village of Shoksha, Karelia, Russia
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
Places
Animals and plants
People and characters
Porphyrion , a giant in Greek mythology
Pomponius Porphyrion (fl. 2nd or 3rd century), Latin grammarian
Porphyry (philosopher) (234–305), Neoplatonic philosopher
Porphyrios of Philippi (fl. early 4th century), bishop of the
Metropolis of Philippi, Neapolis and Thasos
Publilius Optatianus Porfyrius (
fl. 4th century ), Latin poet
Porphyry of Gaza , or Saint Porphyrius (347–420), Bishop of Gaza
Porphyrius the Charioteer (fl. 5th/6th centuries), Roman charioteer
Porphyrios Dikaios (1904–1971), Greek Cypriot archaeologist
Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia (1906–1991), Greek Athonite hieromonk and Eastern Orthodox saint
Demetri Porphyrios (born 1949), Greek architect
Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch (born 1961), 46th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church
See also
Born in the purple , Porphyrogénnētos , Byzantine term for the children of emperors, after a supposed porphyry-lined birthing room in the palace
Article titles containing the text "Porphyr"
Porfirio (disambiguation) , various uses, including a Spanish surname
Porfiry , a Russian given name
Tyrian purple or Porphyra , a purple-red natural dye
"
Porphyria's Lover ", originally published as "Porphyria", a poem by Robert Browning
Porphyria , a disease giving purple urine
Porphyrins , a group of organic compounds
Topics referred to by the same term