Lycia
Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia
(1 Macc 15:23; Acts 27:5) - a region of Asia Minor bounded by the Mediterranean on the south, Pisidia and Pamphylia on the east, Caria on the west, and Phrygia on the north. Patara (Acts 21:1) and Myra (Acts 27:5) were Lycian cities. Ancient writers and modern investigators testified that the region had once been flourishing and wealthy. It was mountainous, but naturally fertile and beautiful in many places. Some said it took its name from Lycus son of Pandion, though in ancient times it was called Milyas. Herodotus says that the Lycians were formerly known as Termilae and were celebrated by Tyrtaeus and other poets as skillful archers.