What is "lydus"

Lydus was the third king of Maeonia in succession to his father Atys. He was the third and last king of the Atyad dynasty. According to Herodotus, Maeonia became known as Lydia after Lydus's reign.

Lydus or Lydos is an adjective or a name based on the adjective for a person or other object from ancient Lydia. It can mean:

• Lydus, third king of Maeonia in succession to his father Atys
• Lydos, 6th century BC vase painter
• Lydus, John the Lydian, a 6th-century AD Byzantine administrator
• Lydus, a genus of blister beetle