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Porphyry

'''Porphyry''' (pronounced , from the Greek ''porphyrios'' "purple-clad") may refer to:
- Porphyry (geology), a plutonic rock with large crystals in a fine-grained matrix
- Porphyry (philosopher) (c. 232-c. 305), a Neoplatonic philosopher
- Porphyrio, also known as Pomponius Porphyrio, a Latin grammarian, fl. 2nd or 3rd century BC
- Porphyry copper, a type of large, low-grade mineral deposit
- Porphyry of Gaza|St. Porphyry of Gaza, Bishop of Gaza c. 347–420
- Porphyry, a vineyard near Seaham, New South Wales
- Porphyry, a system of House (astrology)|astrological house division
- Porphyrius the Charioteer (Byzantine chariot racer)

See also


- Porphyria, a disease

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