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[[File:Nysa_on_Maeander_Library_Upgrade.jpg|thumb|Nysa on the Maeander upgrading to full [[transdimensional corporation]] status. Note the grid-shaped progress bar in the foreground.]]'''Nysa on the Maeander''' is a ancient city of Anatolia, and sometimes (intermittently) a [[transdimensional corporation]].
[[File:Nysa_on_Maeander_Library_Upgrade.jpg|thumb|Nysa on the Maeander upgrading to full [[transdimensional corporation]] status. Note the grid-shaped progress bar in the foreground.]]'''Nysa on the Maeander''' is a ancient city of Anatolia, and sometimes (intermittently) a [[transdimensional corporation]].
== In the News ==
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File:Septins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.jpg|link=Transdimensional prison|''Saccharomyces Cerevisiae'' Prison offers [[Transdimensional prison|Transdimensional home arrest]] services at discount prices.
File:Little Caldron.jpg|link=Uris-chidh (nonfiction)|[[Uris-chidh (nonfiction)|Uris-chidh]] threatens to visit Nysa on the Maeander "for a little vacation".
File:The Colossus of Rhodes.jpg|link=Colossus of Rhodes (nonfiction)|Nysa on the Maeander invites [[Colossus of Rhodes (nonfiction)]] to visit, stay as long as it likes.
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== Description ==


In Greek mythology, [[Dionysus (nonfiction)]], the god of wine was born or raised in ''Nysa'' or ''Nyssa'' (Ancient Greek: Νύσα or Νύσσα), a name that was consequently given to many towns in all parts of the world associated with cultivation of grapes.
In Greek mythology, [[Dionysus (nonfiction)]], the god of wine was born or raised in ''Nysa'' or ''Nyssa'' (Ancient Greek: Νύσα or Νύσσα), a name that was consequently given to many towns in all parts of the world associated with cultivation of grapes.


As a consequence, Nysa on the Maeander literally ''meanders'' across time and space, failing to maintain a fixed destiny relative to the [[Roman Empire (nonfiction)]].
As a consequence, Nysa on the Maeander literally ''meanders'' across time and space, failing to maintain a fixed destiny relative to the Roman Empire.
 
== Transdimensional corporation ==


Nysa on the Maeander has made several efforts to "sober up and get transdimensional", as [[Socrates]] put it.
Nysa on the Maeander has made several efforts to "sober up and get transdimensional", as [[Socrates]] put it.


During the [[Trojan War (nonfiction)]], Nysa on the Maeander was able to (tempoarily) function as a [[transdimensional corporation]], thanks to sponsorship of the war by [[Extract of Radium]].
During the Trojan War, Nysa on the Maeander was able to (temporarily) function as a [[transdimensional corporation]], thanks to sponsorship of the war by [[Extract of Radium]].


This phase ended with a particularly virulent wave of [[scrimshaw abuse]], and the subsequent [[conflagrations of Troy (nonfiction)]] across countless disparate Trojan timelines.
This phase ended with a particularly virulent wave of [[scrimshaw abuse]], and the subsequent conflagrations of Troy across countless disparate Trojan timelines.


The resulting chaos would later be known as [[Schliemann's Butterfly Effect]].
The resulting chaos would later be known as [[Schliemann's Butterfly Effect]].


== Metachondria ==
Wild [[metachondria]] are native to the region. They are especially abundant during the spring mating season.


[[File:Woman-mending-net_Utagawa_Kuniyoshi.jpg|thumb|200px|Genetic engineer weaving strands of [[metachondria]] into a semi-autonomous fishing net. Note the red [[cartouche]] (upper left).]][[Metachondria]] are native to the region.
The resulting [[Extract of Radium]] bloom attracts well-intentioned scholars and [[death-by-information]] enthusiasts alike.


They are especially abundant during the spring mating season.
Nysa on the Maeander returned to the root dimensions, and currently remains rooted (as of June 2016).


The resulting [[Extract of Radium]] bloom attracts well-intentioned scholars and [[death-by-information]] enthusiasts alike.<div style="clear:both;"></div>
== In the News ==


== Sister cities ==
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File:Septins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.jpg|link=Transdimensional prison|''Saccharomyces Cerevisiae'' Prison offers [[Transdimensional prison|Transdimensional home arrest]] services at discount prices.
* [[New Minneapolis, Canada]]
File:Little Caldron.jpg|link=Uris-chidh (nonfiction)|[[Uris-chidh (nonfiction)|Uris-chidh]] threatens to visit Nysa on the Maeander "for a little vacation".
 
File:Woman-mending-net_Utagawa_Kuniyoshi.jpg|link=Metachondria|Artist-Engineer weaves [[metachondria]] into a semi-autonomous fishing net. Note red [[Cartouche (nonfiction)|cartouche]] (upper left).
== Current status ==
File:The Colossus of Rhodes.jpg|link=Colossus of Rhodes (nonfiction)|Nysa on the Maeander invites [[Colossus of Rhodes (nonfiction)|Colossus of Rhodes]] to visit, stay as long as it likes.
 
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Nysa on the Maeander returned to the root dimensions, and remains rooted (as of March 2016).
 
Even so, it tends to drift a bit, and cannot be relied upon to exist.


== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==
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* [[Extract of Radium]]
* [[Extract of Radium]]
* [[Metachondria]]
* [[Metachondria]]
* [[New Minneapolis, Canada]] - sister city.
* [[Schliemann's Butterfly Effect]] - see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Schliemann
* [[Schliemann's Butterfly Effect]] - see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Schliemann
* [[Scrimshaw abuse]]
* [[Scrimshaw abuse]]
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== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==


* [[Colossus of Rhodes (nonfiction)]]
* [[Conflagrations of Troy (nonfiction)]]
* [[Conflagrations of Troy (nonfiction)]]
* [[Dionysus (nonfiction)]]
* [[Dionysus (nonfiction)]]
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* [[Roman Empire (nonfiction)]]
* [[Roman Empire (nonfiction)]]


== External links ==
External links:


* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nysa_on_the_Maeander Nysa on the Maeander] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nysa_on_the_Maeander Nysa on the Maeander] @ Wikipedia

Revision as of 18:44, 19 June 2016

Nysa on the Maeander upgrading to full transdimensional corporation status. Note the grid-shaped progress bar in the foreground.

Nysa on the Maeander is a ancient city of Anatolia, and sometimes (intermittently) a transdimensional corporation.

In Greek mythology, Dionysus (nonfiction), the god of wine was born or raised in Nysa or Nyssa (Ancient Greek: Νύσα or Νύσσα), a name that was consequently given to many towns in all parts of the world associated with cultivation of grapes.

As a consequence, Nysa on the Maeander literally meanders across time and space, failing to maintain a fixed destiny relative to the Roman Empire.

Nysa on the Maeander has made several efforts to "sober up and get transdimensional", as Socrates put it.

During the Trojan War, Nysa on the Maeander was able to (temporarily) function as a transdimensional corporation, thanks to sponsorship of the war by Extract of Radium.

This phase ended with a particularly virulent wave of scrimshaw abuse, and the subsequent conflagrations of Troy across countless disparate Trojan timelines.

The resulting chaos would later be known as Schliemann's Butterfly Effect.

Wild metachondria are native to the region. They are especially abundant during the spring mating season.

The resulting Extract of Radium bloom attracts well-intentioned scholars and death-by-information enthusiasts alike.

Nysa on the Maeander returned to the root dimensions, and currently remains rooted (as of June 2016).

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links: