Not to be confused with Lydians, another Anatolian people.
A Lycian warrior, fresco from Kizilbel, Lycia, c. 525 BCE
The Lycian Payava as depicted on his tomb. The Lycian inscription runs: "Payava, son of Ad[...], secretary of A[...]rah, by race a Lycian...". 375–360BCE.
Lycians (Greek: Λύκιοι, romanized: Lúkioi) is the name of various peoples who lived, at different times, in Lycia, a geopolitical area in Anatolia (also known as Asia Minor).