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Thera is a Greek island also known as Santorini.

Thera or Thira may also refer to:

Places

• Thera, one of the ancient names of the city of Gümüşhane, Turkey
• Thera (Caria), a town of ancient Caria, now in Turkey
• Thira (crater), impact crater on Mars
• Thira (regional unit) of Greece

Monks

• Thero or "Thera", an honorific term for senior, fully ordained Buddhist monks; traditionally one ordained for 10 or more years
• Thero, an elder monk of Theravada Buddhism; hence its etymology "Thera-vada", "Tradition of the Elders"

Arts, entertainment, and media

• Thera, the capital of the fictional Theran Empire, in the tabletop role-playing game Earthdawn
• Thira (film), a 2013 Malayalam thriller film
• Thirra, a ritual dance performed in temples of Malabar

Other uses

• Thera (moth), a genus of moth

See also

• Fira, the main municipality of Santorini
• Tera (disambiguation)
• Terra (disambiguation)
• Thara (disambiguation)
• Thero (disambiguation)
• Theri (disambiguation)