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Tych ("Tike")

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From the Greek name Τυχων (Tychon) meaning "hitting the mark".
Tyche was the name of a goddess of luck.
Tychon was also a god of luck.

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The Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601). His birth name was Tyge Ottesen Brahe, but he latinized his name to the spelling Tycho.

Tycho van Meer: A dutch Field Hockey Striker who won Olympic gold in 1996

Tychon: Bishop of Amathus, Cyprus. The son of a baker opposed to the worship of Aphrodite, he was a dedicated missionary among the last elements of pagan culture on the island. He is patron of wine growers on Cyprus. Tychon brought a dead vine leaf back to life.

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Tycho Celchu, a character in the fictional Star Wars Universe

Brother-Captain Tycho, a character from the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe

Tycho (music), an ambient techno project by Scott Hansen

The character Tycho Brahe from the Penny Arcade comic, the alter-ego of Penny Arcade' writer Jerry Holkins

A shipboard AI in the Marathon computer game

Tycho is the name of the desert ranger henchman from the computer game Fallout

Tycho (Τυχω) was a Greek goddess of fortune or luck.