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Mythology (10)

Ancient myths

Hermes' harp

MAVRO (Mountain) XYLOKASTRO
Adjoining Cyllene is another mountain, Chelydorea, where Hermes is said to have found a tortoise, taken the shell from the beast, and to have made therefrom a harp.

Eponymous founders or settlers

Pellen

PELLANA (Ancient city) XYLOKASTRO
Pellen, a son of Phorbas and grandson of Triopas, of Argos, was believed by the Argives to have founded the town of Pellene in Achaia. (Paus. vii. 26.5)

First ancestors

Cypselus, King of Arcadia

GONOESSA (Ancient city) XYLOKASTRO
Cypselus and his ancestors came originally from Gonussa above Sicyon (Paus. 5,18,7)

Gods & demigods

Titan Crius

MYSSEON (Ancient city) TRIKALA KORINTHIAS
A Titan, father of Astraeus, Pallas and Perses. River Crius named afetr him. (Paus. 7.27.11)

Astraeus (Astraios), a Titan and son of Crius and Eurybia. By Eos he became the father of the winds Zephyrus, Boreas, and Notus, Eosphorus (the morning star), and all the stars of heaven. (Hesiod. Theog. 376, &c.) Ovid (Mct. xiv. 545) calls the winds fratres Astraei, which does not mean that they were brothers of Astraeus, but brothers through Astraeus, their common father.

PELLANA (Ancient city) XYLOKASTRO
Crius : Various WebPages

Historic figures

Mysius

MYSSEON (Ancient city) TRIKALA KORINTHIAS
Man who entertained Demeter.

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