Thasus

In Greek mythology, Thasus or Thasos (/ˈθeɪsəs/ or /ˈθeɪzəs/; Ancient Greek: Θάσος) was a son of Poseidon (or, in other versions, Agenor, Phoenix or Cilix). He was a Phoenician prince and one of those who set out from Phoenicia in search of Europa (Thasus' sister). His brother, Cadmus, gave him a part of the army and left him on an island (Thasos) where he "founded" the eponymous town of Thasos.

Notes

  1. ↑ Apollodorus, 3.1.1
  2. ↑ Pausanias, 5.25.12; Scholiast on Euripides, Phoenissae 6
  3. 1 2 Conon, Narrations 32
  4. ↑ Apollodorus, 3.1.1 with Pherecydes as the authority
  5. ↑ Herodotus, 2.44; Pausanias, 5.25.12; Pseudo-Scymnos, Circuit de la terre 646 ff.; Conon, Narrations 37

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)