Thasus

In Greek mythology, Thasus (/ˈθeɪsəs/ or /ˈθeɪzəs/) was a son of Poseidon[1] (or, in other versions, Cilix[1] or Agenor[2][3]). In the stories, he was one of those who set out from Phoenicia in search of Europa, and "founded" the eponymous town of Thasos on the island of the same name.[2][4]

For the insect genus, see Thasus (genus).

Notes
  1. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.1.1
  2. Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 5.25.12
  3. Scholiast on Euripides, Phoenissae 6
  4. Herodotus, Histories 2.44

References
  • Herodotus, The Histories with an English translation by A. D. Godley. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1920. ISBN 0-674-99133-8. Online version at the Topos Text Project. Greek text available at Perseus Digital Library.
  • Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
  • Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
  • Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.

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