In Greek mythology, Olynthus ( Ancient Greek: Ὄλυνθος) was a son of Heracles and Bolbe, from whom the ancient city of Olynthus, and the river Olynthus near Apollonia, were believed to have received their name according to Athenaeus. [1] According to Conon [2] and Stephanus of Byzantium, [3] Olynthus was son of king Strymon, and brother of Brangas and Rhesus. [2]
After Olynthus was killed during the chase by a lion, his brother Brangas buried him on the spot where he had fallen, and called the town which he subsequently built there Olynthus.
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In Greek mythology, Olynthus ( Ancient Greek: Ὄλυνθος) was a son of Heracles and Bolbe, from whom the ancient city of Olynthus, and the river Olynthus near Apollonia, were believed to have received their name according to Athenaeus. [1] According to Conon [2] and Stephanus of Byzantium, [3] Olynthus was son of king Strymon, and brother of Brangas and Rhesus. [2]
After Olynthus was killed during the chase by a lion, his brother Brangas buried him on the spot where he had fallen, and called the town which he subsequently built there Olynthus.
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public domain:
Smith, William, ed. (1870).
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. {{
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