Syrus, son of
Sinope (daughter of
Asopus and
Metope) and
Apollo; the
Syrians are named after him.[1][2] In one account, Syros was the son of King
Agenor of
Tyre and
Tyro, and brother to
Cadmus,
Phoenix,
Cilix and
Europa.[3] When Agenor was about to die, he decreed that his kingdom will be divided among his three sons: Phoenix, Syros and Cilix. Syros named the country which was allotted to him
Syria while his brothers received
Phoenicia and
Cilicia, respectively.[4] Syros was said to be a wise man who wrote arithmetic philosophy in Phoenician letters.[5]
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Syrus, son of
Sinope (daughter of
Asopus and
Metope) and
Apollo; the
Syrians are named after him.[1][2] In one account, Syros was the son of King
Agenor of
Tyre and
Tyro, and brother to
Cadmus,
Phoenix,
Cilix and
Europa.[3] When Agenor was about to die, he decreed that his kingdom will be divided among his three sons: Phoenix, Syros and Cilix. Syros named the country which was allotted to him
Syria while his brothers received
Phoenicia and
Cilicia, respectively.[4] Syros was said to be a wise man who wrote arithmetic philosophy in Phoenician letters.[5]
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.