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Mythology (4)

Eponymous founders or settlers

Psofis & Zakynthos

ZAKYNTHOS (Ancient city) ZAKYNTHOS

Gods & demigods

Thaumas & Electra

STROFADES (Island complex) ZAKYNTHOS
Thaumas, the son of Pontus and Ge, and, by the Oceanid Electra, the father of Iris and the Harpies ( Theog. 237). Hence Iris is called Thaumantias, Thaumantis, and Thaumantea virgo.

Electra (Elektra), i. e. the bright or brilliant one. A daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, and the wife of Thaumas, by whom she became the mother of Iris and the Harpies, Aello and Ocypete. (Hom. Hymn. in Cer. 419; Hes. Theog. 266; Apollod. i. 2.2, 6; Paus. iv. 33.6; Serv. ad Aen. iii. 212.)

Suitors

The suitors of Penelope

ZAKYNTHOS (Ancient city) ZAKYNTHOS
And from Zacyntus came forty-four: Eurylochus, Laomedes, Molebus, Phrenius, Indius, Minis, Liocritus, Pronomus, Nisas, Daemon, Archestratus, Hippomachus, Euryalus, Periallus, Evenorides, Clytius, Agenor, Polybus, Polydorus, Thadytius, Stratius, Phrenius, Indius, Daesenor, Laomedon, Laodicus, Halius, Magnes, Oloetrochus, Barthas, Theophron, Nissaeus, Alcarops, Periclymenus, Antenor, Pellas, Celtus, Periphus, Ormenus, Polybus and Andromedes.

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