Listed 4 sub titles with search on: Mythology for wider area of: "HALKIDIKI Province MAKEDONIA CENTRAL" .
OLYNTHOS (Ancient city) HALKIDIKI
Brangas, a son of the Thracian king Strymon, and brother of Rhessus and Olynthus. When the last of these three brothers had been killed during the chase by a lion, Brangas buried him on the spot where he had fallen, and called the town which he subsequently built there Olynthus. (Conon, Narrat. 4; Steph. Byz. s. v. Olunthos; Athen. viii., who calls Olynthus a son of Heracles)
SKIONI (Ancient city) HALKIDIKI
Aethilla (Aithilla or Aithulla), a daughter of Laonmedon and sister of Priam, Astyoche, and Medesicaste. After the fall of Troy she became the prisoner of Protesilaus, who took her, together with other captives, with him on his voyage home. He landed at Scione in Thrace in order to take in fresh water, While Protesilaus had gone inland, Aethilla persuaded her fellow-prisoners to set fire to the ships. This was done and all remained on the spot and founded the town of Scione. (Tzetz. ad Lycophr. 921, 1075; Conon, Narrat. 13; compare P. Mela, ii. 2.150; Steph. Byz. s. v. Skione.)
This text is from: A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, 1873 (ed. William Smith). Cited Sep 2005 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
TORONI (Ancient city) HALKIDIKI
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