Syrus

In Greek mythology, Syrus or Syros (Ancient Greek: Σύρων) may refer to a person or an animal:

  • 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]
  • Syrus, one of the dogs of the hunter Actaeon.[6]

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  1. ^ Diodorus Siculus, 4.74.1-2
  2. ^ Plutarch, Lucullus 23.6
  3. ^ Malalas, Chronographia 2.30
  4. ^ Malalas, Chronographia 2.31
  5. ^ Malalas, Chronographia 2.34
  6. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 181

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