Pinarus (mythology)

In Greek mythology the son of Tremilus

In Greek mythology, Pinarus (Ancient Greek: Πίναρός Pinaros) was the eponymous founder of the Lycian city of Pinara.

## Family

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Pinarus was the son of Tremilus who named after himself the land he settled, Tremile, which later became Lycia.[1] His mother was the nymph Praxidice, daughter of Ogygus, and he was the brother to Tloos, Cragus[2] and Xanthus.[3]

## Notes

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1. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Tremilē (quoting a poem by Panyassis)
2. ^ Tituli Asiae Minoris 2.174, A.16–B2 (Greek text)
3. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Tlōs

## References

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* Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.

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