Caistre ( dr. Greek Κάϋστρος ) - in Greek mythology, the river god. The temple of the heroes Kaistria and Asia was located next to Nisa and the area of Lemon in Ionia [1] .
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According to Servius , Achilles fell in love with the Amazon killed by him, Penfesileia , took possession of her, and she gave birth to his son Caistre. [2] According to Pausanias, the river Caistre is the father of Ephesus, the eponym of the city [3] . In Ascalon, Caistre married Derketo , Semiramis was born from them [4] (in other sources, a Syrian was named the father of Semiramis).
In the Iliad (2: 461), the river flowing in Lydia is called the Caistre.
Sources
- ↑ Strabo . Geography XIV 1, 45 (p. 650)
- ↑ Servius . Commentary on Virgil's Aeneid. Xi. 661.
- ↑ Pausanias. Description of Hellas VII 2, 8
- ↑ Great Etymologist , under the word Κάϋστρος (cited from: Rocher Lexicon)
- Lexicon Rocher . T.2. Stb 1008-1009.