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Istros may refer to: * Istros the Callimachean – Greek author, whose writings survive only in fragments Geography * Istros (island), island in the Aegean Sea * Histria or Istros, an ancient Greek colony on the western shore of the Black Sea, Romania * The ancient Greek name for the lower section of the Danube, Europe's second longest river * In Greek mythology, one of the river gods, descended from the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, associated with the Istros River (modern Danube). Culture * Istros Books, a London-based publisher of books from the Balkans The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug ...

Istros The Callimachean
Istros the Callimachean () was a Greek writer, probably from Paphos. He was a pupil of Callimachus, and active in the Library of Alexandria.'' BNJ''Biographical Essay 334 Seventy-seven fragments of his writings remain, mostly from his four-volume ''Attica'', which discussed the cult, religion, and institutions of Attica in its mythical past, based largely on '' Atthides''. According to the ''Suda'', a 10th-century encyclopedia, he wrote both prose and verse.''Suda'' On Lineι 706/ref> Works Istros' works exist only in fragments (''FGrHist ''Die Fragmente der griechischen Historiker'', commonly abbreviated ''FGrHist'' or ''FGrH'' (''Fragments of the Greek Historians''), is a collection by Felix Jacoby of the works of those ancient Greek historians whose works have been lost, but o ...'' 334). Among his attested works are: * Attika (Ἀττικά) * Atakta (Ἄτακτα) * Attikai lexeis (Ἀττικαὶ λέξεις) * Argolika (Ἀργολικά) * Eliaka (Ἠλιακά) ...
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Istros (island)
Gyali ( "glass", also spelled Giali or Yali, pronounced ) is a Greek volcanic island in the Dodecanese, located halfway between the south coast of Kos (Kardamaina) and Nisyros. It consists of rhyolitic obsidian lava domes and pumice deposits (which are mined in huge quantities). No historical eruptions are known, but the most recent pumice eruptions overlie soils containing pottery and obsidian artifacts from the Neolithic period (10,000–4,500 BC). The island has two distinct segments, with the northeastern part almost entirely made of obsidian and the southwestern part of pumice. These are connected by a narrow isthmus and beach made of modern reef sediments. Anciently, the island was known as Istros (). Geography The island is long and between and across. It has a cave. Parts of the island undergoing pumice strip mining are barren of vegetation. The 2001 census reported a resident population of 10 people. Administratively, it is part of the municipality of Nisyros ...
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Histria (ancient City)
Histria or Istros () was founded as a Ancient Greece, Greek Colonies in antiquity#Greek colonies, colony or ''polis'' (πόλις, city) on the western coast of the Black Sea near the mouth of the Danube (known as Ister in Ancient Greek) whose banks are today about 70 km away. In antiquity, it also bore the names Istropolis, Istriopolis, and Histriopolis (Ἰστρόπολις, Ἰστρία πόλις) or simply Istros/Histros (Ἴστρος). It is near the modern town of Istria, Constanța, Istria. It may be considered the first urban settlement on today's Romanian territory, founded by Miletus, Milesian settlers in the 7th century BC and inhabited for at least 1,200 years. Earlier settlements related to the Cucuteni–Trypillia culture precede the settlement at Histria by several millennia, however lack key aspects which characterize urbanization in the concept of Polis and in our modern world. Therefore, it may be most accurate to categorize the Cucuteni-Trypillia settlemen ...
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Danube
The Danube ( ; see also #Names and etymology, other names) is the List of rivers of Europe#Longest rivers, second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest south into the Black Sea. A large and historically important river, it was once a frontier of the Roman Empire. In the 21st century, it connects ten European countries, running through their territories or marking a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , passing through or bordering Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Ukraine. Among the many List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river are four national capitals: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade. Its drainage basin amounts to and extends into nine more countries. The Danube's longest headstream, the Breg (river), Breg, rises in Furtwangen im Schwarzwald, while the river carries its name from its ...
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River Gods (Greek Mythology)
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, rivers () were often personified as deities, and in a number of ancient Greek cities river gods were the subject of local worship. In Hesiod's ''Theogony'', the river gods are the offspring of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, and the brothers of the Oceanids. In Greek mythology, river deities – such as Inachus, Scamander, and Peneus – are often progenitors of local genealogical lines. In the ''Iliad'', there are references to sacrifices being made to river deities, including the sacrifice of ephebes' hair. During military campaigns into foreign territory, there is evidence of sacrifices having been made to rivers upon their crossing. River deities could also be invoked as witnesses to an oath. Depictions of river deities in ancient Greek art often combine anthropomorphic features with bull-like elements such as horns. Mythology The river gods were the 3000 sons of the great earth-encircling river Oceanus and his wife Tethy ...
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Istros Books
Istros books is a London-based independent publisher of writers from South-East Europe and the Balkans, in English translation. It was set up in 2011 by Susan Curtis. Publications Notable publications include: *''Doppelgänger'' by Daša Drndić (Croatia), translated by Celia Hawkesworth & S.D. Curtis, 2018. *'' Seven Terrors'' by Selvedin Avdić (Bosnia), translated by Coral Petkovich Shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize (2019): *'' Diary of a Short-Sighted Adolescent'' (2016) and '' Gaudeamus'' (2018) by Mircea Eliade (Romania), translated by Christopher Moncrieff and Christopher Bartholomew. *''Exile'' by Çiler İlhan (Turkey), translated by Aysegul Tososer Artes, winner of the European Prize for Literature, 2011. *''The Son'' by Andrej Nikolaidis (Montenegro), translated by Will Firth, 2013. The original work was a winner of the European Prize for Literature, 2011. *''Life Begins on Friday'' by Ioana Pârvulescu (Romania), translated by Alistair Ian Bly ...
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