Grastus is the son of
Mygdon In Greek mythology, Mygdon ( Ancient Thracia: Μύγδων) may refer to the following personages:
* Mygdon, son of Ares and Callirhoe, eponymous of Mygdones
* Mygdon (brother of Amycus), killed by Heracles, son of Poseidon.
* Mygdon of Phrygia ...
. He is considered founder of the
Crestonia
Crestonia (or Crestonice) () was an ancient region immediately north of Mygdonia. The Echeidorus river, which flowed through Mygdonia into the Thermaic Gulf, had its source in Crestonia. It was partly occupied by a remnant of the Pelasgi, who spo ...
region and father of
Tirse. The town of
Tirsae was named after her and other girls, who gave rise to the name of a Macedonian city
Parthenopolis (City of Virgins).
References
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Stephanus of Byzantium
Stephanus or Stephen of Byzantium (; , ''Stéphanos Byzántios''; centuryAD) was a Byzantine grammarian and the author of an important geographical dictionary entitled ''Ethnica'' (). Only meagre fragments of the dictionary survive, but the epit ...
s.v. Grestonia
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Mythological Thracians
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