A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

(Τίρυνς), according to Pausanias (2.25.7), a son of Argos, from whom the ancient city of Tinyns derived its name; according to Stephanus of Byzantium it derived its name from Tiryns, a daughter of Halus and sister of Amphitryon.

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