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

(Γράνικος), a river god of Mysia, is described by Hesiod (Hes. Th. 342) as a son of Oceanus and Thetys. But according to Stephanus Byzantinus (s. v. Γραικός), the name Granicus was derived by some from Graecus, the son of Thessalus.

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