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Pinarus (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Pinarus (Ancient Greek: Πίναρός Pinaros) was the eponymous founder of the Lycian city of Pinara.

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Pinarus was the son of Tremilus who named after himself the land he settled, Tremile, which later became Lycia.[1] His mother was the nymph Praxidice, daughter of Ogygus, and he was the brother to Tloos, Cragus[2] and Xanthus.[3]

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  1. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Tremilē (quoting a poem by Panyassis)
  2. ^ Tituli Asiae Minoris 2.174, A.16–B2 (Greek text)
  3. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Tlōs

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