Bistonis
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Bistonis is a
Lake Bistonis, in Thrace, is referred to as being her lake, and that lake is described as having a population of nymphs:[1]
Tell all the nymphs by Bistonis’ clear lake,
The Orpheus of the Dorian isle is dead. |
Her name is similar to the name of a city in Thrace, Bistonia, said in ancient Greek mythology to have been built on the shores of that lake by Biston, who was the son of Ares and Callirrhoe.
References
- ^ THE MOURNING FOR BION.; TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK OF MOSCHUS.JAMES GILBORNE LYONS The Knickerbocker; or New York Monthly Magazine (1833-1862); Dec 1849; 34, 6; APS Online
- MYTHOLOGY.; BELLONA. VICTORY. THE STORY OF TEREUS.
The Family Magazine; or, Monthly Abstract of General Knowledge (1833-1841); Apr 1835; 2, APS Online pg. A103