Thasus

Thasus
Eponym of Thasos
Member of the Phoenician Royal Family
AbodePhoenicia
Genealogy
Parents(a) Poseidon
(b) Agenor
(c) Phoenix
(d) Cilix
Siblings(b) Europa, Cilix and Phoenix
(c) Europa and Cadmus
(d) Thebe

In Greek mythology, Thasus or Thasos (/ˈθeɪsəs/ or /ˈθeɪzəs/; Ancient Greek: Θάσος) was a son of Poseidon (or, in other versions, Agenor, Phoenix or Cilix). In the stories, he was a Phoenician prince and one of those who set out from Phoenicia in search of Europa (Thasus' sister). His brother, Cadmus, gave him a part of the army and left him on an island (i.e. Thasos) where he "founded" the eponymous town of Thasos.

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