In
Greek legend,
Byzas (
Ancient Greek ???a?,
Modern Greek ???a?ta?) was the eponymous founder of
Byzantium (
Greek ?????t???), the city later known as
Constantinople and
Istanbul.
In Greek mythology, Byzas was a son of Poseidon by Keroessa.
Keroessa later bore a son to Poseidon, elder brother of Zeus and lord of all waters from the Pillars of Hercules to the Hellespont. This son, Byzas the Megarian, in time became the founder of Byzantium and named the Golden Horn (Greek ???s????a? (Khrysokeras or Chrysoceras) after his mother. Some sources say that Byzas was brought up by the naiad Byzia and married Phidaleia, daughter of King Barbyzos.
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