Palaestinus

Palaestinus (Ancient Greek: Παλαιστῖνος) was in Greek mythology a son of Poseidon and father of Haliacmon. From grief at the death of his son, Palaestinus threw himself into the river, which was called after him Palaestinus, and subsequently Strymon.[1]

References

  1. Plutarch, De Fluv. 11

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Leonhard Schmitz, Leonhard (1870). "Palaestinus". In Smith, William. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology 2. p. 90. 

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