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List of Gods : "town" - 85 records

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God name
"Aea"
Greek Was the nymph of a spring, well or fountain of the Black Sea town of Aia who was loved by the local river-god Phasis. Greek
Hero name
"Alabandus"
Greek A Carian hero, son of Euippus and Calirrhoe, whom the inhabitants of Alabanda worshipped as the founder of their town.

"Alagonia"
Greek A daughter of Zeus and Europa, from whom Alagonia, a town in Laconia, derived its name. Greek

"Amathes"
Greek A son of Heracles, from whom the town of Amathus in Cyprus was believed to have derived its name.

"Amathusia"
Greek A surname of Aphrodite, which is derived from the town of Amathus in Cyprus.
King name
"Amyclas"
Sparta A son of Lacedaemon and Sparta, and father of Hyacinthus by Diomede, the daughter of Lapithus. He was king of Laconia, and was regarded as the founder of the town of Amyclae.

"Araethyrea"
Greek A daughter of Aras, an autochthon who was believed to have built Arantea, the most ancient town in Phliasia. She had a brother called Aoris, and is said to have been fond of the chase and warlike pursuits. When she died, her brother called the country of Phliasia after her Araethyrea.

"Aricina"
Greek A surname of Artemis, derived from the town of Aricia in Latium, where she was worshipped. A tradition of that place related that Hippolytus, after being restored to life by Asclepius, came to Italy, ruled over Aricia, and dedicated a grove to Artemis. Greek

"Arne"
Metamorphoses 1. A daughter of Aeolus, from whom the Boeotian town Arne, afterwards called Chaeroneia, as well as the Thessalian Arne, were believed to have derived their name. 2. A woman who betrayed her native country for gold, and was therefore metamorphosed into a jackdaw. (Metamorphoses)

"Bargasus"
Greek A son of Heracles and Barge, from whom the town of Bargasa in Caria derived its name. Greek
Hero name
"Bura"
Greek A daughter of Ion, the ancestral hero of the Ionians, and Helice, from whom, the Achaean town of Bura derived its name.

"Buraicus"
Greek A surname of Heracles, derived from the Achaean town of Bura

"Buto"
Egypt An Egyptian divinity, whom the Greeks identified with their Leto, and who was worshipped principally in the town of Buto, which derived its name from her. Festivals were celebrated there in her honour, and there she had also an oracle which was in high esteem among the Egyptians. Egypt

"Calydon"
Greek A son of Aetolus and Pronoe, married to Aeolia, by whom he became the father of Epicaste and Protogeneia. He was regarded as the founder of the Aetolian town of Calydon. Greek

"Candybus"
Greek A son of Deucalion, from whom Candyba, a town in Lycia, was believed to have received its name. Greek

"Caryatis"
Greek A surname of Artemis, derived from the town of Caryae in Laconia. Greek
Nymph name
"Cirrha"
Greek A nymph from whom the town of Cirrha in Phocis was believed to have derived its name. Greek
Goddess name
"Cleone"
Greek Goddess of water. One of the daughters of Asopus, from whom the town of Cleonae in Peloponnesus was believed to have derived its name. Greek
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