Κάϋστρος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Probably a Luwian name. Folk etymology (possibly Strabo) described Cayster as the son of Achilles and Penthesilea, with possible influence from κύκνος (kúknos, swan), of which many were found in its valleys.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Κάϋστρος (Káüstrosm (genitive Κᾰΰστρου); second declension

  1. Cayster river; Küçük Menderes, Turkey

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: Cayster
  • Greek: Κάυστρος (Káystros)
  • Latin: Cayster

References

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  • A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, p. 898
  • The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World, p. 303
  • Man and the Word: The Orations of Himerius, p. 55

Further reading

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  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,005