Cyzicus was a city in northern Mysia, situated on the coast of Sea of Marmara. It was named after the king of Doliones, who was accidentally killed by the Argonauts.
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Mysia was a large region on the northwestern coast of Asia Minor. Chromis and Ennomus the Auger were leaders of the Mysians in the Trojan War. Ennomus was among those Trojans and allies who were killed in a river, by Achilles. The principal cities...
Cilicia was a region in southeastern Asia Minor. Cilicia's neighbours included Lycia in the west while sharing its eastern border with Syria. Cilicia was named after Cilix, who was the son of Agenor of Sidon. Cilix was the brother of Cadmus and Eu...
Ismarus was a coastal city in southern Thrace, occupied by the Cicones, a Thracian tribe. Odysseus sacked Ismarus in one of his early adventures after the Fall of Troy.
Lycia was a region of southern Asia Minor, east of Caria. Several different tribes resided in Lycia; these included the Milyans or Solymi. The Cretans, under the leadership of Sarpedon, son of Zeus and Europa, settled in the coastal area of Lycia,...
Cos was one of the Dodecanese islands, west of the Carian city of Cnidus, Asia Minor. The people of Cos (Coans) were originally called the Merops after their king, Meropes. Heracles' ships were driven by a storm from Hera to the island of Cos. The...
Caria was a coastal region in southwestern Asia Minor, bordered by Lydia in the north and Lycia in the west. The Carians were probably related to the Lelegians. The most notable city in Caria was Miletus. The only myth I know concerning Caria or t...
Scyrus (Skyrus) was an Aegean island northeast of Euboea. Scyrus was famous because its king, Lycomedes, was host to the aging hero Theseus. Theseus either accidentally fell to his death, or Lycomedes murdered the hero by pushing him off a cliff. ...
Zacynthus was an island in the Ionian Sea, south of the islands of Cephallenia and Ithaca, and off the western coast of the region of Elis. I couldn't find any trace of mythological tales connected to Zacynthus.
Cyprus was a large island at the easternmost end of the Mediterranean Sea, south of Cilcia, Asia Minor, and west of Syria. Cyprus was one of the principal cult centres of Aphrodite. Cinyras and Pygmalion were their best-known kings. Two Greek lead...
Iolcus was a city on the shores of the Pagasaean Gulf, near the port-city of Pagasae. It is now called Volos. Cretheus, son of Aeolus, founded Iolcus. When he died, his eldest son Aeson (father of Jason) should have inherited the kingdom. Instead,...