Croton
Croton was a coastal city in Calabria, southern Italy. It was founded by Achaean Greeks around 710 BC.
There is no myth regarding Croton, but Philoctetes founded a town in Crimissa, near Croton, after the Trojan War. Philoctetes was the Greek leader of the contingents from Methone and Meliboea. Philoctetes was the owner of the bow of Heracles, and he used it to kill Paris. Philoctetes, at first, landed in Campania and fought a war against the Lucanians, before founding the town in Crimissa.
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Name
Croton, Κρότων;
Crotone (Italian).
Rulers
Philoctetes?
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