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Byzas

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[bahy-zuhs] / ˈbaɪ zəs /

noun

  1. a son of Poseidon and the eponymous founder of Byzantium.


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In a nutshell development of this land dates back to 3000 B.C. and, a bit later, a message from the Oracle at Delphi telling King Byzas where to build his Greek city.

From Washington Times Jun. 24, 2016

Constantinople was Greek in the beginning, founded away back, six hundred years or more b.c., and named Byzantium, after one Byzas, its founder.

From The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise by Paine, Albert Bigelow

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