Strymon
Britishnoun
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When Macedonia was partitioned into four provincial divisions by Paulus Emilius, Thessalonica was the capital of that which lay between the Axius and the Strymon.
From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall
The river Strymon, in Thrace, was supposed to abound with swans, as much as the Eridanus; and the antient name of this river was Palaestinus.
From A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) by Bryant, Jacob
"On the banks of the River Strymon," they replied, "near the confines of Thrace."
From Darius the Great Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob
Even then her tender hand hurled childish darts, and whirled about her head the twisted thong of her sling, and struck down the crane from Strymon or the milk-white swan.
From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil
New-Pieria, reaches in this point to the Strymon.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried
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