Strymon
Britishnoun
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The Athenians, indignant, banished Thucydides for twenty years, and probably Eucles also—a just sentence, since they did not keep the bridge over the Strymon properly guarded, nor retained the Athenian squadron at Eion.
From Ancient States and Empires by John Lord
Not far from its mouth the Strymon forms a lake, into which the Angites runs; a stream of considerable size, its course lying westward of the Strymon.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Karl Otfried Müller
As the Axius falls into the sea in a gulf to the west, so does the Strymon join the sea to the east of the Chalcidian peninsula.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Karl Otfried Müller
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 Jacob Bryant
The Paeonians, who were settled on the Strymon and round Lake Prasias, assembled on their coast to await the attack.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Max Duncker
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