In Greek mythology , Thasus or Thasos ( or ; Ancient Greek : Θάσος) was a son of Poseidon [ 1] (or, in other versions, Agenor ,[ 2] Phoenix [ 3] or Cilix [ 4] ). In the stories, he was a Phoenician prince and one of those who set out from Phoenicia in search of Europa (Thasus' sister[ 3] ). His brother, Cadmus, gave him a part of the army and left him on an island (i.e. Thasos ) where he "founded" the eponymous town of Thasos .[ 5]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Smith, William , ed. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology .