Biston

Biston
Ancestor of the Bistones
Genealogy
ParentsAres and Callirhoe or Calliope
SiblingsEdonus, Odomas

In Greek mythology, Biston (/ˈbɪstən/ BIST-ən; Ancient Greek: Βίστων or Βιστών) was the son of Ares and Callirrhoe,[1] daughter of river-god Nestus. His two brothers were Odomas and Edonus (eponyms of two Thracian tribes, the Odomanti and the Edoni).[2] Alternately, he was called son of Paeon and grandson of Ares. In some accounts, he was the son of either the Muses Terpsichorus[3] or Calliope.

  1. ^ Smith, The Rev. T.; Lempriere, D. D. (1833). A Classical Dictionary. London: T. Allman, 42, Holborn Hill. p. 119. ark:/13960/t6154g56x.
  2. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium s.v. Bistonia
  3. ^ Etymologicum Magnum, 197. 59 s. v. Bistoniē