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Car
(78 words)

(Κάρ; Kár).

[German version]

[1] Son of Phoroneus

Eponym of the fortress of Megara (originally Caria) (Paus. 1,39,5), son of  Phoroneus; founder of the Demeter Temple.

Zingg, Reto (Basle)

[German version]

[2] Son of Zeus and Crete

Eponym of  Carians in Asia Minor; brother of Lydus and Mysus (Hdt. 1,171; Str. 14,659). Son of Zeus and Crete (Ael. NA 12,30); founder of the city of  Alabanda, buried in Euangela (Steph. Byz. s.v. K.).

Zingg, Reto (Basle)

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Zingg, Reto (Basle), “Car”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 19 January 2021 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e608840>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510



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