(Κεστρῖνος; Kestrînos). Eponym of the Greek region of Cestrine, previously Cammania, in southern Thesprotia opposite the island of Cercyra (Steph. Byz. s.v. Καμμανία). C. is the son of Helenus [1] and Andromache; after the death of Helenus, Molossus, the son of Neoptolemus and Andromache, took power in Thesprotia, as a result of which C. emigrated to Cammania; as the new ruler he gave it its name (Paus. 1,11,1f.; 2,23,6).
Cestrinus(76 words)
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Visser, Edzard (Basle), “Cestrinus”, 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 07 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e613400>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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