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(Μύρκινος; Mýrkinos). Edonian settlement (Edones), later Greek polis, east of the lower Strymon; both its ancient and its modern name is M. (Str. 7a,1,33). In 513 BC, Darius [1] gave M. to Histiaeus [1] who expanded and fortified the town. After the collapse of the Ionian Revolt, Aristagoras [3] led more colonists to M.; after his death (497 BC), the Edonians regained M. (Hdt. 5,11; 124ff.; Thuc. 4,102,2). In 423 BC, after the death of the Edonian king Pittacus, M. fell to Brasidas (Thuc. 4,107,3). In 3…