Byzas

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Byzas is the legendary Greek founder of the ancient city of Byzantium, later known as Constantinople and Istanbul.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek person
legendary founder
mythological figure
associatedLegend oracle at Delphi guiding the foundation of Byzantium
associatedWith Byzantium
Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople

Istanbul
countryOfCitizenship Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
culture Megarian Greek
ethnicGroup Greek
father Poseidon
foundedOn European shore of the Bosporus
founderOf Byzantium
grandfather Io
Zeus
ledColonyFrom Megara
ledColonyTo Byzantium
legendaryStatus semi-legendary founder
mentionedIn later Greek historiography
mother Keroessa
mythology Greek mythology
nameGivesRiseTo Byzantium
narrativeRole eponymous hero of Byzantium
notableFor founding Byzantium
occupation city founder
originatesFrom Megara
placeOfActivity Sea of Marmara
surface form: Propontis

Bosporus
surface form: Thracian Bosporus
spouse Phidaleia
daughter of King Thrace
timePeriod Archaic Greece

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Byzantium namedAfter Byzas