Cynus

(Κῦνος), a son of Opus, and father of Hodoedocus and Larymna, from whom Cynus in Locris derived its name. (Paus. 9.23.4; Eustath. ad Hom. p. 277.) [L.S]

CYNUS (Κῦνος: Eth. Κύνιος, Κυναῖος), the principal sea-port of the Locri Opuntii, was situated on a cape at the northern extremity of the Opuntian gulf, opposite Aedepsus in Euboea, and at the distance of 60 stadia from Opus. (Strab. 9. p. 425; Paus. 10.1.2.) Livy gives an incorrect idea of the position of Cynus, when he describes it as situated on the coast, at the distance of a mile from Opus. (Liv. 28.6.) Cynus was an ancient town, being mentioned in the Homeric catalogue (Il. 2.531), and reported to have been the residence of Deucalion and Pyrrha; the tomb of the latter was shown there. (Strab. l. c.) Its site is marked by a tower, called Paleópyrgo, and some Hellenic remains, about a mile to the south of the village of Livanátes (Comp. Strab. 1. p. 60, 9. p. 446, 13. p. 615; Mela, 2.3; Plin. Nat. 4.7. s. 12; Ptol. 3.15.10; Steph. B. s. v.). (Leake, Northern Greece, vol. 2. p. 174, seq.)

(Κῦνος). The chief seaport in the territory of the Locri Opuntii. According to some ancient traditions, it had long been the residence of Deucalion and Pyrrha; the latter was even said to have been interred here (Strab.ix. p. 425).

• Paus. 9.23.7

• Paus. 10.1.2