Thrinacia

In Homer, a mythical island situated somewhere in the west. It was there that the herds of Helios grazed, tended by his daughters Lampetia and Phaethusa. Ancient tradition identifies Thrinacia with Sicily.

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References

Sources

  • Aken, Dr. A.R.A. van. (1961). Elseviers Mythologische Encyclopedie. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
  • Homer. Odyssey xi, 107; xii, 127, 135.