Ergiske
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Ergiske was an ancient Greek
city in Thrace
, located in the region of the Propontis. According to Suida, the name is after Ergiscus (Ἐργίσκος), a son of Poseidon
through the naiad Aba
(Ἄβα).
The site is now occupied in part by the Çatalca
(a rural district of Istanbul
).
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
city in Thrace
Thrace
Thrace is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. As a geographical concept, Thrace designates a region bounded by the Balkan Mountains on the north, Rhodope Mountains and the Aegean Sea on the south, and by the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara on the east...
, located in the region of the Propontis. According to Suida, the name is after Ergiscus (Ἐργίσκος), a son of Poseidon
Poseidon
Poseidon was the god of the sea, and, as "Earth-Shaker," of the earthquakes in Greek mythology. The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was adopted in Latin for Neptune in Roman mythology: both were sea gods analogous to Poseidon...
through the naiad Aba
Aba (nymph)
In Greek mythology, Aba was the Naiad nymph of the springs, wells or fountains in the town of Ergiske in Kikonia, Thrace. By Poseidon, she was the mother of the town's eponymous founder, Ergiskos.She is presumed to be a daughter of the river Hebros....
(Ἄβα).
The site is now occupied in part by the Çatalca
Çatalca
Çatalca is a city and a rural district in Istanbul, Turkey. It is in Thrace, on the ridge between the Marmara and the Black Sea. Most people living in Çatalca are either farmers or those visiting vacation homes. Many families from Istanbul come to Çatalca during weekends to hike in the forests or...
(a rural district of Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
).