Palaestinus
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Palaestinus was in Greek mythology
a son of Poseidon
and father of Haliacmon
. From grief at the death of his son, Palaestinus threw himself into the river, which was called after him Palaestinus, and subsequently Strymon.
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
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...
and father of Haliacmon
Haliacmon (mythology)
Haliacmon was in Greek mythology a son of Oceanus and Thetys. He was a minor river god in his own right, of the eponymous Haliacmon in Macedonia. In other mythological traditions he was the son of Palaestinus and grandson of Poseidon....
. From grief at the death of his son, Palaestinus threw himself into the river, which was called after him Palaestinus, and subsequently Strymon.