Palaestinus

Palaestinus (Ancient Greek: polytonic|Παλαιστῖνος) 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. [Plutarch, "De Fluv." 11] cite encyclopedia | last = Schmitz | first = Leonhard | authorlink = | title = Palaestinus | editor = William Smith | encyclopedia = Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology | volume = 2 | pages = 90 | publisher = Little, Brown and Company | location = Boston | year = 1867 | url = http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=moa;cc=moa;idno=acl3129.0003.001;q1=palaestinus;size=l;frm=frameset;seq=98]

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