Car (mythology)

Car (Greek: Καρ) is an ancient Greek name attributed to two individuals in Greek mythology. According to Pausanias, Car was the king of Megara and the son of Phoroneus (and Cerdo). The acropolis at Megara derived its name "Caria" from him. According to Herodotus, Car was the brother of Lydus and Mysus. He was regarded as the ancestral hero of the Carians. [Smith, p. 607. "CAR (Kap), a son of Phoroneus, and king of Megara, from whom the acropolis of this town de­ rived its name Caria. (Paus. i. 39. § 4, 40. § 5.) His tomb was shewn as late as the time of Pausa- nias, on the road from Megara to Corinth, (i. 44. § 9.) Another mythical personage of the name of Car, who was a brother of Lydus and Mysus, and was regarded as the ancestral hero of the Carians, is mentioned by Herodotus, (i. 171.) [L. S.] "]

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