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	Cychreus
		by Dr Alena Trckova-Flamee Ph.D. According to the myths Cychreus was the son of the god Poseidon and the nymph Salamis, the daughter of the river-god Asopus.
		Cychreus became a legendary king of the biggest island in the Saronic Gulf -- Salamis -- and he was worshiped there as a mysterious divine hero.
		Pausanias also mentioned the story about Cychreus, who was said to have appeared in the image of a serpent at the moment the Athenian fleet was engaged in battle with the Persians near the island of Salamis.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/c/cychreus.html (527 words)

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	Salamis Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The name Salamis is probably derived from Salam (chalam), meaning calm or peace, under which it was mentioned in Homer's writings.
		It also could have been named after Cychreus's mother (Cychreus was the first king of the island).
		Salamis island is known for the Battle of Salamis, and is said to be the birthplace of Ajax the great and Euripides, the latter's birth being popularly placed on the day the island's famous battle was won.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Salamis_Island (229 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 908 (v. 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		CYCHREUS or CENCHREUS (Kuxperfs), a son of Poseidon and Salamis, became king of the island of Salamis, which was called after him Cychreia, and which he delivered from a dragon.
		72.) According to other traditions, Cychreus himself was called a dragon on account of his savage nature, and was expelled from Salamis by Eurylochus; but he was received by Demeter at Eleusis, and appointed a priest to her temple.
		Ku^peTos.) Others again said that Cychreus had brought up a dragon, which was expelled by Eurylochus.
	ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/0917.html (1009 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		According to myth, Poseidon fell in love with Salamina and she gave birth to Cychreus the first king of Salamis who was half man half fish.
		The next king of Salamis was Telamon, who married the daughter of Cychreus, Glauce.
		After her death he married Erivia or Periboea and the legendary Aias (Ajax) was born, who was the leader of the Salaminian and Megarian army at the Trojan war.
	www.pireasweb.gr /islands/s_history.htm (597 words)

	telamon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		After killing their half-brother, Phocus, Telamon and Peleus had to leave Aegina.
		King Cychreus of Salamis welcomed Telamon and befriended him.
		Telamon married Periboea, who gave birth to Ajax.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Telamon.html (312 words)

	Geographia: Islands
		Salamis was an island in the Saronic Gulf, which became part of Attica in classical time.
		Cychreus was the first king of the island, who had named the island after his mother.
		Telamon was exiled by his father, from his home in Aegina.
	www.timelessmyths.com /classical/islands.html (3721 words)

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