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Tyrrhenus

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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in Greek mythology, was a son of Hercules and Omphale, or a son of Telephus and Hiera, and a brother of Tarchon; or a son of Atys and Callithea, and brother of Lydus. He is said to have introduced the use of the great sea-shell as a trumpet. He colonized that part of Italy named after him at the time of his flight from Maeonia because of starvation.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Tyrrhenus'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​t/tyrrhenus.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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