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has glosseng: Bistonis is the name of a nymph in Greek mythology who gave birth to a son of Ares, Tereus. Although she is mentioned in several surviving classical texts, she is the main subject of few or none. In at least one poem, written by Moschus in the 3rd century BCE, Lake Bistonis, in Thrace, is referred to as being her lake, and that lake is described as having a population of nymphs.(Reference: THE MOURNING FOR BION.; TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK OF MOSCHUS.JAMES GILBORNE LYONS The Knickerbocker; or New York Monthly Magazine (1833-1862); Dec 1849; 34, 6; APS Online:
lexicalizationeng: Bistonis
instance of(noun) (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"
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has glosscat: El Bistonis fou un llac de Tràcia al país dels Bistons (o Bistonis) dels que va prendre el nom. El llac tenia força pesca. L'emperador Arcadi va donar la quarta part del producte del llac al convent de Vatopedi al Mont Athos. El riu Cossinites desaiguava al llac.
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