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The Strymon
Strymon
A river of Thrace; by its desert bank Orpheus mourns seven months, and its cranes are a sign of weather.
Reading notes
- The Aeneid §10.266 Strymonian
The Strymon of Thrace; its cranes give the simile for the Trojans' war-cry.
- The Aeneid §11.580 Strymonian crane
The Strymon of Thrace; the child Camilla shot down its cranes.
- The Georgics §4.508 Strymon
The Thracian river by whose desert bank Orpheus mourns for seven months.