Byzas

Summary

Byzas is an eponymous hero^[1]. He draws 99 Wikipedia views per month (eponymous_hero category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Byzas's father was Poseidon^[3].
• Byzas's mother was Ceroessa^[4].
• Byzas was married to Phidalia^[5].
• Byzas's image is recorded as Coinage with Byzas 2nd 3rd century CE.jpg^[6].
• Byzas is recorded as male^[7].
• Byzas's instance of is recorded as eponymous hero^[8].
• Byzas's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[9].
• Byzas's Commons category is recorded as Byzas^[10].
• Byzas's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0qlr4^[11].
• Byzas's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0010275^[12].
• Byzas's depicted by is recorded as Statue of Vyzas, Megara city hall^[13].
• Byzas's depicted by is recorded as Statue of Vyzas, Megara^[14].
• Byzas's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[15].
• Byzas's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Byzas's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Byzas^[17].
• Byzas's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 2271^[18].
• Byzas's Hederich encyclopedia article is recorded as Byzas^[19].
• Byzas's significant place is recorded as Byzantium^[20].
• Byzas's ToposText person ID is recorded as 5523^[21].
• Byzas's McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID is recorded as B/byzas^[22].
• Byzas's Personality Database profile ID is recorded as 859409^[23].
• Byzas's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as bizant^[24].
• Byzas's Encyclopedia Mythica ID is recorded as b/byzas^[25].
• Byzas's Digital LIMC ID is recorded as WJdzRmXlQdGlH0mNERVnTQa^[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Byzas's father was Poseidon^[3]. His mother was Ceroessa^[4].

Personal Life

Among Byzas's spouses was Phidalia^[5].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Byzas include Byzantium^[27], an ancient city^[28], in Classical Athens^[29], founded in -0667^[30].

Why It Matters

Byzas draws 99 Wikipedia views per month (eponymous_hero category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for him include Byzantium^[27], an ancient city^[28], in Classical Athens^[29], founded in -0667^[30].

FAQs

Who were Byzas's parents?

Byzas's father was Poseidon^[3]. Byzas's mother was Ceroessa^[4].

Who was Byzas married to?

Byzas's spouses include Phidalia^[5].