Calaurus

In Greek mythology, Calaurus (Ancient Greek: Καλαύρος) was the eponym of the island of Kalaureia near Troezen. He was the son of Poseidon.[1]

Note

Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Kalaureia

Reference

Καλαύρεια, νησίδιον πρὸς τῇ Κρήτῃ, [κύκλον ἔχουσα] ὅσον τριάκοντα σταδίων, ἀπὸ Καλαύρου τοῦ Ποσειδῶνος. ἐκαλεῖτο καὶ Εἰρήνη, ὁ πολίτης Καλαυρείτης.

Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.

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