Grastus

Grastus is the son of Mygdon. He is considered founder of the Crestonia region and father of Tirse. The town of Tirsae was named after her and other girls, who gave rise to the name of a Macedonian city Parthenopolis (City of Virgins).

References

Stephanus of Byzantium s.v. Grestonia
Hammond, N. G. L (1972). A History of Macedonia: Historical geography and prehistory. 1. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 181, 183. ISBN 0198142943. OCLC 39023774.

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