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Derived from Thracian #búzas# "he-goat, buck" (similar to Indo-European #bhugo# "buck" and Greek #bous# "ox, cow"); since Thracian was not a Hellenic language, one could probably call Byzas a hellenization of sorts. According to legend, this was the name of the founder of the city Byzantion (better known under its latinized form #Byzantium#); the city's name is derived from his name (from #byzantos#, the genitive case of his name). Also, in Greek mythology, this was the name of the son of Poseidon and Keroessa.