Macistus
Macistus or makistos is a term derived from Doric Greek meaning tallest or greatest.[1]
- Makistios was an epithet of Heracles, who had a temple in the neighbourhood of the town of Macistus in Triphylia, Elis (Peloponnese).[2]
- Macistus was also a son of Athamas and brother of Phrixus, from whom the town of Macistus in Triphylia was believed to have derived its name.[3]
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