Cissus (Mygdonia)

Cissus or Kissos (Ancient Greek: Κισσός)[1] was a town[2] of Amphaxitis,[3] Macedon, not far from Rhaecelus, which appears to have been the name of the promontory where Aeneas legendarily founded his city.

[4] Cissus, along with Aeneia and Chalastra, contributed to the aggrandizement of Thessalonica (315 BC).

[5] Cissus was the birthplace of Cisseus, a Thracian chief mentioned by Homer.

[6] There was also a mountain of the same name nearby, now called Mount Chortiatis,[1] on which were found the lion, ounce, lynx, panther, and bear.

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