Herodotus erroneously stated that the source was near the Hill of Graces, some two hundred and sixty kilometers inland.
Angered by the choice of Cleomenes as king of Sparta, Dorieus left the Peloponnese with a group of like-minded Spartans, with the aide of guides from Thera.
[7] At a later time, when Leptis Magna was part of the Roman Empire, springs in the Cinyps were the source of the water used in the Hadrianic baths.
[3] In Greek mythology, Guneus, one of the surviving combatants from the Trojan War, is said to have gone to Libya and settled near the Cinyps, although other traditions have him drowning at sea.
The cemetery consists of a series of box-shaped stone urns, with lids in the shape of a sloping roof, containing ashes and bones.