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Macistus
Macistus
or
makistos
is a term
derived
from
Doric Greek
meaning
tallest
or
greatest
.
Makistios was an
epithet
of
Heracles
, who had a
temple
in the
neighbourhood
of
the town
of Macistus in
Triphylia
,
Elis
.
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.
