CRESTO´NIA
CRESTO´NIA (
Κρηστωνική: Eth.
Κρηστωναῖος, Eth.
Κρηστωνιήτης: Adj.
Κρηστωνικός), a district of Macedonia, which adjoined Mygdonia to the N.; for the Echidorus, which flowed through Mygdonia into the gulf near the marsh of the Axius, had its sources in Crestonia. (
Hdt. 7.127.)
It was chiefly occupied by a remnant of Pelasgi, who spoke a different language from their neighbours. (
Hdt. 1.57; comp.
Thuc. 4.109.) In Thucydides (
2.99) the name should not be written
Γρηστωνία, but
Κρηστωνία. Crestonia contained the town of Creston or Crestone (
Κρήστων, Κρηστώνη, Steph. B. sub voce and Gallicum (
Kilkítj), a place situated 16 M. P. from Thessalonica, on the Roman road to Stobi (
Pent. Tab.). (Leake,
North. Greece. vol. iii. p. 440.)
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