[Greek] The son of Poseidon. He traveled from the Peloponnesus to southern Italy where he founded Tarentum (Greek: Taras, the current Taranto). According to others, the city was founded by Heracles (Virgil III, 551).
TARAS
Meaning of TARAS in English
Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary. Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии. 2012