CYNUS(Κῦνος: Eth. Κύνιος, Κυναῖος), the principal sea-port of the Locri Opuntii, was situated on a cape at the northern extremity of the Opuntian gulf, opposite Aedepsus in Euboea, and at the distance of 60 stadia from Opus. (Strab. 9. p. 425; Paus. 10.1.2.) Livy gives an incorrect idea of the position of Cynus, when he describes it as situated on the coast, at the distance of a mile from Opus. (Liv. 28.6.) Cynus was an ancient town, being mentioned in the Homeric catalogue ( Il. 2.531), and reported to have been the residence of Deucalion and Pyrrha; the tomb of the latter was shown there. (Strab. l. c.) Its site is marked by a tower, called Paleópyrgo, and some Hellenic remains, about a mile to the south of the village of Livanátes(Comp. Strab. 1. p. 60, 9. p. 446, 13. p. 615; Mela, 2.3; Plin. Nat. 4.7. s. 12; Ptol. 3.15.10; Steph. B. s. v.). (Leake, Northern Greece, vol. 2. p. 174, seq.)