In Greek mythology, Kalydnos ( Ancient Greek: Κάλυδνος, Latinized as Calydnus) was a son of Uranus and the first king of Thebes, after whom the city was thought to have been called Calydna. [1] He was believed to have built the first fortifications of the city, which was why Thebes were sometimes referred to as the "citadel of Calydnus". Calydnus was succeeded by Ogygus. [2] [3]
A certain Calydnus was also the mythical eponym of the island Calydna near Troy. [4]
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In Greek mythology, Kalydnos ( Ancient Greek: Κάλυδνος, Latinized as Calydnus) was a son of Uranus and the first king of Thebes, after whom the city was thought to have been called Calydna. [1] He was believed to have built the first fortifications of the city, which was why Thebes were sometimes referred to as the "citadel of Calydnus". Calydnus was succeeded by Ogygus. [2] [3]
A certain Calydnus was also the mythical eponym of the island Calydna near Troy. [4]
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