In Greek mythology, the name Cydon ( Ancient Greek: Κύδων) may refer to:
- Cydon of Crete, eponym of Cydonia. According to one version, he was a son of Tegeates and possibly, Maera, daughter of the Titan Atlas. He was the brother of Leimon, Schephrus, Gortys and Archedius: the three brothers were said to have migrated to Crete from Arcadia. [1] Alternately, Cydon was a native of Crete, son of Acacallis by Hermes [2] or Apollo. [3] He is probably the same as Cydon, the father of Eulimene. [4]
- Cydon of
Thebes, name shared by three defenders of Thebes in the war of the
Seven against Thebes:
- One of the fifty warriors who laid an ambush against Tydeus and were killed by him. [5]
- Son of Abas, was killed by Parthenopaeus. [6]
- Another Theban, killed by Hippomedon. [7]
- Cydon of Lemnos, half-brother of Hypsipyle. Was slain by Myrmidone the night all Lemnian men were killed by their women. [8]
- Cydon, an ally of Turnus, lover of Clytius. Clytius fell in the battle against Aeneas. [9]
- Cydon, one of the horses of Hippodamus. [10]
Notes
- ^ Pausanias, 8.53.4
- ^ Pausanias, 8.53; Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 4.1492
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Kydonia
- ^ Parthenius, Erotica Pathemata 35
- ^ Statius, Thebaid 2.623
- ^ Statius, Thebaid 9.759
- ^ Statius, Thebaid 9.127
- ^ Statius, Thebaid 5.220
- ^ Virgil, Aeneid 10.324 ff.
- ^ Statius, Thebaid 6.465
References
- Parthenius, Love Romances translated by Sir Stephen Gaselee (1882-1943), S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 69. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. 1916. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Parthenius, Erotici Scriptores Graeci, Vol. 1. Rudolf Hercher. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1858. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Vergilius Maro, Aeneid. Theodore C. Williams. trans. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1910. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Vergilius Maro, Bucolics, Aeneid, and Georgics. J. B. Greenough. Boston. Ginn & Co. 1900. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.
In Greek mythology, the name Cydon ( Ancient Greek: Κύδων) may refer to:
- Cydon of Crete, eponym of Cydonia. According to one version, he was a son of Tegeates and possibly, Maera, daughter of the Titan Atlas. He was the brother of Leimon, Schephrus, Gortys and Archedius: the three brothers were said to have migrated to Crete from Arcadia. [1] Alternately, Cydon was a native of Crete, son of Acacallis by Hermes [2] or Apollo. [3] He is probably the same as Cydon, the father of Eulimene. [4]
- Cydon of
Thebes, name shared by three defenders of Thebes in the war of the
Seven against Thebes:
- One of the fifty warriors who laid an ambush against Tydeus and were killed by him. [5]
- Son of Abas, was killed by Parthenopaeus. [6]
- Another Theban, killed by Hippomedon. [7]
- Cydon of Lemnos, half-brother of Hypsipyle. Was slain by Myrmidone the night all Lemnian men were killed by their women. [8]
- Cydon, an ally of Turnus, lover of Clytius. Clytius fell in the battle against Aeneas. [9]
- Cydon, one of the horses of Hippodamus. [10]
Notes
- ^ Pausanias, 8.53.4
- ^ Pausanias, 8.53; Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 4.1492
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Kydonia
- ^ Parthenius, Erotica Pathemata 35
- ^ Statius, Thebaid 2.623
- ^ Statius, Thebaid 9.759
- ^ Statius, Thebaid 9.127
- ^ Statius, Thebaid 5.220
- ^ Virgil, Aeneid 10.324 ff.
- ^ Statius, Thebaid 6.465
References
- Parthenius, Love Romances translated by Sir Stephen Gaselee (1882-1943), S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 69. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. 1916. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Parthenius, Erotici Scriptores Graeci, Vol. 1. Rudolf Hercher. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1858. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Vergilius Maro, Aeneid. Theodore C. Williams. trans. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1910. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Vergilius Maro, Bucolics, Aeneid, and Georgics. J. B. Greenough. Boston. Ginn & Co. 1900. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.