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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Kalydnos''' ([[Ancient Greek]]: Κάλυδνος, Latinized as '''Calydnus''') was a son of [[Uranus (mythology)|Uranus]] and the first king of [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]], after whom the city was thought to have been called Calydna.<ref name="Stephanus">[[Stephanus of Byzantium]], s.v. ''Kalydna''</ref> 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 [[Ogyges|Ogygus]].<ref>[[Tzetzes]] on [[Lycophron]], 1206 & 1209</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=[[Simon Hornblower|Hornblower, Simon]]|title=Lykophron, Alexandra: Greek Text, Translation, Commentary, and Introduction|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2015|location=Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom|pages=433}}</ref> |
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A certain Calydnus was also the mythical [[eponym]] of the island Calydna near [[Troy]].<ref |
A certain Calydnus was also the mythical [[eponym]] of the island Calydna near [[Troy]].<ref>Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. ''Kalydna;'' Tzetzes on Lycophron, 25</ref> |
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* [[Simon Hornblower|Hornblower, Simon]], ''Lykophron, Alexandra: Greek Text, Translation, Commentary, and Introduction.'' Oxford University Press. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom. 2015. {{ISBN|978-0-19-957670-8|978-0-19-881064-3}} |
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* [[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. [https://topostext.org/work/241 Online version at the Topos Text Project.] |
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Latest revision as of 20:59, 3 September 2024
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]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Kalydna
- ^ Tzetzes on Lycophron, 1206 & 1209
- ^ Hornblower, Simon (2015). Lykophron, Alexandra: Greek Text, Translation, Commentary, and Introduction. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. p. 433.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Kalydna; Tzetzes on Lycophron, 25
References
[edit]- Hornblower, Simon, Lykophron, Alexandra: Greek Text, Translation, Commentary, and Introduction. Oxford University Press. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom. 2015. ISBN 978-0-19-957670-8, 978-0-19-881064-3
- 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.
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