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{{Short description|Biographical record for Lydus, a legendary king of Lydia}} |
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{{About|the legendary king of Lydia||Lydus (disambiguation)}} |
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'''Lydus''' ([[Ancient Greek]]: Λυδός), a son of Atys and Callithea, grandson of [[Manes of Lydia|Manes]], and brother of Tyrrhenus or Torybus, is a legendary figure of the 2nd millennium BC who is attested by [[Herodotus]] to have been an early king of [[Lydia]], then probably known as [[Maeonia]]. According to Herodotus, the country of Lydia and its [[Lydians|people]] were afterwards named for Lydus, their mythical ancestor. |
'''Lydus''' ([[Ancient Greek]]: Λυδός), a son of [[Atys of Lydia|Atys]] and Callithea, grandson of [[Manes of Lydia|Manes]], and brother of [[Tyrrhenus]] or Torybus, is a legendary figure of the 2nd millennium BC who is attested by [[Herodotus]] to have been an early king of [[Lydia]], then probably known as [[Maeonia]]. According to Herodotus, the country of Lydia and its [[Lydians|people]] were afterwards named for Lydus, their mythical ancestor. |
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== Sources == |
== Sources == |
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* Herodotus, I. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Hdt.%201.7&lang=original 7], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Hdt.%201.94&lang=original 94]. |
* Herodotus, I. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Hdt.%201.7&lang=original 7], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Hdt.%201.94&lang=original 94]. |
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* [[Dionysius of Halicarnassus]], I. 27, &c. |
* [[Dionysius of Halicarnassus]], I. 27, &c. |
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* [[Strabo]], v. p.219. |
* [[Strabo]], v. p. 219. |
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== Bibliography == |
== Bibliography == |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of kings of Lydia]] |
* [[List of kings of Lydia]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:04, 26 August 2024
Lydus (Ancient Greek: Λυδός), a son of Atys and Callithea, grandson of Manes, and brother of Tyrrhenus or Torybus, is a legendary figure of the 2nd millennium BC who is attested by Herodotus to have been an early king of Lydia, then probably known as Maeonia. According to Herodotus, the country of Lydia and its people were afterwards named for Lydus, their mythical ancestor.
Sources
[edit]- Herodotus, I. 7, 94.
- Dionysius of Halicarnassus, I. 27, &c.
- Strabo, v. p. 219.
Bibliography
[edit]- "Lydus (1)", William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 2. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1867.
See also
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