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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Kalydnos''' (Greek: Κάλυδνος, latinized as '''Calydnus''') was a son of [[Uranus (mythology)|Uranus]] and the first king of [[Ancient Thebes (Boeotia)|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 [[Ogygus]].<ref>[[Tzetzes]] on [[Lycophron]], 1206 & 1209</ref> |
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A certain Calydnus was also the mythical [[eponym]] of the island Calydna near [[Troy]].<ref name="Stephanus" /><ref>Tzetzes on Lycophron, 25</ref> |
A certain Calydnus was also the mythical [[eponym]] of the island Calydna near [[Troy]].<ref name="Stephanus" /><ref>Tzetzes on Lycophron, 25</ref> |
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In Greek mythology, Kalydnos (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]
A certain Calydnus was also the mythical eponym of the island Calydna near Troy.[1][3]
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