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Lydus (Ancient Greek: Λυδός) 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. He was the son of Atys and the grandson of Manes. Traditionally, the country of Lydia and its people were afterwards named after Lydus.^[1]

References

^ Herodotus & de Sélincourt 1954, p. 43

Sources

Herodotus (1975) [first published 1954]. Burn, A. R.; de Sélincourt, Aubrey (eds.). The Histories. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-051260-8. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

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-'''Lydus''' ({{lang-el|Λυδός}}) 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]]. He was the son of [[Atys of Lydia|Atys]] and the grandson of [[Manes of Lydia|Manes]]. Traditionally, the country of Lydia and its [[Lydians|people]] were afterwards named after Lydus.<ref name="H43">{{harvnb | Herodotus | de Sélincourt | 1954 | p=43}}</ref>
+'''Lydus''' ([[Ancient Greek]]: Λυδός) 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]]. He was the son of [[Atys of Lydia|Atys]] and the grandson of [[Manes of Lydia|Manes]]. Traditionally, the country of Lydia and its [[Lydians|people]] were afterwards named after Lydus.<ref name="H43">{{harvnb | Herodotus | de Sélincourt | 1954 | p=43}}</ref>
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