Cleito (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Cleito (Ancient Greek: Κλειτὼ means "renowned, famous") may refer to the following:
- Cleito, an Atlantian, daughter of the autochthon Evenor and Leucippe. When this damsel reached a marriageable age, both of her parents died and the sea-god Poseidon who fell in love with Cleito wedded her. They had five pairs of twins, namely: and Eumelus (), Ampheres and Evaemon, Mneseus and Autochthon, Elasippus and Mestor, and lastly, Azaes and Diaprepes.[1]
- Cleito, mother of , one of the Trojan warriors who was killed by the Achaean leader Eurypylus during the siege of Troy.[2]
Notes[]
- ^ Plato, Critias 113d ff.
- ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica 11.67
References[]
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy translated by Way. A. S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 19. London: William Heinemann, 1913. Online version at theio.com
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy. Arthur S. Way. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1913. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Plato, Critias in Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vol. 9 translated by W.R.M. Lamb. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1925. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available at the same website.
Categories:
- Set indices on Greek mythology
- Characters in Greek mythology
- Women of Poseidon
- Atlanteans
- Atlantis