Clytus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Clytus (Ancient Greek: Κλύτος) is a name that may refer to:
- Clytus, a Trojan soldier who killed three Greeks in the Trojan War.[1]
- Clytus, a warrior killed by Perseus in the battle against Phineus.[2]
- Clytus, a son of Aegyptus who was killed by the Danaid Autodice.[3]
- Clytus, a son of Temenus and his successor as king of Argos.[4]
- Clytus, a son of the Athenian Pallas, who, together with his brother Butes, is sent alongside Cephalus to Aeacus to ask for assistance against Minos.[5]
Notes[]
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 115.
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses, 5. 87
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae, 170
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae, 124
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses, 7. 500
References[]
- Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Categories:
- Set indices on Greek mythology
- Trojans
- Characters in Greek mythology
- Mythology of Argos