Dotis of Thessaly
In Greek mythology, Dotis (Ancient Greek: Δωτίδος) was the son of Asterius and (herself daughter of Phthius). According to Pherecydes (c. 450 BC), he was the eponym of the city () in Thessaly. Alternate mythical eponyms were , daughter of Elatus, and Dotus, son of either Pelasgus or Neonus the son of Hellen.[1]
Note[]
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Dōtion
References[]
- Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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