Polygonus (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Polygonus (Ancient Greek: Πολύγονον means "prolific") was the Thracian son of the sea god Proteus[1] by his sister-wife Torone of Phlegra,[2][3] daughter of Poseidon and Phoenice.[4] He was the brother of Telegonus. Due to the brothers' "stranger-slaying wrestling", Proteus prayed to his father Poseidon to carry him back to Egypt away from them. Under the command of Hera, Polygonus and Telegonus challenged the hero Heracles to wrestle but lost their lives in the battle.[5] Polygonus was also called Tmolus in some accounts.[6][7]

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  1. ^ Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.5.9
  2. ^ Lycophron, Alexandra 116
  3. ^ Tzetzes on Lycophron, Alexandra 115
  4. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Torōnē
  5. ^ Tzetzes, Chiliades 2.320
  6. ^ Tzetzes, Chiliades 2.321
  7. ^ Tzetzes on Lycophron, Alexandra 124

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