Aethalides (mythology) explained

In Greek mythology, Aethalides (/ɪˈθælɪdiːz, iːˈθælɪdiːz/; Ancient Greek: Αἰθαλίδης) was the name shared by two personages:

• Aethalides, one of the Tyrrhenian sailors who tried to delude Dionysus. He was turned into a dolphin by the god.^[1]
• Aethalides, one of the Argonauts and son of Hermes and Eupolemeia, daughter of King Myrmidon of Phthia.^[2]

Notes

1. [Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]
2. [Apollonius Rhodius|Apollonius]

References

• Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• 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.