Calydnus Explained

In Greek mythology, Kalydnos (Ancient Greek: Κάλυδνος, Latinized as Calydnus) was a son of Uranus and the first king of Thebes, after whom the city was thought to have been called Calydna.^[1] He was believed to have built the first fortifications of the city, which was why Thebes were sometimes referred to as the "citadel of Calydnus". Calydnus was succeeded by Ogygus.^{[2] [3]}

A certain Calydnus was also the mythical eponym of the island Calydna near Troy.^[4]

References

• Hornblower, Simon, Lykophron, Alexandra: Greek Text, Translation, Commentary, and Introduction. Oxford University Press. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom. 2015.
• 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.

Notes and References

1. [Stephanus of Byzantium]
2. [Tzetzes]
3. Book: [[Simon Hornblower|Hornblower, Simon]]. Lykophron, Alexandra: Greek Text, Translation, Commentary, and Introduction. Oxford University Press. 2015. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom. 433.
4. Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Kalydna; Tzetzes on Lycophron, 25