Calydon of Aetolia explained
In Greek mythology, Calydon (; Ancient Greek: Καλυδὼν) was the eponymous ruler of Calydon, a city in Aetolia.[1]
Family
Calydon was a son of King Aetolus and Pronoe, daughter of Phorbus, and the brother of Pleuron. He married Aeolia, daughter of Amythaon, and had by her two daughters: Protogeneia, who consorted with Ares, and Epicaste, who wed her cousin Agenor.[2]
References
- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- 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
- [Stephanus of Byzantium]
- [Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]
