Clytoneus Explained

In Greek mythology, Clytoneus (Ancient Greek: Κλυτόνηος or Κλυτονήου) or Clytonaeus may refer to two different individuals:

• Clytoneus or Clytius,^[1] son of Naubolus of Argos and father of the Argonaut Nauplius II, father of Palamedes.^{[2] [3]}
• Clytoneus, a prince of Corcyra as son of King Alcinous and Arete.^[4] Thus, he was the brother of Nausicaa,^[5] Halius and Laodamas. Clytoneus and his brother are the winners of the foot-racing contest in honour of Odysseus.^[6]

Notes

1. [Scholia]
2. [Apollonius of Rhodes]
3. Scholia ad Apollonius of Rhodes, 4.1091
4. [Homer]
5. Homer, Odyssey 6.17, 6.212-213 & 8.464
6. Homer, Odyssey 8.119-120

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.
• Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.