Clytus (mythology) explained

Clytus (mythology) should not be confused with Cleitus (mythology).

In Greek mythology, Clytus (Ancient Greek: Κλύτος) is a name that may refer to:

• Clytus, a Trojan soldier who killed three Greeks in the Trojan War.^[1]
• Clytus, a warrior killed by Perseus in the battle against Phineus.^[2]
• Clytus, a son of Aegyptus who was killed by the Danaid Autodice.^[3]
• Clytus, a son of Temenus and his successor as king of Argos.^[4]
• Clytus, a son of the Athenian Pallas, who, together with his brother Butes, is sent alongside Cephalus to Aeacus to ask for assistance against Minos.^[5]

References

• 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.
• Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

Notes and References

1. [Hyginus]
2. [Ovid]
3. Hyginus, Fabulae 170
4. Hyginus, Fabulae 124
5. Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.500