Damasichthon (King of Thebes) explained

In Greek mythology, Damasichthon (Ancient Greek: Δαμασίχθων) was a king of Thebes and the son of Opheltes, purported to be son to Peneleos (regent of Thebes).

Mythology

As Autesion, king of Thebes, left the city in obedience to an oracle, Damasichthon was designated as his successor. Damasichthon was the father of Ptolemy,^[1] who took over the government after him.^[2]

See also

• Theban cycle

References

• Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
• Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft, Band IV, Halbband 8, Corniscae-Demodoros (1901), s. 2038
• Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (ed.): Ausführliches Lexikon der griechischen und römischen Mythologie. Band 1.1, Leipzig 1886, s. 941

Notes and References

1. Book: Frazer . J. G. . Pausanias's Description of Greece: Vol 1, Translation (Google Books) . 1913 . 452 . 28 February 2020.
2. [Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]