Diochthondas Explained

In Greek mythology, Diochthondas (Ancient Greek: Διοχθώνδας) was a Minyan prince as the son of King Minyas of Orchomenus^[1] probably either by Euryale, Clytodora, or Phanosyra, daughter of Paeon. His possible siblings were Clymene, Periclymene,^[2] Eteoclymene,^[3] Orchomenus, Presbon, Athamas,^[4] Elara,^[5] Persephone^[6] and the Minyades.^[7]

Notes

1. Scholia ad Pindar, Olympian Odes 14.5
2. [Hyginus]
3. [Scholia]
4. Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 1.230
5. Scholiast on Homer, Odyssey 7.324; Eustathius on Homer, Odyssey 7.324, p. 1581
6. Scholia on Homer, Odyssey 11.281, citing Pherecydes (fr. 117 Fowler)
7. [Ovid]

References

• Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• 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.
• Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, Moralia with an English Translation by Frank Cole Babbitt. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1936. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• 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.