Damasichthon

Damasichthon (Ancient Greek: Δαμασίχθων) is a name that refers to the following figures in Greek mythology and legendary history:

  • Damasichthon, one of the Niobids.[1]
  • Damasichthon (King of Thebes), grandson of Peneleos and successor to Autesion.[2]
  • Damasichthon, son of King Codrus[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.255 ff.
  2. ^ Pausanias, 9.5.16
  3. ^ Pausanias, 7.3.3

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. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
  • Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
  • 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.


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