Cleite
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Not to be confused with Clete.
In Greek mythology, the name Clite or Cleite (Greek Κλείτη) may refer to:
- Daughter of Merops of Percote and wife of Cyzicus. When her husband was unwittingly killed by the Argonauts, she hanged herself in grief. A spring was named Cleite after her.[1][2][3]
- Mother of Meilanion by Erylaus. Her son was among the defenders of Troy and was killed by Antiphus.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 1. 1063; scholia on 1. 974 & 1063 - 1065
- ^ Conon, Narrations, 41
- ^ Parthenius, Love Romances, 28
- ^ Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, 2. 1. 5
- ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, Fall of Troy, 8. 119 ff
- ^ Nonnus, Dionysiaca, 21. 77
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