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Ptolemy of Thebes

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In Greek mythology, Ptolemy or Ptolomeus[1] was an ancestral ruler of Thebes, living in the 12th century BCE. His father was Damasichthon; his son, Xanthus[2]. Since the Homeric root to Ptolemy includes no T the name is reconstructed as Polemy.

References

  1. ^ Osborne, T. (1747). An Universal History: The Ancient Part, Volume 6 (Google Books). p. 192. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. ^ Frazer, J. G. Pausanias's Description of Greece: Vol 1, Translation (Google Books). p. 452. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
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