Mytilene (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the name Mytilene may refer to one of the following figures, all of whom are counted among possible eponyms of the city Mytilene:
- Mytilene, sister of the Amazon Myrina. She took part in her sister's campaign and had the city named after her.[1]
- Mytilene, daughter of Macareus or Pelops, mother of Myton by Poseidon.[2]
Other mythical eponyms of Mytilene include the aforementioned Myton and an inhabitant of the city named Mytilus.[2]
References
- ^ Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 8. 55. 7
- ^ a b Stephanus of Byzantium, s. v. Mytilēnē
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