Anthedon (mythology)

Anthedon (mythology)

In Greek mythology, there were several people named Anthedon.

Possible Father of Glaucus

Anthedon is possibly the father of Glaucus, a sea god - whose mother might have been Alcyone. [ [http://www.theoi.com/Pontios/Glaukos.html Glaukos] , Theoi Project]

Naiad

According to Pausanias, Anthedon may have been the naiad nymph of the town of Anthedon in Boeotia. [Pausanias, "Description of Greece" [http://www.theoi.com/Text/Pausanias9A.html 9.22.5] .]

Later allusions

The USS Anthedon, a submarine tender ship of the United States Navy, was named after this mythological figure with seagoing associations. [Commander Robert Loys Sminkey (USN ret'd), " [http://www.subvetpaul.com/Tdr_Anthedon.html USS Anthedon (AS-24) - Ship's History] ", accessed July 15, 2008] [Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a9/anthedon.htm Anthedon] .]

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