Mytilene (mythology)

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]

Other mythical eponyms of Mytilene include the aforementioned Myton and an inhabitant of the city named Mytilus[2].

References

  1. ^ Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 8. 55. 7
  2. ^ a b Stephanus of Byzantium, s. v. Mytilēnē

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