Ceuthonymus

Daimon in Ancient Greek mythology

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Ceuthonymus or Keuthonymos^[1] (Ancient Greek: Κευθώνυμος) is a spirit in Greek mythology who is the father of Menoites (or Menoetes, Menoetius).^[2]^[3]^: 322^[1] Ceuthonymus is a mysterious daimon or spirit of the underworld, who lives in the realm of Hades.^[3]^: 353

References

^ ^a ^b Apollodorus. The Llibrary. 2.5.12.
^ Vermeule, Emily (1981). Aspects of Death in early Greek Art and Poetry. University of California Press. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-520-04404-3.
^ ^a ^b Thomas Keightley (1896). The Mythology of ancient Greece and Italy. George Bell and Sons.