Corinthus

Corinthus

Corinthus

Ancient Greek real or mythical people

In Greek mythology, Corinthus (/kəˈrɪnθəs/;[1] Ancient Greek: Κόρινθος Korinthos) may refer to the following personages:

  • Corinthus, the eponymous founder of the city of Corinth and the adjacent land. According to the local Corinthian tradition, he was a son of Zeus, but this tradition was not followed elsewhere.[2]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Gardner, Dorsey; Porter, Noah, eds. (1884). A Practical Dictionary of the English Language. New York: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co. p. 546.
  2. [2]
    Pausanias, 2.1.1; Scholia on Pindar, Nemean Ode 7.155
  3. [3]
    Eumelus of Corinth in Pausanias, 2.3.10
  4. [4]
    Apollodorus, 3.16.2
  5. [5]
    Scholia on Euripides, Orestes 4

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