Itonus, king of Iton in Phthiotis and son of Amphictyon. He was married to Melanippe, a nymph, and had a son Boeotus[2] and two daughters, Chromia and Iodame.[3] He founded a sanctuary of Athena, where his daughter Iodame served as priestess. Itonis and Itonia, surnames of Athena, were believed to have been derived from his name. In some versions of Athena's parentage, king Itonus is the father of the goddess.[4] According to Graves, the myth of Itonus represents a claim by the Itonians that they worshipped Athene even before the Athenians did and his name shows that she had a willow cult in Phthiotis — like that of her counterpart, the goddess Anatha, at Jerusalem until Jehovah's priests ousted her and claimed the rain—making willow as his tree at the Feast of Tabernacles.[5]
Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Graves, Robert, The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition. Penguin Books Limited. 2017. ISBN978-0-241-98338-6, 024198338X
Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio.3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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itonus, town, ancient, thessaly, thessaly, greek, mythology, ancient, greek, Ἴτωνος, means, willow, also, itonius, refer, individuals, king, iton, phthiotis, amphictyon, married, melanippe, nymph, boeotus, daughters, chromia, iodame, founded, sanctuary, athena. For the town of ancient Thessaly see Itonus Thessaly In Greek mythology Itonus aɪ ˈ t oʊ n e s Ancient Greek Ἴtwnos means willow man 1 also Itonius may refer to two individuals Itonus king of Iton in Phthiotis and son of Amphictyon He was married to Melanippe a nymph and had a son Boeotus 2 and two daughters Chromia and Iodame 3 He founded a sanctuary of Athena where his daughter Iodame served as priestess Itonis and Itonia surnames of Athena were believed to have been derived from his name In some versions of Athena s parentage king Itonus is the father of the goddess 4 According to Graves the myth of Itonus represents a claim by the Itonians that they worshipped Athene even before the Athenians did and his name shows that she had a willow cult in Phthiotis like that of her counterpart the goddess Anatha at Jerusalem until Jehovah s priests ousted her and claimed the rain making willow as his tree at the Feast of Tabernacles 5 Itonus also the name of the son of another Boeotus the son of Poseidon He was the father of Electryon Hippalcimus Archilycus Areilycus and Alegenor his grandsons were the Trojan War heroes Leitus Peneleos Prothoenor Arcesilaus and Clonius 6 Notes edit Graves Robert 2017 The Greek Myths The Complete and Definitive Edition Penguin Books Limited p 47 ISBN 9780241983386 Scholia on Homer Iliad B 494 p 80 43 ed Bekk as cited in Hellanicus Boeotica Pausanias 9 1 1 amp 5 1 4 Tzetzes on Lycophron 1206 Pausanias 9 34 1 2 Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius 1 721 Etymologicum Magnum 479 47 under Itonis Graves Robert 2017 The Greek Myths The Complete and Definitive Edition Penguin Books Limited p 45 ISBN 9780241983386 Diodorus Siculus 4 67 6References editDiodorus Siculus The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather Twelve volumes Loeb Classical Library Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1989 Vol 3 Books 4 59 8 Online version at Bill Thayer s Web Site Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica Vol 1 2 Immanel Bekker Ludwig Dindorf Friedrich Vogel in aedibus B G Teubneri Leipzig 1888 1890 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library Graves Robert The Greek Myths Harmondsworth London England Penguin Books 1960 ISBN 978 0143106715 Graves Robert The Greek Myths The Complete and Definitive Edition Penguin Books Limited 2017 ISBN 978 0 241 98338 6 024198338X Pausanias Description of Greece with an English Translation by W H S Jones Litt D and H A Ormerod M A in 4 Volumes Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1918 ISBN 0 674 99328 4 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Pausanias Graeciae Descriptio 3 vols Leipzig Teubner 1903 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library nbsp nbsp This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names If an internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article if one exists Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Itonus amp oldid 1153249244, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
