Ornytus

In Greek mythology, the name Ornytus (Ancient Greek: Ὄρνυτος) may refer to:

• Ornytus or Ornytion, son of Sisyphus.
• Ornytus or Ornytion, grandson of the above, father of Naubolus.
• Ornytus, or Teuthis, leader of the army that came from Teuthis to join in the campaign against Troy.
• Ornytus, a Bebrycian briefly mentioned in the Argonautica: he helps Amycus to put his gauntlets on for the boxing match with Polydeuces.
• Ornytus, a Dolonian killed by Idmon.
• Ornytus, a soldier who fought under Aeneas and was killed by Camilla.
• Ornytus, a soldier who fought with the Seven against Thebes, and survived the war.
• Ornytus, the man believed to have led a colony in Caria together with Ioxus, son of Melanippus (the son of Theseus and Perigune).

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References

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• Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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• Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Argonauticon. Otto Kramer. Leipzig. Teubner. 1913. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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• Publius Papinius Statius, The Thebaid translated by John Henry Mozley. Loeb Classical Library Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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