Candybus
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In Greek mythology, Candybus (Ancient Greek: Κάνδυβος) was a Thessalian prince.
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Family
Candybus was the son of the King Deucalion probably by his wife, Pyrrha and thus, brother to Hellen, Amphictyon, Pandora II, Protogeneia, Thyia, Melantho and Orestheus.
Mythology
The town of Candyba in Lycia was believed to have received its name from Candybus.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Κάνδυβα
Reference
- Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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