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Tloos

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In Greek mythology, Tloos (Ancient Greek: Τλῶος) or Tlos (Τλῶς) was the eponym of Tlos, a Lycian city.

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Tlos was the son of Tremilus who named after himself the land he settled, Tremile, which later became Lycia.[1] His mother was the nymph Praxidice, daughter of Ogygus, and was brother of Pinarus, Cragus[2] and Xanthus.[3] Tlos married his niece Chelidon, Cragus' daughter, and fathered by her Sidymos, eponymous founder of the town of Sidyma in Lycia.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Tlōs
  2. ^ Tituli Asiae Minoris 2.174, A.16–B2 (Greek text)
  3. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Tremilē (quoting a poem by Panyassis)
  4. ^ Tituli Asiae Minoris 2.174, C.9–11 (Greek text)

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