In
Greek mythology
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, Andropompus (
Ancient Greek
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: ''Ανδρόχόμχος'') was one of the descendants of
Neleus
Neleus (; Ancient Greek: Νηλεύς) was a mythological king of Pylos. In some accounts, he was also counted as an Argonaut instead of his son, Nestor.
Family
Neleus was the son of Poseidon and Tyro. According to Pausanias, Neleus was the so ...
, king of
Thessaly
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, as son of
Penthilus
Penthilus (; Ancient Greek: Πένθιλος) is the illegitimate or legitimate son of half-siblings Orestes and Erigone in Greek mythology.
Family
Penthilus' grandmother was Clytemnestra. His maternal and paternal grandfathers were Aigisth ...
and
Anchirhoe. He was the father of King
Melanthus In Greek mythology, Melanthus ( grc, Μέλανθος) was a king of Messenia and son of Andropompus and Henioche.
Mythology
Melanthus was among the descendants of Neleus (the Neleidae) expelled from Messenia, by the descendants of Heracles, a ...
of
Athens
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.
See also
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Borus In Greek mythology, the name Borus (Ancient Greek: Βῶρος) may refer to:
*Borus, son of Perieres of Messenia, Perieres, who married Polydora, daughter of Peleus and Antigone (daughter of Eurytion), Antigone.
*Borus, a descendant of Nestor (myt ...
*
Lebedus
Lebedus or Lebedos ( grc, Λέβεδος) was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League, located south of Smyrna, Klazomenai and neighboring Teos and before Ephesus, which is further south. It was on the coast, ninety stadia (16.65 km) ...
*
Seferihisar
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*
Xanthus Xanthus (; grc, Ξάνθος, ''Xanthos'', "yellow, blond") or Xanthos may refer to:
In Greek mythology
*Xanthos (King of Thebes), the son of Ptolemy, killed by Andropompus or Melanthus
*Xanthus (mythology), several figures, including gods, men, ...
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External links
Thomas Falconer - Chronological tables: beginning with the reign of Solomon, and ending with the death of Alexander the Great. With a prefatory discourse (Google eBook) 1796retrieved 08:40 11.10.11
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