Cleitus, Clitus or Kleitos (Greek: ) may refer to:

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Cleitus the Black Cleitus the Black ( grc-gre, Κλεῖτος ὁ μέλας; c. 375 BC – 328 BC), was an officer of the Macedonian army led by Alexander the Great. He saved Alexander's life at the Battle of the Granicus in 334 BC and was killed by him in a drunk ...

( 375–328 BC), Macedonian officer and friend of Alexander the Great, killed by the latter after an argument *

Cleitus the White Cleitus (Clitus) the White ( grc-gre, Κλεῖτος ὁ λευκός; died c. 317 BC) was an officer of Alexander the Great surnamed "White" to distinguish him from Cleitus the Black. He is noted by Athenaeus and Aelian for his pomp and luxury, a ...

(died 318 BC), Macedonian officer who rose to prominence after Alexander the Great's death *

Cleitus (Dardania) Cleitus (Ancient Greek: Κλεῖτος; ruled 356335 BC) was an Illyrian ruler, the son of the King Bardylis and the father of Bardylis II. Cleitus was the mastermind behind the well structured Illyrian Revolt of 335 BC. Cleitus entered in ...

( 335–295 BC), Illyrian king *

Kleitos Kyrou Kleitos-Dimitrios Kyrou ( el, Κλείτος-Δημήτριος Κύρου; 13 August 1921 – 10 April 2006) was a Greek poet and translator. He was born in Thessaloniki and he studied at Anatolia College. In 1939, he entered the Law School of t ...

, (1921–2006), Greek poet and translator

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Cleitus (mythology) In Greek mythology, Cleitus or Clitus (; Ancient Greek: Κλεῖτος or Κλειτός ''Kleitos'' meaning "renowned, famous", from ''kleos'') may refer to: * Cleitus, an Egyptian prince as one of the 50 sons of King Aegyptus.Smiths.v. Cleitus ...

, multiple figures in Greek mythology *

Kleitos, Kozani Kleitos ( el, Κλείτος) is a village and a community of the Kozani municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Ellispontos, of which it was a municipal district. The 2011 census recorded 408 inh ...

, a village in the Kozani municipality, Greece

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