Cleitus, Clitus or Kleitos (Greek: ) may refer to:
People with the name
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Cleitus the Black
Cleitus the Black (; 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 drunken quarrel six years later. Cleitus was ...
( 375–328 BC), Macedonian officer and friend of Alexander the Great, killed by the latter after an argument
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Cleitus the White
Cleitus (Clitus) the White (; 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, and is probably the same who is mentioned ...
(died 318 BC), Macedonian officer who rose to prominence after Alexander the Great's death
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Cleitus (Dardania) ( 335–295 BC), Illyrian king
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Kleitos Kyrou, (1921–2006), Greek poet and translator
Other uses
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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
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Kleitos, Kozani, a village in the Kozani municipality, Greece
See also
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Cletis (disambiguation)
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Cletus (disambiguation)
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