Itonus

In Greek mythology, Itonus {pronounced: /aɪˈtoʊnəs/) was the son of Amphictyon. He was married to Melanippe, a nymph, and had a son Boeotus and two daughters, Chromia and Iodame.Pausanias, Description of Greece, 9. 1. 1Pausanias, Description of Greece, 5. 1. 4Tzetzes on Lycophron, 1206
He founded a sanctuary of Athena, where his daughter Iodame served as priestess. Itonis and Itonia, surnames of Athena, were believed to have been derived from his name.Pausanias, Description of Greece, 9. 34. 1 - 2Etymologicum Magnum, 479. 47, under ItonisScholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 1. 721
Itonus was also the name of the son of another Boeotus (the son of Poseidon). He was the father of Electryon, Hippalcimus, Archilycus (Areilycus) and Alegenor; his grandsons were the Trojan War heroes Leitus, Peneleos, Prothoenor, Arcesilaus and Clonius.Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4. 67. 6
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