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Aepytus

Aepytus can refer to several people in Greek mythology:Aepytus, king of Arcadia and son of Elatus. Aepytus, also a king of Arcadia and son of Hippothous. Aepytus, son of the Heraclid Cresphontes.

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Aepytus (Ancient Greek: Αἴπυτος, romanizedAípytos) can refer to several people in Greek mythology:1

The name is not to be confused with Iapetus (Ancient Greek: Ἰαπετός, romanizedIapetós) or Iphitos (Ancient Greek: Ἴφιτος, romanizedÍphitos).

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  1. Schmitz, Leonhard (1867), "Aepytus (1), (2) and (3)", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, pp. 35–36, archived from the original on 2013-10-09, retrieved 2007-10-25
  2. Pindar, Olympian Odes 6.54
  3. Pausanias, 8.5.3
  4. Apollodorus, 2.8.5
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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1870). "Aepytus (1), (2) and (3)". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.