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Clytoneus

In Greek mythology, Clytoneus or Clytonaeus may refer to two different individuals:Clytoneus or Clytius, son of Naubolus of Argos and father of the Argonaut Nauplius II, father of Palamedes. Clytoneus, a prince of Corcyra as son of King Alcinous and Arete. Thus, he was the brother of Nausicaa, Halius and Laodamas. Clytoneus and his brother are the winners of the foot-racing contest in honour of Odysseus.

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In Greek mythology, Clytoneus (Ancient Greek: Κλυτόνηος or Κλυτονήου) or Clytonaeus may refer to two different individuals:

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  1. Scholia on Virgil, Aeneid 2.82
  2. Apollonius of Rhodes, 1.133–138
  3. Scholia ad Apollonius of Rhodes, 4.1091
  4. Homer, Odyssey 8.119
  5. Homer, Odyssey 6.17, 6.212-213 & 8.464
  6. Homer, Odyssey 8.119-120
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