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Ocridion

In Greek mythology, Ocridion was a mortal who was engaged to Cydippe, daughter of Ochimus. She was kidnapped by her uncle, Cercaphus.

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In Greek mythology, Ocridion (Ancient Greek: Ὀκριδίων) was a mortal who was engaged to Cydippe, daughter of Ochimus. She was kidnapped by her uncle, Cercaphus.¹

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Plutarch, Quaestiones Graecae 27

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Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, Moralia with an English Translation by Frank Cole Babbitt. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1936. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.