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Ocythous

In Greek mythology, Ocythous may refer to the following:Ocythous, one of the Corybantes. Ocythous, a Trojan warrior who participated in the Trojan War. He was slain by the Greek hero, Ajax the Greater. Ocythous, one of Actaeon's dogs which destroyed their owner when he was transformed into a deer.

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In Greek mythology, Ocythous (Ancient Greek: Ὠκύθοον means ‘swift-running’) may refer to the following:

Ocythous, one of the Corybantes.
Ocythous, a Trojan warrior who participated in the Trojan War. He was slain by the Greek hero, Ajax the Greater.¹
Ocythous, one of Actaeon's dogs which destroyed their owner when he was transformed into a deer.²

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Quintus Smyrnaeus, 3.230
Hyginus, Fabulae 181