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Clysonymus

In Greek mythology, Clysonymus was the son of Amphidamas of Opuntus and a childhood friend of Patroclus. The latter accidentally killed Clysonymus during an argument over a game of dice.

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In Greek mythology, Clysonymus (Ancient Greek: Κλυσώνυμος, romanizedKlusṓnumos) was the son of Amphidamas of Opuntus and a childhood friend of Patroclus. The latter accidentally killed Clysonymus during an argument over a game of dice.1

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  1. Homer, Iliad 23.85 ff.; Apollodorus, 3.13.8
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