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Dotus

In Greek mythology, Dotus was the eponym of Dotium (Dotion) in Thessaly. He was the son of Neonus, son of Hellen, or of Pelasgus.

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In Greek mythology, Dotus (Ancient Greek: Δώτου or Δῶτος) was the eponym of Dotium (Dotion) in Thessaly. He was the son of Neonus, son of Hellen,1 or of Pelasgus.2

Alternatively, the other mythical eponyms of the Dotian plain were Dotius, son of Asterius and Amphictyone, daughter of Phthius;34 or of Dotia, daughter of Elatus.5

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  1. Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Dōtion (Δώτιον) with Archinus as the authority
  2. Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Dōtion (Δώτιον) with Mnaseas as the authority
  3. Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Dōtion (Δώτιον) with Pherecydes as the authority (fr. 172)
  4. Fowler, Robert L. (2013). Early Greek Mythography: Volume II Commentary. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-19-814741-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Dōtion (Δώτιον)
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