Dodon

A son of Zeus by Europa, from whom the oracle of Dodona was believed to have derived its name.1 Other traditions traced the name to a nymph of the name of Dodone.

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References

Notes

  1. Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Δωδώνη.

Source

  • Smith, William. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London: Taylor, Walton, and Maberly.

This article incorporates text from Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1870) by William Smith, which is in the public domain.