Enorchus

A son of Thyestes by his sister Daeta, was born out of an egg. He built a temple to Dionysus, who was hence called Dionysus Enorches, though Enorches may also describe the god as the dancer.

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References

Sources

  • Hesychius s.v.
  • Smith, William. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London: Taylor, Walton, and Maberly.
  • Tzetzes on Lycophron, 212.

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