Itylus

The son of king Zethus and Aëdon, the daughter of Pandareus He was accidentally killed by his own mother when she tried to murder the eldest son of Niobe, whom she envied for her many children.

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References

Sources

  • Aken, Dr. A.R.A. van. (1961). Elseviers Mythologische Encyclopedie. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
  • Catullus, lxv, 14.