Dyrrhachius

Character in Greek mythology

In Greek mythology, Dyrrhachius (Ancient Greek: Δυρράχιος) son of Poseidon and Melissa, daughter of Epidamnus. He was the eponym of the town Dyrrhachium in Illyria.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Dyrrachion

References

  • Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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