Penthilus (son of Periclymenus)
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In Greek mythology, Penthilus (/ˈpɛnθɪləs/; Ancient Greek: Πένθιλος) was a king of Messenia, son of Periclymenus and father of Borus.[1] In early accounts, he was the son of Borus and Lysidice instead. Penthilus married Anchirhoe and became the father of Andropompus, father of King Melanthus of Athens.[2]
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[edit]- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
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