Erysichthon | |
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King of Thessaly | |
Member of the Thessalian Royal Family | |
Other names | Aethon |
Predecessor | Triopas |
Abode | Thessaly |
Genealogy | |
Parents | (a) Triopas and Hiscilla or (b) Myrmidon and ?Pisidice |
Siblings | (a) Iphimedeia and Phorbas (b) Antiphus, Actor, Dioplethes, Eupolemeia and Hiscilla |
Consort | unknown |
Children | Mestra |
In Greek mythology, Erysichthon (/ˌɛrɪˈsɪkθɒn/; Ancient Greek: Ἐρυσίχθων ὁ Θεσσαλός means "earth-tearer"), also anglicised as Erisichthon,[1] was a king of Thessaly[citation needed]. He was sometimes called Aethon.[2]