Erysichthon of Thessaly

Erysichthon
King of Thessaly
Member of the Thessalian Royal Family
Erysichthon Sells His Daughter Mestra
engraving by Johann Wilhelm Baur
Other namesAethon
PredecessorTriopas
AbodeThessaly
Genealogy
Parents(a) Triopas and Hiscilla or
(b) Myrmidon and ?Pisidice
Siblings(a) Iphimedeia and Phorbas
(b) Antiphus, Actor, Dioplethes, Eupolemeia and Hiscilla
Consortunknown
ChildrenMestra

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]

  1. ^ Bulfinch, Thomas. Mythology: The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, Legends of Charlemagne. T. Y. Crowell Company. Madison, WI. 1913. p. 169
  2. ^ Lycophron, 1396; Achaeus, Aithon (TrGF 20 FF 5a-11); Ioannis Ziogas, Ovid and Hesiod p. 141