Salmoneus

Salmoneus wielding a sword, to his left is Iris, to the right his astonished wife.

In Greek mythology, Salmoneus (/səlˈmniəs/; Ancient Greek: Σαλμωνεύς) was 'the wicked'[1] eponymous king and founder of Salmone in Pisatis.[2]

  1. ^ Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 4 as cited in Plutarch, Moralia p. 747; Scholia ad Pindar, Pythian Ode 4.263
  2. ^ Strabo, 8.3.32