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Ptous

*Ptw=|os), a son of Athamas and Themisto, from whom mount Ptoum and the sanctuary of Apollo, which was situated upon it, were believed to have derived their name. (Paus. 2.23.3; Apollod. 1.9.2.) Ptous also occurs as a surname of Apollo. (Paus. 4.32.5, 9.23.3.)

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  • Cross-references from this page (4):
    • Pseudo-Apollodorus, Library, 1.9.2
    • Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2.23.3
    • Pausanias, Description of Greece, 4.32.5
    • Pausanias, Description of Greece, 9.23.3
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