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In Greek mythology, Epidamnus (Ancient Greek: Ἐπίδαμνος Epídamnos) father of Melissa who became the mother of Dyrrhachius by the sea-god Poseidon. The town of Dyrrhachium in Illyria which was formerly called Epidamnus derived its name from him.

Notes

1. Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Dyrrachion

References

• Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.

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