Ornytus

In Greek mythology, the name Ornytus (Ancient Greek: Ὄρνυτόν) may refer to:

  • Ornytus or Ornytion, son of Sisyphus.[1]
  • Ornytus or Ornytion, grandson of the above, father of Naubolus.[2]
  • Ornytus, possible leader of the army that came from Teuthis to join in the campaign against Troy. Alternately, the leader was named Teuthis.[3]
  • Ornytus, a Bebrycian briefly mentioned in the Argonautica: he helps Amycus to put his gauntlets on for the boxing match with Polydeuces.[4]
  • Ornytus, a Dolonian killed by Idmon.[5]
  • Ornytus, a soldier who fought under Aeneas and was killed by Camilla.[6]
  • Ornytus, a soldier who fought with the Seven against Thebes, and survived the war.[7]
  • Ornytus, the man believed to have led a colony in Caria together with Ioxus, son of Melanippus (the son of Theseus and Perigune).[8]

References
  1. Scholia on Homer, Iliad, 2. 517
  2. Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 1. 207
  3. Pausanias, Description of Greece, 8. 28. 4
  4. Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 2. 65
  5. Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, 1. 173
  6. Virgil, Aeneid, 11. 678
  7. Statius, Thebaid, 12. 142
  8. Plutarch, Theseus, 8. 3
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