Leukippos (Magnesia)

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Leukippos ( Greek  Λεύκιππος ) is the founder of Magnesia am Meander in Greek mythology .

In a Scholion to Apollonios of Rhodes , Leukippos is a Karer who, coming from Crete in Asia Minor, founds Magnesia am Meander.

Leucippus was identified with Leucippus , the son of Xanthios , based on an inscription on an Athenian statue . However, since the inscription was not made until the 2nd century AD, the identity of the statue of Leucippus with one of the two mythical city founders is questionable.

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  1. Scholion to Apollonios of Rhodes 1, 584.
  2. ^ Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum 2910