Ornytion

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Ornytion ( Greek  Ὀρνυτίων ) is the son of Sisyphus and the father of Phokos and Thoas in Greek mythology .

After his nephew Bellerophon , King of Corinth , fled , he took over the government. However, Corinth lost its independence and became the vassal state of the Argives . Since his eldest son Phokos emigrated to Tithorea in Phocis , the government fell to his younger son Thoas after Ornytion's death.

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  • Pausanias , travels in Greece , 2, 4, 3; 2, 29, 3; 9, 17, 6; 10, 1, 1; 10, 4, 10; 10, 32, 11.
predecessor Office successor
Bellerophon King of Corinth
13th century BC Chr.
(Fictional chronology) 		Thoas