Thymoites
Thymoites ( Greek Θυμοίτης ), the son of Oxyntes and Phyllis, became king of Attica after his brother Apheidas , whom he is said to have maliciously murdered . During a war against Boeotia , Thymoites was invited to a duel by the Theban king Xanthos , but refused. Instead, Melanthos fought against Xanthos, defeated him and then ousted Thymoites from the Athens throne. So the rule of the Kekropiden ended .
literature
- Ludwig Ruhl : Thymoites 4 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 5, Leipzig 1924, column 925 f. ( Digitized version ).
swell
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Apheidas | King of Attica | Melanthos |