Ctimenus

Ctimenus

Lesserwell-documentedGreek mythographyArgonautica genealogiesThessalyDolopian Ctimene
Origin

Ctimenus is preserved in brief genealogical attestations in the Greek mythographic record as the father of the Argonaut Eurydamas. The name appears in sources that list heroes and their lineages (as summarized in modern reference compilations), locating him as 'from Dolopian Ctimene in Thessaly.' The same corpus also preserves an alternative genealogy for Eurydamas (naming Irus and Demonassa as parents), indicating competing local traditions about the hero's parentage. The extant attestations are limited to such cataloguing contexts (e.g., Argonautic rosters) rather than narrative origin tales.

Appearance

No physical description of Ctimenus survives in the cited material. He is attested only by name in genealogical listings; the sources provide no corporeal attributes, iconography, or descriptive detail for him.

Abilities

The sources do not ascribe actions, powers, or supernatural capacities to Ctimenus. His role in the preserved texts is strictly genealogical — recorded as the father of Eurydamas — and no deeds, offices, or behaviors are attributed to him in the provided attestations.

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    Ctimenus — Wikipedia. Wikipedia contributors. "Ctimenus." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.wiki
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    Wikidata entry for Ctimenus. Wikidata. Q12879399other
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    The Fables of Hyginus — Argonauts (LP0078 - IV). Hyginus, Fabulae (Argonauts lists), preserved in modern compilation/archives.literary
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