Aetolus

Aetolus
/eet"l euhs/, n. Class. Myth.
son of Endymion and founder of Aetolia.

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  • Pleuron — may refer to: *Birthplace of Alexander Aetolus *A son of Aetolus in Greek mythologyIn zoological morphology, pleuron may also refer to : *Tergum of a crustacean when it overhangs the insertion of the limb on each side as a free plate *Pleuron… …   Wikipedia

  • Endymion — ENDYMĬON, ónis, Gr. Ἐνδυμίων, ωνος, (⇒ Tab. XXVI.) 1 §. Aeltern. Sein Vater war, nach einigen, selbst Jupiter, nach andern aber Aethlius, Jupiters Sohn, und die Mutter Calyce, eine Tochter des Aeolus. Apollod. lib. I. c. 7. §. 5. 2 §. Stand und… …   Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon

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