Almops

Almops (Ancient Greek: Ἄλμωψ) was in Greek mythology a giant son of the god Poseidon and the half-nymph Helle.[1] He was the brother of Paeon (called "Edonus" in some accounts).[2]

It is from Almops that the now-obsolete name for the region of Almopia and its inhabitants, the Almopes, in Macedonia, Greece, were believed to have derived their name.[3]

References
  1. Schmitz, Leonhard (1867). "Almops". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 132.
  2. Bell, Robert E. (1991). Women of Classical Mythology. ABC-CLIO. pp. 230. ISBN 0-87436-581-3.
  3. Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Ἀλμωπία

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Almops". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.


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