Palaechthon
{{short description|Father of Pelasgus in Greek mythology}}
In Greek mythology, Palaechthon or Palaichthon ({{langx|grc|Παλαίχθονος||long in the land}})Hard, p. 538. was the father of Pelasgus, king of Argos and eponym of the Pelasgians.
Aeschylus
In The Suppliants, Aeschylus (5th century BC) writes that:
: For I am Pelasgus, offspring of Palaechthon, whom the earth brought forth, and lord of this land; and after me, their king, is rightly named the race of the Pelasgi, who harvest the land.Aeschylus, Suppliant Women 250 ff {{PD-notice}}
Palaechthon is not mentioned outside of this passage by Aeschylus, who seems to have invented him.Hard, p. 538.
Note
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References
- Aeschylus, translated in two volumes. 2. Suppliant Women by Herbert Weir Smyth, Ph. D. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. 1926. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0016 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0015 Greek text available from the same website].
- Hard, Robin, The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology: Based on H.J. Rose's "Handbook of Greek Mythology", London and New York, Routledge, 2004. {{ISBN|020344633X}}. {{doi|10.4324/9780203446331}}.
Category:Autochthons of classical mythology
Category:Mythology of Argos, Peloponnese
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