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In Greek mythology, Dotia (Ancient Greek: Δωτίας) or Dotis (Δωτίς or Δωτίδος) was the eponym of the city Dotion (Dotium) in Thessaly.

Family

Dotia was the daughter of King Elatus of the Lapiths. By Ares, she bore the infamous Phlegyas.

Mythology

Alternate mythical eponyms of the Dotian plane were Dotius, son of Asterius and Amphictyone, or Dotus, son of either Pelasgus or Neonus, son of Hellen.

Notes

  1. Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Dōtion (Δώτιον)
  2. Fowler, Robert L. (2013). Early Greek Mythography: Volume II Commentary. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-19-814741-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Dōtion (Δώτιον) with Pherecydes as the authority (fr. 172)
  4. Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Dōtion (Δώτιον) with Mnaseas as the authority
  5. Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Dōtion (Δώτιον) with Archinus as the authority

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