Editing Dymas

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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Dymas''' ([[Ancient Greek]]: Δύμας) is the name attributed to the following individuals:
* Dymas, a [[Mariandyni]]an who warned the [[Argonauts]] about the cruelty of [[Amykos|Amycus]], king of the Bebrycians. Both Mariandynians and Bebrycians lived in northwestern [[Anatolia|Asia Minor]].<ref>[[Valerius Flaccus (poet)|Valerius Flaccus]], 4.160 ff. & 4.187</ref>
* Dymas, a soldier who fought on the side of the [[Seven against Thebes]]. He took part in the foot-race at [[Opheltes]]' funeral games in [[Nemea]]. Dymas was wounded in battle and killed himself when the enemy started questioning him.<ref>[[Statius]], ''[[Thebaid (Latin poem)|Thebaid]]'' 6.559, 10.348 & 10.435</ref>
* Dymas, a [[Dorians|Dorian]] and the ancestor of the Dymanes. His father, [[Aegimius]], adopted [[Heracles]]' son, [[Hyllas]]. Dymas and his brother, [[Pamphylus (mythology)|Pamphylus]], submitted to Hyllas.<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], [http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0548.tlg001.perseus-eng1:2.8.3 2.8.3].</ref>
* [[Dymas (king of Phrygia)|Dymas]], king of Phrygia and father of Hecuba.<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], 3.12.5; [[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' 16.717</ref>
* Dymas, perhaps the same as the first. According to [[Quintus Smyrnaeus]] this Dymas was the father of [[Meges (mythology)|Meges]], a Trojan whose sons fought at [[Troy]].<ref>[[Quintus Smyrnaeus]], 7.606</ref>
* Dymas, an [[Aulis (ancient Greece)|Aulian]] warrior who came to fight at Troy under the leadership of [[Arcesilaus (mythology)|Archesilaus]]. He died at the hands of Aeneas.<ref>Quintus Smyrnaeus, 8.303</ref>
* Dymas, a [[Troy|Trojan]] soldier who fought with [[Aeneas]] and was killed at Troy.<ref>[[Virgil]], ''[[Aeneid]]'' 2.340</ref>
* Dymas, was mentioned in [[Homer]]'s [[Odyssey]] as a [[Scheria|Phaeacian]] captain, whose daughter was a friend to the princess [[Nausicaa]].<ref>Homer, ''[[Odyssey]]'' 6.22</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==

* [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0021 Greek text available from the same website].
* [[Valerius Flaccus (poet)|Gaius Valerius Flaccus]], ''Argonautica'' translated by Mozley, J H. Loeb Classical Library Volume 286. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. [http://www.theoi.com/Text/ValeriusFlaccus1.html Online version at theio.com.]
* Gaius Valerius Flaccus, ''Argonauticon.'' Otto Kramer. Leipzig. Teubner. 1913. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2007.01.0058 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.]
* [[Homer]], [[Odyssey|''The Odyssey'']] with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. {{ISBN|978-0674995611|}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0136 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0135 Greek text available from the same website].
* [[Statius|Publius Papinius Statius]]'', The Thebaid'' translated by John Henry Mozley. Loeb Classical Library Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. [https://topostext.org/work/149 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
* Publius Papinius Statius, ''The Thebaid. Vol I-II''. John Henry Mozley. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1928. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0498 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.]
* [[Virgil|Publius Vergilius Maro]], ''Aeneid.'' Theodore C. Williams. trans. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1910. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0054%3Abook%3D1%3Acard%3D1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.]
* Publius Vergilius Maro, ''Bucolics, Aeneid, and Georgics''. J. B. Greenough. Boston. Ginn & Co. 1900. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0055 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
* [[Quintus Smyrnaeus]], ''The Fall of Troy'' translated by Way. A. S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 19. London: William Heinemann, 1913. [http://www.theoi.com/Text/QuintusSmyrnaeus1.html Online version at theio.com]
* Quintus Smyrnaeus, ''The Fall of Troy''. Arthur S. Way. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1913. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0490 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].

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