Celaenus (mythology)

For other uses, see Celaenus.

In Greek mythology, Celaenus (Ancient Greek: Κελαινός Kelainos) may refer to the following figures:

• Celaenus, son of Poseidon and the Danaid Celaeno.[1]
• Celaenus, son of the autochthon Phlyus and father of Caucon.[2]
• Celaenus or Celaeneus, father of Tragasia, the possible spouse of Miletus and mother of Byblis and Caunus.[3]

Notes

1. Strabo, Geographica 12.8.18.
2. Pausanias, 4.1.5
3. Parthenius, 11 from Aristocritus' History of Miletus and the Foundation of Caunus by Apollonius of Rhodes

References

• Parthenius, Love Romances translated by Sir Stephen Gaselee (1882-1943), S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 69. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. 1916. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Parthenius, Erotici Scriptores Graeci, Vol. 1. Rudolf Hercher. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1858. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
• Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Strabo, The Geography of Strabo. Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Strabo, Geographica edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.