In Greek mythology, Clytoneus (Ancient Greek: Κλυτόνηος or Κλυτονήου) or Clytonaeus may refer to two different individuals:
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Clytoneus or Clytius,
[Scholia on Virgil, Aeneid 2.82] son of Naubolus of Argos and father of the Argonauts Nauplius II, father of Palamedes.[Apollonius of Rhodes, 1.133–138][Scholia ad Apollonius of Rhodes, 4.1091]
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Clytoneus, a prince of Corfu as son of King Alcinous and Arete.
[Homer, Odyssey 8.119] Thus, he was the brother of Nausicaa,[Homer, Odyssey 6.17, 6.212-213 & 8.464] Halius and Laodamas. Clytoneus and his brother are the winners of the foot-racing contest in honour of Odysseus.[Homer, Odyssey 8.119-120]
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Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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Homer, Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
