In Greek mythology and history, the name Dius (Ancient Greek: Δῖος, Dios, "divine") may refer to the following:
Mythology Dius, possible name for the man of Metapontum to whom Melanippe, mother-to-be of Aeolus and Boeotus by Poseidon, was handed over.Strabo, 6.1.15 Dius, son of Anthas and father of Anthedon.Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Anthedōn Dius, a son of Apollo and possible father of Melite.Harpocration & Suda s.v. Melitē Dius, son of Pandorus and eponym of the city Dion in Euboea.Scholia on Homer, Iliad 2.538 Dius, a son of Priam. He fell in the Trojan War.Homer, Iliad 24.251Hyginus, Fabulae 90 Dius, a Dorian leader who rivaled with Oxylus over the land of Elis, and eventually was beaten.Pausanias, 5.4.1
History Dius, ancient historian of Phoenicia cited by Josephus Dios (7th century BC?), Pythagorean philosopher
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