In Greek mythology, Dotus (The name derives from the Greek word dotos (δότος), meaning "given" or "granted".) was the eponym of Dotium (Dotion) in Thessaly. He was the son of Neonus, son of Hellen,Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Dōtion (Δώτιον) with Archinus as the authority or of Pelasgus.Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Dōtion (Δώτιον) with Mnaseas as the authority
Alternatively, the other mythical eponyms of the Dotian plain were Dotius, son of Asterius and Amphictyone, daughter of Phthius;Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Dōtion (Δώτιον) with Pherecydes as the authority (fr. 172) or of Dotia, daughter of Elatus.Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Dōtion (Δώτιον)
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Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.