Petraeus (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Petraeus or Petraios () may refer to three separate characters: Poseidon, who was given the term as an epithet. Petraeus, the "laughing tippling" leader of the satyrsNonnus, 14.105. who joined the army of Dionysus in his campaign against India.Nonnus, 14.109.RE, Petraios (2). Petraeus, son of Carystus (son of Chiron) and father of Zarex,Tzetzes on Lycophron, 373. adopted father of Anius.Tzetzes on Lycophron, 580.

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References Nonnus of Panopolis, Dionysiaca translated by William Henry Denham Rouse (1863-1950), from the Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1940. Online version at the Topos Text Project. Nonnus of Panopolis, Dionysiaca. 3 Vols. W.H.D. Rouse. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1940–1942. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library. Tzetzes, John, Lycophronis Alexandra. Vol. II: Scholia Continens, edited by Eduard Scheer, Berlin, Weidmann, 1881. Internet Archive.