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title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/æ/: 'a' in 'bad'">æ</span><span title="'l' in 'lie'">l</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="/aɪ/: 'i' in 'tide'">aɪ</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="/ˌ/: secondary stress follows">ˌ</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span><span title="/uː/: 'oo' in 'goose'">uː</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span></span>/</a></span></span>; <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greek_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Greek language">Ancient Greek</a>: <span lang="grc">Ἀλκυονεύς</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Ancient_Greek" class="mw-redirect" title="Romanization of Ancient Greek">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Ancient Greek-language romanization"><i lang="grc-Latn">Alkuoneús</i></span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Literal_translation" title="Literal translation">lit.</a> </small>'kingfisher') is a young and handsome man from <a href="/wiki/Crissa" title="Crissa">Crissa</a> (an ancient Greek city near <a href="/wiki/Delphi" title="Delphi">Delphi</a>), the only son of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Diomos&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diomos (page does not exist)">Diomos</a> and <a href="/wiki/Meganeira" title="Meganeira">Meganeira</a>. He features in a short myth where he is chosen to be the sacrificial victim for a beast called <a href="/wiki/Sybaris_(mythology)" title="Sybaris (mythology)">Sybaris</a> that terrorised Delphi and the surrounding area, a prototypical example of the hero slays a monster and saves a princess tale. His tale survives in the writings of second-century author <a href="/wiki/Antoninus_Liberalis" title="Antoninus Liberalis">Antoninus Liberalis</a>, and might originate from an older work by <a href="/wiki/Nicander_of_Colophon" class="mw-redirect" title="Nicander of Colophon">Nicander of Colophon</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alcyoneus_(son_of_Diomos)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The masculine first name Alkyoneus, along with the feminine spelling Alkyone, is derived from the ancient Greek noun <i>alkuṓn</i> (<span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text"><span lang="grc">ἀλκυών</span></span>), which refers to a sea-bird distinct for its mournful song,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> usually the common <a href="/wiki/Kingfisher" title="Kingfisher">kingfisher</a> bird in particular.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWoodhouse1910[httpsartflsrv03uchicagoeducgi-bineftssqldbsWOODHOUSEwoodhousepypagenumber470pageturn1_470]_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWoodhouse1910[httpsartflsrv03uchicagoeducgi-bineftssqldbsWOODHOUSEwoodhousepypagenumber470pageturn1_470]-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The exact meaning of that word is uncertain and cannot be determined, as <a href="/wiki/Robert_S._P._Beekes" title="Robert S. P. Beekes">Robert S. P. Beekes</a> theorised it to be of pre-<a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a> origin, instead of <a href="/wiki/Proto-Indo-European_language" title="Proto-Indo-European language">Indo-European</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBeekesvan_Beek201071_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBeekesvan_Beek201071-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nevertheless, Greek <a href="/wiki/Folk_etymology" title="Folk etymology">folk etymology</a> falsely connected it to the words <span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text"><span lang="grc">ἅλς</span></span> (<i>háls</i>, meaning "brine, salt") and <span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text"><span lang="grc">κυέω</span></span> (<i>kuéō</i>, meaning "to conceive"); because of that, the word for the bird was often misspelled with a rough breathing (halkuṓn) instead of a smooth one (alkuṓn).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELiddellScott1940s.v._[httpswwwperseustuftseduhoppertextdocPerseustext1999040057entryalkuwn_ἀλκυών]_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELiddellScott1940s.v._[httpswwwperseustuftseduhoppertextdocPerseustext1999040057entryalkuwn_ἀλκυών]-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The English name of the genus of the kingfisher bird, <a href="/wiki/Halcyon_(genus)" title="Halcyon (genus)">Halcyon</a>, and the related phrase "halcyon days", are also derived from this root. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mythology">Mythology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alcyoneus_(son_of_Diomos)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Mythology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Delphi, a terrifying monster called <a href="/wiki/Sybaris_(mythology)" title="Sybaris (mythology)">Sybaris</a> terrorized the region from the <a href="/wiki/Kirphis" class="mw-redirect" title="Kirphis">Mount Cirphis</a>, preying particularly on the young, either animals or humans, on a daily basis.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFontenrose1959[httpsbooksgooglecombooksid6DJnEAAAQBAJpgPA100_100]_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFontenrose1959[httpsbooksgooglecombooksid6DJnEAAAQBAJpgPA100_100]-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The inhabitants sought out the help of the god <a href="/wiki/Apollo" title="Apollo">Apollo</a>, and he informed them that they would be salvaged if they sacrificed a youth to the monster's cave.<sup id="cite_ref-brill_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brill-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A beautiful and good-natured youth named Alcyoneus, the only child of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Diomos&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diomos (page does not exist)">Diomos</a> and <a href="/wiki/Meganeira" title="Meganeira">Meganeira</a>, was chosen by lot.<sup id="cite_ref-ant_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ant-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was crowned with garlands by the priests of Crissa and led with a procession to Sybaris's cave. On their way there they happened upon the young and brave <a href="/wiki/Eurybarus" title="Eurybarus">Eurybarus</a>, who was coming down from neighbouring <a href="/wiki/Pleuron_(Aetolia)" title="Pleuron (Aetolia)">Curetis</a> in <a href="/wiki/Aetolia" title="Aetolia">Aetolia</a>. Eurybarus fell in love with Alcyoneus at first sight, and immediately inquired to learn where he was being taken to and why.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGrimal1987s.v._[httpsarchiveorgdetailsconcisedictionar00grimpage34mode2upviewtheater_Alcyoneus_2]_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrimal1987s.v._[httpsarchiveorgdetailsconcisedictionar00grimpage34mode2upviewtheater_Alcyoneus_2]-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upon learning of the prophecy and the necessary sacrifice, Eurybarus willingly offered to take Alcyoneus' place, not wanting him to perish.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDynesDonaldson1992[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidJrpU6O3VnawCpgPA139_139]_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDynesDonaldson1992[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidJrpU6O3VnawCpgPA139_139]-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He took the garlands from Alcyoneus and wore them himself, and then ordered the entourage to lead him to Sybaris instead.<sup id="cite_ref-ant_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ant-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thus Eurybarus entered the cavern of the monster instead of Alcyoneus. He dragged Sybaris out of her den, and tossed her off the crags of the mountain. Sybaris cracked her head on the rocks on the footings of Crissa, and was never heard of again. Thus Alcyoneus' life was saved, and the people of Crissa were safe from her.<sup id="cite_ref-ant_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ant-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alcyoneus_(son_of_Diomos)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The myth is the typical heroic tale where the fearsome monster that demands a human sacrifice is slain, the most famous of which in Greek mythology is that of <a href="/wiki/Perseus" title="Perseus">Perseus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andromeda_(mythology)" title="Andromeda (mythology)">Andromeda</a> whom he saved from a sea-monster sent by the sea-god <a href="/wiki/Poseidon" title="Poseidon">Poseidon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECeloria1992[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidcHt0DwAAQBAJpgPA128_128]_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECeloria1992[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidcHt0DwAAQBAJpgPA128_128]-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another similar myth is <a href="/wiki/Heracles" title="Heracles">Heracles</a> being willingly swallowed by a sea-monster and then killing it from the inside in order to save its would-be victim, the princess <a href="/wiki/Hesione" title="Hesione">Hesione</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOgden2008[httpsbooksgooglecombooksiduRDFljXN0LkCpgPA94_93–4],_[httpsbooksgooglecombooksiduRDFljXN0LkCpgPA96_96]_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOgden2008[httpsbooksgooglecombooksiduRDFljXN0LkCpgPA94_93–4],_[httpsbooksgooglecombooksiduRDFljXN0LkCpgPA96_96]-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The tale of Alcyoneus and Eurybarus is identical to a legend said about Euthymos, an early fifth-century BC Olympic victor from <a href="/wiki/Locri" title="Locri">Locri</a>, in which he saved a <a href="/wiki/Temesa_(ancient_city)" title="Temesa (ancient city)">Temesian</a> woman from being sacriced to a ghostly monster and then married her.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFontenrose1959[httpsbooksgooglecombooksid6DJnEAAAQBAJpgPA102_101-102]_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFontenrose1959[httpsbooksgooglecombooksid6DJnEAAAQBAJpgPA102_101-102]-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECeloria1992[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidcHt0DwAAQBAJpgPA128_128]_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECeloria1992[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidcHt0DwAAQBAJpgPA128_128]-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A notable subversion is that in this case, the ogre is female and its beautiful victim male, and similarly the couple is a homosexual one, both rare variants of the dragon-slayer fairytale type (ATU 300 in the <a href="/wiki/Aarne-Thompson-Uther_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index">Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHansen2002[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidezDlXl7gP9oCpgPA128_128]_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHansen2002[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidezDlXl7gP9oCpgPA128_128]-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Pausanias_(geographer)" title="Pausanias (geographer)">Pausanias</a>, a second-century geographer, describes a copy of an older painting depicting a landscape in Temesa in which a youth is about to be sacrificed to a dusky monster called Lycas (meaning "wolfish"); the caption next to the youth reads <i>Sybaris</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-brill_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brill-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECeloria1992[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidcHt0DwAAQBAJpgPA128_128]_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECeloria1992[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidcHt0DwAAQBAJpgPA128_128]-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another myth with similarities is that of <a href="/wiki/Menestratus_(Thespiae)" title="Menestratus (Thespiae)">Menestratus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cleostratus_(mythology)" title="Cleostratus (mythology)">Cleostratus</a>, two lovers from <a href="/wiki/Thespiae" title="Thespiae">Thespiae</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The teenage Cleostratus was chosen by lot to be sacrificed to a dragon that ravaged Thespiae, but Menestratus took his place, clad in a fish hook-coated breastplate; the dragon perished when it devoured him, thus salvaging Cleostratus and Thespiae.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFelton2021[httpsbooksgooglecombooksid40cxEAAAQBAJpgPA151_151–152]_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFelton2021[httpsbooksgooglecombooksid40cxEAAAQBAJpgPA151_151–152]-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A major difference is that Cleostratus and Menestratus are an established couple before disaster strucks, whereas Alcyoneus and Eurybarus only meet when Alcyoneus is being led to Sybaris, and there is no confirmation of an eventual relationship between the two. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alcyoneus_(son_of_Diomos)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See 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class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDynesDonaldson1992">Dynes & Donaldson 1992</a>, p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=JrpU6O3VnawC&pg=PA139">139</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECeloria1992[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidcHt0DwAAQBAJpgPA128_128]-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECeloria1992[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidcHt0DwAAQBAJpgPA128_128]_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECeloria1992[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidcHt0DwAAQBAJpgPA128_128]_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECeloria1992[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidcHt0DwAAQBAJpgPA128_128]_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCeloria1992">Celoria 1992</a>, p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=cHt0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA128">128</a>.</span> </li> <li 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rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=6DJnEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA102">101-102</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHansen2002[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidezDlXl7gP9oCpgPA128_128]-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHansen2002[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidezDlXl7gP9oCpgPA128_128]_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHansen2002">Hansen 2002</a>, p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ezDlXl7gP9oC&pg=PA128">128</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Pausanias_(geographer)" title="Pausanias (geographer)">Pausanias</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160%3Abook%3D6%3Achapter%3D6%3Asection%3D11">6.6.11</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Pausanias_(geographer)" title="Pausanias (geographer)">Pausanias</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+9.26.7&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160">9.26.7–8</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEFelton2021[httpsbooksgooglecombooksid40cxEAAAQBAJpgPA151_151–152]-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFelton2021[httpsbooksgooglecombooksid40cxEAAAQBAJpgPA151_151–152]_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFFelton2021">Felton 2021</a>, pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=40cxEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA151">151–152</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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P. Beekes">Beekes, Robert Stephen Paul</a>; van Beek, Lucien (2010). <i>Etymological Dictionary of Greek</i>. Vol. 1. Leiden: Brill publications. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-90-04-17420-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-90-04-17420-7"><bdi>978-90-04-17420-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Etymological+Dictionary+of+Greek&rft.place=Leiden&rft.pub=Brill+publications&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-90-04-17420-7&rft.aulast=Beekes&rft.aufirst=Robert+Stephen+Paul&rft.au=van+Beek%2C+Lucien&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAlcyoneus+%28son+of+Diomos%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCeloria1992" class="citation book cs1">Celoria, Francis (1992). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=cHt0DwAAQBAJ"><i>The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis: A Translation with a Commentary</i></a>. Canada, USA: <a href="/wiki/Routledge" title="Routledge">Routledge</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-415-06896-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-415-06896-7"><bdi>0-415-06896-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Metamorphoses+of+Antoninus+Liberalis%3A+A+Translation+with+a+Commentary&rft.place=Canada%2C+USA&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.date=1992&rft.isbn=0-415-06896-7&rft.aulast=Celoria&rft.aufirst=Francis&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DcHt0DwAAQBAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAlcyoneus+%28son+of+Diomos%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDynesDonaldson1992" class="citation book cs1">Dynes, Wayne R.; Donaldson, Stephen (1992). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=JrpU6O3VnawC"><i>Homosexuality in the Ancient World</i></a>. Taylor & Francis. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8153-0546-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-8153-0546-X"><bdi>0-8153-0546-X</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Homosexuality+in+the+Ancient+World&rft.pub=Taylor+%26+Francis&rft.date=1992&rft.isbn=0-8153-0546-X&rft.aulast=Dynes&rft.aufirst=Wayne+R.&rft.au=Donaldson%2C+Stephen&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DJrpU6O3VnawC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAlcyoneus+%28son+of+Diomos%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFelton2021" class="citation book cs1">Felton, Debbie (2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=40cxEAAAQBAJ"><i>Monsters and Monarchs: Serial Killers in Classical Myth and History</i></a>. Austin, US: University of Texas. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4773-0379-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4773-0379-5"><bdi>978-1-4773-0379-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Monsters+and+Monarchs%3A+Serial+Killers+in+Classical+Myth+and+History&rft.place=Austin%2C+US&rft.pub=University+of+Texas&rft.date=2021&rft.isbn=978-1-4773-0379-5&rft.aulast=Felton&rft.aufirst=Debbie&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D40cxEAAAQBAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAlcyoneus+%28son+of+Diomos%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFontenrose1959" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Fontenrose" title="Joseph Fontenrose">Fontenrose, Joseph Eddy</a> (1959). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=6DJnEAAAQBAJ"><i>Python: A Study of Delphic Myth and Its Origins</i></a>. 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