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Orestheus
Orestheus
, in
Greek mythology
, was a name attributed to two
individuals
.
Orestheus, a son of
Deucalion and Pyrrha
, was
king of
the
Ozolian Locrians
in
Aetolia
. His
dog
was said to have given
birth
to a
piece
of
wood
, which Orestheus
concealed
in
the earth
. In the
spring
, a
vine
grew
forth
from it, from the
sprouts
of which he
derived
the name of his
people
.
Orestheus, a son of
Lycaon
, was
king
of
Arcadia
and the reputed
founder
of
Arcadian
Oresthasion
, which is said
afterwards
to have been called
Oresteion
, from
Orestes
.
