Enorches

In Greek mythology, Enorchus (Ancient Greek: Ἐνόρχης) or Enorches (Enorchês) was a son of Thyestes by his sister Daeta. He was born out of an egg and built a temple to Dionysus, who was hence called Dionysus Enorches, though Enorches may also describe the god as the dancer.[1]

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Notes

  1. Tzetzes ad Lycophron 212 ; Hesych. s. v. (cited by Schmitz)

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Leonhard Schmitz (1870). Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)


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