Ptolemy (mythological)
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In Greek mythology
, Ptolemy was an ancestral ruler of Thebes
, living in the 12th century BCE. His father was Damasichthon; his son, Xanthus
. Since the Homeric root to Ptolemy includes no T the name is reconstructed as Polemy.
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
, Ptolemy was an ancestral ruler of Thebes
Ancient Thebes (Boeotia)
See Thebes, Greece for the modern city built on the ancient ruins.Ancient Thebes was a Boeotian city-state , situated to the north of the Cithaeron range, which divides Boeotia from Attica, and on the southern edge of the Boeotian plain...
, living in the 12th century BCE. His father was Damasichthon; his son, Xanthus
Xanthus
Xanthus may refer to:In Greek mythology:*Divine**Xanthus, the gods' name for Scamander, the great river of Troy and its patron god**Xanthus, one of the twelve sons of Pan who were allied with Dionysus*Human...
. Since the Homeric root to Ptolemy includes no T the name is reconstructed as Polemy.