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Alirrhotius (Αλιρρόθιος ), a son of Poseidon. Hearing that his father had been defeated by Athena, in his dispute about giving a name to Athens, he went to the citadel, and endeavoured to cut down the olive which had sprung from the ground and given the victory to Athena; but in the attempt he missed his aim, and cut his own legs so severely that he instantly expired.

Apollodorus, The Library. Translated by J. G. Frazer. Loeb Classical Library. Volume 2 p. 8

Pausanias 1.21.4

Suda On Line: Byzantine Lexicography

Tyrrell, W. & Brown, F. (1991) Athenian Myths and Institutions: Words in Action. Oxford University Press


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