Abderus
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In Greek mythology, Abderus or Abderos () was a divine hero, reputed by some to be one of Heracles' lovers (eromenoi), and reputedly a son of Hermes by some accounts, and eponym of Abdera, Thrace.
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- Gender
- male
- Father
- Menoetius
- Significant event
- Mares of Diomedes
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- described by source
- Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
- name in native language
- Ἄβδηρος
- from narrative universe
- Greek mythology
- place of burial
- Ancient Abdera
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In Greek mythology, Abderus or Abderos () was a divine hero, reputed by some to be one of Heracles' lovers (eromenoi), and reputedly a son of Hermes by some accounts, and eponym of Abdera, Thrace.
== Family == Some sources say he was the son of the god Hermes and a native of Opus in Locris, and according to other writers, he was the son of Thromius the Locrian. Pindar makes Abderus a son of Poseidon and Thronia, while Photius writes that he was brother of Patroclus, and according to Hellanicus (who considers him the son of Hermes), he was Heracles' lover.
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