Echetus
Sign in to saveEchetus (; ) is a mythical king and son of Euchenor () and Phlogea () mentioned in Homer's Odyssey. The epic describes him as a frightening and cruel king from the "mainland" (), or "dark mainland" (), seen through the perspective of Homer's Ithaca. Some scholars, such as Richard Hodges and Anna Lefteratou, refer to Echetus as a "king of Epirus".
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Echetus (; ) is a mythical king and son of Euchenor () and Phlogea () mentioned in Homer's Odyssey. The epic describes him as a frightening and cruel king from the "mainland" (), or "dark mainland" (), seen through the perspective of Homer's Ithaca. Some scholars, such as Richard Hodges and Anna Lefteratou, refer to Echetus as a "king of Epirus".
==Mythology== He is mentioned in book 18 of Homer's Odyssey, as well as in book 21 in which he is described as the "destroyer of all mortals" by Antinous (one of the suitors).