A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

or ACTO'RION (Ἀκτορίδης or Ἀκτορίων), are patronymic forms of Actor, and are consequently given to descendants of an Actor, such as Patroclus (Ov. Met. xiii 373; Trist. 1.9. 29), Erithus (Ov. Met. 5.79; compare 8.308, 371), Eurytus, and Cteatus. (Hom. Il. 2.621, 13.185, 11.750, 23.638.)

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