(Μέταβος), a son of Sisyphus, from whom the town of Metapontum, in Southern Italy, was believed to have derived its name. (Strab, vi. p. 265; Serv. ad Aen. 11.540; Steph. Byz. s. v. Μεταπόντιον.)
[L.S]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