(Νήριτος), a son of Pterelaus in Ithaca, from whom mount Neriton, in the west of Ithaca, was believed to have derived its name. (Hom. Od. 9.22, 17.207; Eustath. ad Hom. p. 1815.)
[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