(), a son of Poseidon and Assa, or of Ares and
Achiroe, the daughter of Neilns, was married to the nymph Mendeis, by whom he became the
father of Pallene and Rhoeteia. He was king of the Hadomantes in Macedonia, or king of Thrace
(Tzetz. ad Lycoph. 1356). Pallene, on account of her beauty, had numerous
suitors, and Sithon, who promised her to the one who should conquer him in single combat, slew
many. At length he allowed Dryas and Cleitus to fight for her, promising to give
her to the conqueror. Pallene, who loved Cleitus, caused her own instructor Persyntes to
induce the charioteer of Dryas to draw out the nails from the wheels of his master's chariot,
so that during the fight he broke down with his chariot, and was killed by Cleitus. Sithon,
who was informed of the trick, erected a funeral pile, on which he intended to burn the corpse
of Dryas and his own daughter; but when the pile was ready, Aphrodite appeared, a shower of
rain extinguished the fire, and Sithon altered his mind, and gave his daughter to Cleitus.
(Parthen. Erot. 5; Conon, Narr. 10; Tzetz. ad Lycoph. 583, 1161; comp. CLEITUS.)