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DORUS IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY

​Dorus was one of the eponymous heroes of Greek mythology, for Dorus was the founder of the Dorian race, one of the four major ethnic groups of Ancient Greece.

Dorus Son of Hellen

​Dorus was the son of Hellen, the man who gave his name to the Hellenes (Greeks), and Hellen’s wife, the naiad nymph Orseis. Orseis was the nymph of a Thessalonian spring. 

As a son of Hellenes, Dorus was the grandson of Deucalion, the man who survived the Deluge, and was thus brother to Xuthus and Aelous. Aeolus was the eponymous founder of the Aeolians, whilst Xuthus, via his sons, Achaeus and Ion, was the ancestor of the Achaeans and Ionians, the other two major ethnic groups. 

Children of Dorus

​Dorus himself would have three children, although the mother or mothers of these children are not named. 

Aegimus was a famous king, when the Dorians were still living in northern Thessaly, for it was this son of Dorus, who was aided by Heracles in his fight with the Lapiths. 

A second son of Dorus was Tectamus, who emigrated to Crete with Aeolians and Pelagasians, and came to rule the island shortly before Europa was brought to Crete by Zeus. 

Iphthime was a daughter of Dorus, famed for being a lover of the god Hermes, who bore the messenger god three sons. 
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