Damasithymus
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Damasithymus
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Damasithymus was the king of Calyndos, a city in ancient Caria. His father was Candaules. Herodotus, in the seventh and eighth books of his Histories and Polyaenus, in the eighth book of his work 'Stratagems', mention him. Damasithymus was an ally of Xerxes I at the Second Persian invasion of Greece. He fought at the naval Battles of Artemisium and Salamis in 480 BC. He participated as commander of the only Calyndian ship in the Persian navy. He was killed during the Battle of Salamis. His ship,
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King of Calyndos, Caria (died 480 BC)
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2024-01-09T01:05:21Z
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