Damasithymus
Sign in to saveDamasithymus (; ; died 480 BC) was the king of Calyndos (), a city in ancient Caria. His father was Candaules ().
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Damasithymus (; ; died 480 BC) was the king of Calyndos (), a city in ancient Caria. His father was Candaules ().
He is mentioned by Herodotus in the seventh and eighth books of his Histories, and by Polyaenus in the eighth book of Stratagems.
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