Pindus (mythology)

For other uses, see Pindus (disambiguation).

Pindus (Ancient Greek: Πίνδος), in Greek mythology, was the son of Makednos. He was friend with a snake and when his three brothers killed Pindus, the snake took revenge by killing them.[1][2]

## Notes

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1. ^ Aelian, De Natura Animalium 10.48
2. ^ Tzetzes, Chiliades 4.338 (333, scholium)

## References

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* Claudius Aelianus, On the Characteristics of Animals, translated by Alwyn Faber Scholfield (1884-1969), from Aelian, Characteristics of Animals, published in three volumes by Harvard/Heinemann, Loeb Classical Library, 1958. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
* Claudius Aelianus, De Natura Animalium, Latin translation by Friedrich Jacobs in the Frommann edition, Jena, 1832. Latin translation available at Bill Thayer's Web Site
* Claudius Aelianus, De Natura Animalium, Rudolf Hercher. Lipsiae, in aedibus B. G. Teubneri, 1864. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

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