Echetus

Echetus (/ˈɛkɪtəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἔχετος, romanized: Ékhetos) is a mythical king and son of Euchenor (Εὐχήνωρ) and Phlogea (Φλόγεα) mentioned in Homer's Odyssey. The epic describes him as a frightening and cruel king from the "mainland" (ἠπείρο), or "dark mainland" (ἠπείροιο μελαίνης), seen through the perspective of Homer's Ithaca. Some scholars, such as Richard Hodges and Anna Lefteratou, refer to Echetus as a "king of Epirus".

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