Tmolus (son of Ares)

For other uses, see Tmolus (mythology).

In ancient Greek legend and mythology, Tmolus (Ancient Greek: Τμῶλος, romanized: Tmôlos) is a legendary king of Lydia, a region in western Asia Minor. According to the story, Tmolus angered the goddess Artemis when he violated a follower of the goddess inside her temple, and she punished him with death. He might have also been the husband of Omphale, who inherited Lydia after his death.

Mount Tmolus was named after this king, though other personages were also associated with the mountain and Lydia. This Tmolus' story survives in late-antiquity paradoxographical accounts.

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