In Greek mythology, Cleitor (also Clitor or Kleitor; Ancient Greek: Κλείτωρ) is the name of several figures. The most prominent is Cleitor, son of King Azan of Azania and, in his time, the most powerful of the kings of Arcadia. Although the foremost ruler of his generation, he died childless, so the Arcadian kingship passed to his cousin Aepytus, son of Elatus. Cleitor dwelt in Lycosura and founded the town of Cleitor, which bears his name.
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I.Family
The most powerful Arcadian king of his day, Cleitor was the son of King Azan of Azania, the region of Arcadia named for his father.
He had no children of his own. Because he died childless, the Arcadian sovereignty did not remain in his line but passed to his cousin Aepytus, the son of Elatus.
II.Mythology
In his time, Cleitor was the most powerful of the kings in Arcadia. He dwelt in Lycosura and founded a town that bears his name, Cleitor.
Since he left no heir, the kingship of the Arcadians devolved upon his cousin Aepytus, son of Elatus, on his death.
III.Other figures of the name
The name Cleitor (also spelled Clitor or Kleitor) is borne by other personages in Greek mythology, distinct from the son of Azan.
One Cleitor was an Arcadian prince, counted among the fifty sons of the impious King Lycaon — his mother given either as the naiad Cyllene or as Nonacris. He and his brothers were said to be the most nefarious and carefree of all people. To test them, Zeus visited in the form of a peasant; when the brothers mixed the entrails of a child into the god's meal, the enraged Zeus threw the meal over the table and killed Cleitor, along with his brothers and their father, with a lightning bolt.
Another figure, named Cleitor, Cletor, or Cleitos, was the father of Eurymedousa, who became the mother of the hero Myrmidon by Zeus.