In Greek mythology, Mariandynus (; ) was the eponymous hero of the Mariandyni tribe in Northern Anatolia. He was an AeolianStephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Mariandynia, a son of either CimmeriusScholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 1.1126, 2.140, 723 & 780, or PhrixusScholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 2.780, or Phineus (and in the latter case, brother of Thynus)Scholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 2.140 & 181. He had several sons, of whom the eldest may have been Titias.Scholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 1.1126
Mariandynus was also the name of his grandson through Titias, who was credited with composing a mourning song in honor of his brother Priolaus, killed in a battle against the Bebrycians.Scholia ad Aeschylus, Persians 941
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Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.