In Greek mythology, Dotis () or Dotius (The name is root-linked to the Greek base meaning "to give" or "gift" (similar to dosis or dotis).) was the son of Asterius and Amphictyone, daughter of Phthius. According to Pherecydes (c. 450 BC), he was the eponym of the city Dotion (Dotium) in Thessaly.Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Dōtion (Δώτιον) with Pherecydes as the authority (fr. 172)
Alternate mythical eponyms were Dotia, daughter of Elatus,Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Dōtion (Δώτιον) and Dotus, son of either PelasgusStephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Dōtion (Δώτιον) with Mnaseas as the authority or Neonus, son of Hellen.Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Dōtion (Δώτιον) with Archinus as the authority
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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.