Aepytus (The name is derived from the adjective Aipys (αἰπύς), meaning sheer, steep, towering, or high-seated (often used in epic poetry to describe mountains, steep riverbanks, or lofty cities).) can refer to several people in Greek mythology:
Aepytus, king of Arcadia and son of Elatus.Pindar, Olympian Odes 6.54 Aepytus, also a king of Arcadia and son of Hippothous.Pausanias, 8.5.3 Aepytus, son of the Heraclid Cresphontes.Apollodorus, 2.8.5
The name is not to be confused with Iapetus () or Iphitos ().
Notes
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