Teuthras

, a king of Mysia on the borders of the Caycus. He adopted as his daughter, or, according to others, married, Auge the daughter of Aleus, when she fled away into Asia from her father, who wished to punish her for her amours with Hercules. Some time after his kingdom was invaded by Idas the son of A phare us, and to remove this enemy, he promised Auge and his crown to any one who could restore tranquillity to his subjects. This was executed by Telephus, who afterwards proved to be the son of Auge, who was promised in marriage to him by right of his succe ful expedition. The 50 daughters of Teuthras, who became mothers by Hercules, are called Teuthrantia turba . Apollo dor us , bk. 2 , ch. 7 , . — Pausanias , bk. 3 , ch. 25 .— Ovid , Tristia , bk. 2 , li. 19 ; Heroides , poem 9, li. 51 .— Hyginus , fable 100.――A river’s name.――One of the companions of Æneas in Italy. Virgil , Æneid , bk. 10 , li. 402 .