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MYSCELLUS (mythical founder of Croton)

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Myscellus, mythical founder of Croton, full-length portrait
Parents
Alemon
In the sources
3 ancient passages

Myscellus, son of Alemon and a man of somewhat crooked back, came from the place known as Rhypes to establish a new home for his people.1,2

He traveled to Delphi with Archias, the founder of Syracuse, to consult the oracle.3,1 When the oracle assigned him to found Crotona, Myscellus asked if he could settle in Sybaris instead, but the deity refused, calling him short-backed and advising him to accept the original site.1,3 The oracle also asked him to choose between wealth and health, and he chose health over wealth.3 Myscellus inspected the site and built the city there, assisted by Archias.1,3

The codex facts behind this entry

In the myths

Myscellus was assigned by the oracle to found Crotona, inspected the site, and built the city there. Strabo 6.1.12 +1

Sources

  1. Strabo 6.1.12
  2. Strabo 8.7.5
  3. Strabo 6.2.4 part 1
Written from the Mythos Codex, and every sentence checked against the facts it cites. From the Mythos Codex: 8 facts, each checked against the ancient passage it comes from, here drawn from Strabo. Updated 30 October 2026.

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