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- A guardian in Arcadia
Anytos
Ἄνυτος
Anytos is a Titan named by Pausanias as one of the guardians who raised the infant goddess Despoina.
Family at a glance
No parents are recorded for this figure in the sources used here.
The only substantial ancient reference to Anytos is in Pausanias's Description of Greece, in the section on Arcadia. At the sanctuary of Despoina at Lycosura, he describes a marble group, by the sculptor Damophon, showing Demeter and Despoina with Artemis and a figure of Anytos, who is said to have raised Despoina.
Pausanias calls him a Titan, and says he was a guardian of the goddess. That is all that is reliably known. This page is short because the ancient evidence is.
The ancient evidence for Anytos is limited, so this page is short on purpose.
Ancient sources
- Pausanias 8.37.3-6
The family of Anytos
Descended from
No parents recorded
Brothers and sisters
None listed on this site
Partners
None recorded
Children
None recorded