Ictinus (mythology)
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This article is about the mythological character. For other uses, see Ictinus.
In Greek mythology, Ictinus (Ancient Greek: Ἴκτινος, romanized: Iktinos, lit. 'kite'[1]) is a minor figure who tried to violate his daughter and was transformed into a bird, in part of an aetiological myth that attempts to explain nature. His brief tale survives in the works of Dionysius Periegetes.