Damasithymos

Damasithymus
King of Calyndos
Born	5th century BC Calyndos
Died	480 BC Salamis Island
Greek:	Δαμασίθυμος
Father	Candaules (Κανδαύλης)

Damasithymus (/ˌdæməˈsɪθᵻməs/; Greek: Δαμασίθυμος; fl. early 5th century BC) was the king of Calyndos (Greek: Κάλυνδος), a city in ancient Caria. His father was Candaules (Greek: Κανδαύλης).

Herodotus, in the seventh and eighth books of his 'Histories' entitled Polymnia (Book VII) and Urania (Book VIII), and Polyaenus, in the eighth book of his work 'Stratagems', mention him.

Damasithymus was an ally of Xerxes I at the Second Persian invasion of Greece. He fought at the naval Battle of Artemisium and the naval Battle of Salamis in 480 BC. He participated as commander of the only Calyndian ship in the Persian navy . He was killed during the Battle of Salamis.

His ship, together with ships from Halicarnassus, Cos and Nisyros, were under the command of Artemisia. Artemisia's fleet, including Damasithymus's ship, had among the best regarded in the whole Persian fleet, next to the ships from Sidon. Herodotus mentions that Damasithymus was one of the most noted of the men commanding the Persian ships.

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