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==Family==
Nyctimus was the father of [[Periphetes]], the ancestor of [[Psophis (mythology)|Psophis]], one of the possible [[eponym]]s for the city of [[Psophis]]. This can be explained by the following genealogical link; Nyctimus, Periphetes, [[Parthaon (mythology)|Parthaon]], [[Aristas]], [[Erymanthus (mythology)|Erymanthus]], [[Arrhon]] and Psophis.<ref>Pausanias, [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+8.24.1&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160:chapter=&highlight=Parthaon 8.24.1]</ref>