DORUS

In Greek mythology, 'Dorus' is the name of several individuals:
#Dorus was a son of Hellen and founder of the Dorian nation. Each of Hellen's sons founded a primary tribe of Greece - Aeolus the Aeolians, Dorus the Dorians and Xuthus the Achaeans (from Xuthus's son Achaeus) and the Ionians (from Xuthus's probably illegitimate son Ionas ) together with his sister's Pandora's sons with Zeus and according to Hesiod's (probably) "Eoiae" (Greek : Ηοίαι) or "Catalogue of Women"^[1], Graecus the Graecians, Makedon the Makedones and Magnetas (or Magnis) the Magnetes. Dorus was killed by Apis when he tried to invade the Peloponnese.
#Dorus was the son of Apollo and Phthia, and the father of Xanthippe.
#Dorus was the son of Xuthus and Creusa.
It is also the stage name of Dutch comedian Tom Manders.
A doru is allegedly a type of spear.
Dorus is Scottish gaelic for "Door"

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1. Hesiod (probably), "Eoiae" (Greek : Ηοίαι) or "Catalogue of Women", c.650 BC.

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★ Hesiod (probably), "Eoiae" (Greek : Ηοίαι) or "Catalogue of Women", c.650 BC.