InGreek mythology,Ochimus (Ancient Greek: Ὄχιμος) was the eldest of theHeliadae, sons ofHelios andRhodos.^[1]

One of his brothers,Tenages, was murdered by four others:Actis,Macareus,Candalus andTriopas, and they had to leave their native island ofRhodes. The final two Heliadae, Ochimus andCercaphus, were the only to stay, as they had not been involved in the crime.^[2]

Ochimus seized control over the island. He married thenymphHegetoria and they had a daughter,Cydippe (or Cyrbia), who married Ochimus' brother,Cercaphus, who succeeded to the throne of Rhodes. According to an alternate version, Ochimus engaged Cydippe toOcridion but Cercaphus loved her and kidnapped her. The latter did not return until Ochimus was old. The three sons of Cercaphus and Cydippe inherited the island.^[3][4]

• Diodorus Siculus,The Library of History translated byCharles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes.Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8.Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
• Diodorus Siculus,Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus,Moralia with an English Translation by Frank Cole Babbitt. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1936.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.Greek text available from the same website.

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