Ceyx (father of Hippasus)

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Not to be confused with Ceyx, husband of Alcyone. See also Ceyx (disambiguation).

In Greek mythology, Ceyx was a king of Trachis. He received Herakles[1], and Herakles's sons later fled to him.[2] Some accounts make him Herakles's nephew, with Herakles building Trachis for him [3]. Muller[4] supposes that the marriage of Ceyx and his connection with Heracles were the subjects of ancient poems.

This Ceyx is father of the Hippasus who died fighting as an ally of Herakles.[5]

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  1. ^ Pausanias 1.32.6, Apollod. 2.7.6, Apollod. 2.7.7
  2. ^ Apollod. 2.7.8
  3. ^ Apollod. ii. 7. § 6, &c.
  4. ^ Dor. ii. 11. § 3, comp. i. 3. § 5
  5. ^ Apollod. 2.7.7

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1870).

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