Charops (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, the name Charops or Charopus ("bright-eyed") may refer to:

  • A Thracian, father of Oeagrus. He warned Dionysus of Lycurgus plotting against him, and was granted in reward with the knowledge of secret rites; the kingdom of Thrace was also handed over to him after the defeat of Lycurgus.[5]
  • A surname of Heracles, under which he had a statue near mount Laphystion on the spot where he was believed to have brought forth Cerberus from Hades.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Homer, Iliad, 2. 672
  2. ↑ Bibliotheca Epitome of Book 4, 3. 13
  3. ↑ Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 5. 53. 2
  4. ↑ Tzetzes on Lycophron, 1011
  5. ↑ Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 3. 65 4 - 6
  6. ↑ Homer, Iliad, 11. 426
  7. ↑ Ovid, Metamorphoses, 13. 260
  8. ↑ Suda s. v. Oiēthēn
  9. ↑ Hyginus, Fabulae, 181
  10. ↑ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 9. 34. 5
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