Evippus

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In Greek mythology, the name Evippus may refer to:

  • A son of Megareus and Iphinoe, brother of Timalcus and Euaechme. He was killed by the Cithaeronian lion.[3]
  • An Arcadian hero. On the wedding day of Adrastus' daughters, his shield fell off the highest summit of the temple of Athena, which was a sign of bad luck in the future.[4]

References

  1. Bibliotheca 1. 7. 10
  2. Homer, Iliad, 16. 417
  3. Pausanias, Description of Greece, 1. 41. 3
  4. Statius, Thebaid, 2. 258


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