Hypseus
In Greek mythology, the name Hypseus (/ˈhɪpsiːəs/; Ancient Greek: Ὑψεύς) may refer to:
- Hypseus, King of the Lapiths, son of the river god Peneus by the naiad Creusa, daughter of Gaia,[1] or by Philyra, a daughter of Asopus.[2] By Chlidanope[3] he had four daughters: Cyrene,[4][5][6] Themisto,[7] Alcaea and Astyagyia (who married Periphas).[8]
- Hypseus, who fought on Phineus' side against Perseus. He killed Prothoenor, but was himself slain by Lyncides.[9]
- Hypseus, son of Asopus, who fought in the war of the Seven Against Thebes.[10] He killed a number of opponents, including Antiphōs, Astyages, Linus, and Tages, and was himself slain by Capaneus.[11]
References
- ↑ Pindar, Pythian Ode 9. 13 ff
- ↑ Scholia on Pindar, Pythian Ode 9. 27a
- ↑ Scholia on Pindar, Pythian Ode 9. 31
- ↑ Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4. 81. 1
- ↑ Callimachus, Hymn 2 to Apollo, 85 ff
- ↑ Nonnus, Dionysiaca, 29. 180
- ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1. 9. 2
- ↑ Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4. 69. 3
- ↑ Ovid, Metamorphoses, 5. 98 -99
- ↑ Statius, Thebaid, 7. 310 ff & 723 ff
- ↑ Statius, Thebaid, 9. 252 ff & 540 ff