Dotted lines indicate extra-marital relationships or adoptions.
Kings of Thebes are numbered with bold names and a light purple background.
Joint rules are indicated by a number and lowercase letter, for example, 5a. Amphion shared the throne with 5b. Zethus.
Regents of Thebes are alphanumbered (format AN) with bold names and a light red background.
The number N refers to the regency preceding the reign of the Nth king. Generally this means the regent served the Nth king but not always, as Creon (A9) was serving as regent to Laodamas (the 10th King) when he was slain by Lycus II (the usurping 9th king).
The letter A refers to the regency sequence. "A" is the first regent, "B" is the second, etc.
Originally from Euboea, Lycus seized power in Ancient Thebes (Boeotia) by killing King Creon who at the time was regent for the son of Eteocles, Laodamas. Lycus mistreated Creon's family, throwing them out of their house and depriving them food and clothing.[2] However, Creon was the father-in-law of the hero Heracles, who returned unexpectedly to Thebes and slew Lycus. Laodamas succeeded him as king.[3]
^Tripp, Edward. Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, Company, 1834, p. 352.
ReferencesEdit
Euripides, Heracles, translated by E. P. Coleridge in The Complete Greek Drama, edited by Whitney J. Oates and Eugene O'Neill, Jr. Volume 1. New York. Random House. 1938. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Euripides, Euripidis Fabulae.vol. 2. Gilbert Murray. Oxford. Clarendon Press, Oxford. 1913. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Tripp, Edward, Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology, Thomas Y. Crowell Co; First edition (June 1970). ISBN069022608X.
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lycus, euboea, other, uses, lycus, mythology, lycus, disambiguation, greek, mythology, lycus, kəs, ancient, greek, Λύκος, romanized, lúkos, wolf, king, lycus, thebes, brother, nycteus, appeared, euripides, heracles, contents, genealogy, mythology, notes, refer. For other uses see Lycus mythology and Lycus disambiguation In Greek mythology Lycus ˈ l aɪ k e s LY kes Ancient Greek Lykos romanized Lukos lit wolf was the son of King Lycus of Thebes the brother of Nycteus 1 He appeared in Euripides s Heracles Contents 1 Genealogy 2 Mythology 3 Notes 4 ReferencesGenealogy EditRoyal house of Thebes family treevte Solid lines indicate descendants Dashed lines indicate marriages Dotted lines indicate extra marital relationships or adoptions Kings of Thebes are numbered with bold names and a light purple background Joint rules are indicated by a number and lowercase letter for example 5a Amphion shared the throne with 5b Zethus Regents of Thebes are alphanumbered format AN with bold names and a light red background The number N refers to the regency preceding the reign of the Nth king Generally this means the regent served the Nth king but not always as Creon A9 was serving as regent to Laodamas the 10th King when he was slain by Lycus II the usurping 9th king The letter A refers to the regency sequence A is the first regent B is the second etc Deities have a yellow background color Harmonia1 CadmusPolyxoA4 Nycteus Regent DirceB4 amp A6 Lycus Regent ZeusZeusInoAgaveEchion3 PolydorusNycteisAntiopeSemeleAutonoeDionysus2 PentheusEpeiros4 Labdacus5a Amphion5b ZethusMenoeceusEurydiceA7 A8 amp A9 Creon Regent Jocasta6 LaiusMeropePolybusHipponomeAlcaeusZeusAlcmeneAmphitryonPerimede7 OedipusMegaraHeraclesIphiclesAnaxoHeniocheMegareusHaemonAntigone8b EteoclesArgea8a PolynicesPyrrhaLycomedesIsmene9 Lycus IIA12 Peneleos Regent 10 LaodamasDemonassa11 ThersanderOpheltes12 Tisamenus14 Damasichthon13 Autesion15 PtolemyTherasArgeiaAristodemus16 XanthosEurysthenesProclesMythology EditOriginally from Euboea Lycus seized power in Ancient Thebes Boeotia by killing King Creon who at the time was regent for the son of Eteocles Laodamas Lycus mistreated Creon s family throwing them out of their house and depriving them food and clothing 2 However Creon was the father in law of the hero Heracles who returned unexpectedly to Thebes and slew Lycus Laodamas succeeded him as king 3 Regnal titlesPreceded byCreon King of Thebes Succeeded byLaodamasNotes Edit Hyginus Fabulae 31 Tzetzes on Lycophron Alexandra 38 Euripides Heracles 54 Tripp Edward Crowell s Handbook of Classical Mythology New York Thomas Y Crowell Company 1834 p 352 References EditEuripides Heracles translated by E P Coleridge in The Complete Greek Drama edited by Whitney J Oates and Eugene O Neill Jr Volume 1 New York Random House 1938 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Euripides Euripidis Fabulae vol 2 Gilbert Murray Oxford Clarendon Press Oxford 1913 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library Tripp Edward Crowell s Handbook of Classical Mythology Thomas Y Crowell Co First edition June 1970 ISBN 069022608X nbsp This article relating to Greek mythology is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lycus of Euboea amp oldid 1135103749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
