Lycus, one of the Telchines[1] who fought under Dionysus in his Indian campaign.[2] He is otherwise said to have erected a temple to Apollo Lycius on the banks of Xanthus river.[3]
Lycus, son of Prometheus and Celaeno, brother of Chimaerus. The brothers are said to have had tombs in the Troad; they are otherwise unknown.[4]
Lycus of Athens, a wolf-shaped herο, whose shrine stood by the jurycourt, and the first jurors were named after him.[5]
Lycus, the "loudvoiced" satyr herald of Dionysus during the Indian War.[10] In secret union, Hermes fathered him, Pherespondus and Pronomus, by Iphthime, daughter of Dorus.[11] Eiraphiotes (i.e. Dionysus) entrusted to these three satyr brothers the dignity of 'the staff of their wisdom-fostering father, the herald of heaven'.[12]
Lycus, son of Arrhetus and Laobie, who, together with his father and brothers, fought under Deriades against Dionysus.[13]
Lycus, son of Hyrieus and Clonia, and brother of Nycteus. He became the guardian of Labdacus and Laius. Nycteus, unable to retrieve his daughter Antiope from Epopeus of Sicyon, sent his brother Lycus to take her. He invaded Sicyon, killed Epopeus and gave Antiope as a slave to his own wife, Dirce.[15]
Lycus, a descendant of the above Lycus, said to have usurped the power over Thebes.[16]
Lycus, a Cretan princes as the son of King Idomeneus and Meda, probably the brother of Orsilochus, Cleisithyra and Iphiclus. Together with the latter, they were slain by the usurper Leucus.[27]
Lycus, one of the companions of Diomedes that were changed into birds in Italy[28]
Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Euripides, The Complete Greek Drama edited by Whitney J. Oates and Eugene O'Neill, Jr. in two volumes. 1. Heracles, translated by E. P. Coleridge. 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.
Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Herodotus, The Histories with an English translation by A. D. Godley. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1920. Online version at the Topos Text Project. Greek text available at Perseus Digital Library.
Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, Moralia with an English Translation by Frank Cole Babbitt. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1936. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
Nonnus of Panopolis, Dionysiaca translated by William Henry Denham Rouse (1863-1950), from the Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1940. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Nonnus of Panopolis, Dionysiaca. 3 Vols. W.H.D. Rouse. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1940-1942. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio.3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Publius Papinius Statius, The Thebaid translated by John Henry Mozley. Loeb Classical Library Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Publius Papinius Statius, The Thebaid. Vol I-II. John Henry Mozley. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1928. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Publius Vergilius Maro, Aeneid. Theodore C. Williams. trans. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1910. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Publius Vergilius Maro, Bucolics, Aeneid, and Georgics. J. B. Greenough. Boston. Ginn & Co. 1900. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Strabo, The Geography of Strabo. Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
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Lycus ˈ l aɪ k e s LY kes Ancient Greek Lykos romanized Lukos lit wolf is the name of multiple people in Greek mythology Lycus one of the Telchines 1 who fought under Dionysus in his Indian campaign 2 He is otherwise said to have erected a temple to Apollo Lycius on the banks of Xanthus river 3 Lycus son of Prometheus and Celaeno brother of Chimaerus The brothers are said to have had tombs in the Troad they are otherwise unknown 4 Lycus of Athens a wolf shaped hero whose shrine stood by the jurycourt and the first jurors were named after him 5 Lycus an Egyptian prince as one of the sons of King Aegyptus He suffered the same fate as his other brothers save Lynceus of Argos when they were slain on their wedding night by their wives who obeyed the command of their father King Danaus of Libya Lycus was the son of Aegyptus by Argyphia a woman of royal blood and thus full brother of Lynceus Proteus Enceladus Busiris and Daiphron 6 In some accounts he could be a son of Aegyptus either by Eurryroe daughter of the river god Nilus 7 or Isaie daughter of King Agenor of Tyre 8 Lycus married the Danaid Agave daughter of Danaus and Europe 6 Lycus son of Poseidon and Celaeno 9 Lycus the loudvoiced satyr herald of Dionysus during the Indian War 10 In secret union Hermes fathered him Pherespondus and Pronomus by Iphthime daughter of Dorus 11 Eiraphiotes i e Dionysus entrusted to these three satyr brothers the dignity of the staff of their wisdom fostering father the herald of heaven 12 Lycus son of Arrhetus and Laobie who together with his father and brothers fought under Deriades against Dionysus 13 Lycus son of Pandion II and brother of King Aegeus of Athens 14 Lycus son of Hyrieus and Clonia and brother of Nycteus He became the guardian of Labdacus and Laius Nycteus unable to retrieve his daughter Antiope from Epopeus of Sicyon sent his brother Lycus to take her He invaded Sicyon killed Epopeus and gave Antiope as a slave to his own wife Dirce 15 Lycus a descendant of the above Lycus said to have usurped the power over Thebes 16 Lycus son of Dascylus of Mysia or Mariandyne He was hospitable towards the Argonauts 17 and Heracles who conquered the land of the Bebryces Heraclea Pontica 18 He is apparently identical with the Lycus given as a son of Titias brother of Priolaus and eponym of a city 19 Lycus same as Lycurgus of Nemea 20 Lycus the mortal lover of Coronis mother of Asclepius 21 He is otherwise commonly known as Ischys son of Elatus Lycus a Thracian killed by Cycnus in single combat 22 Lycus a centaur at the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia was killed by Pirithous 23 Lycus a defender of Thebes in the war of the Seven against Thebes 24 Lycus and Pernis are listed by Hyginus 25 as parents of Ascalaphus and Ialmenus who are otherwise known as sons of Ares and Astyoche Lycus son of Ares and a Libyan king 26 Lycus a Cretan princes as the son of King Idomeneus and Meda probably the brother of Orsilochus Cleisithyra and Iphiclus Together with the latter they were slain by the usurper Leucus 27 Lycus one of the companions of Diomedes that were changed into birds in Italy 28 Lycus a lost companion of Aeneas 29 Lycus another companion of Aeneas killed by Turnus 30 Lycus and Termerus were two notorious brigands in Caria 31 Notes edit Tzetzes on Theogony 80 Nonnus 14 36 ff Diodorus Siculus 5 56 1 Tzetzes on Lycophron 132 Suda eta 271 a b Apollodorus 2 1 5 Tzetzes Chiliades 7 37 p 368 369 Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius Notes on Book 3 1689 Apollodorus 3 10 1 Nonnus 14 112 Nonnus 14 113 114 Nonnus 14 118 119 Nonnus 26 250 ff Apollodorus 3 15 5 Apollodorus 3 5 5 amp 3 10 1 Hyginus Fabulae 7 8 Euripides Heracles Hyginus Fabulae 31 Tzetzes on Lycophron 38 Apollonius Rhodius 2 776 Apollodorus 1 9 23 Hyginus Fabulae 18 Apollodorus 2 5 9 Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius 2 780 Hyginus Fabulae 74 amp 273 Lactantius Placidus on Statius Thebaid 3 506 Second Vatican Mythographer 128 Pausanias 1 27 6 Ovid Metamorphoses 12 332 Statius Thebaid 9 107 Hyginus Fabulae 97 Plutarch Parallela minora 23 Tzetzes on Lycophron 1222 Ovid Metamorphoses 14 504 Virgil Aeneid 1 122 Virgil Aeneid 9 544 amp 559 Scholia on Euripides Rhesus 509References editApollodorus The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer F B A F R S in 2 Volumes Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1921 ISBN 0 674 99135 4 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Greek text available from the same website Apollonius Rhodius Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton 1853 1915 R C Loeb Classical Library Volume 001 London William Heinemann Ltd 1912 Online version at the Topos Text Project Apollonius Rhodius Argonautica George W Mooney London Longmans Green 1912 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library Diodorus Siculus The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather Twelve volumes Loeb Classical Library Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1989 Vol 3 Books 4 59 8 Online version at Bill Thayer s Web Site Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica Vol 1 2 Immanel Bekker Ludwig Dindorf Friedrich Vogel in aedibus B G Teubneri Leipzig 1888 1890 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library Euripides The Complete Greek Drama edited by Whitney J Oates and Eugene O Neill Jr in two volumes 1 Heracles translated by E P Coleridge 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 Gaius Julius Hyginus Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies Online version at the Topos Text Project Herodotus The Histories with an English translation by A D Godley Cambridge Harvard University Press 1920 Online version at the Topos Text Project Greek text available at Perseus Digital Library Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus Moralia with an English Translation by Frank Cole Babbitt Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1936 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Greek text available from the same website Nonnus of Panopolis Dionysiaca translated by William Henry Denham Rouse 1863 1950 from the Loeb Classical Library Cambridge MA Harvard University Press 1940 Online version at the Topos Text Project Nonnus of Panopolis Dionysiaca 3 Vols W H D Rouse Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1940 1942 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library Pausanias Description of Greece with an English Translation by W H S Jones Litt D and H A Ormerod M A in 4 Volumes Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1918 ISBN 0 674 99328 4 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Pausanias Graeciae Descriptio 3 vols Leipzig Teubner 1903 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library Publius Ovidius Naso Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More 1859 1942 Boston Cornhill Publishing Co 1922 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Publius Ovidius Naso Metamorphoses Hugo Magnus Gotha Germany Friedr Andr Perthes 1892 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library Publius Papinius Statius The Thebaid translated by John Henry Mozley Loeb Classical Library Volumes Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1928 Online version at the Topos Text Project Publius Papinius Statius The Thebaid Vol I II John Henry Mozley London William Heinemann New York G P Putnam s Sons 1928 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library Publius Vergilius Maro Aeneid Theodore C Williams trans Boston Houghton Mifflin Co 1910 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Publius Vergilius Maro Bucolics Aeneid and Georgics J B Greenough Boston Ginn amp Co 1900 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library Strabo The Geography of Strabo Edition by H L Jones Cambridge Mass Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1924 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Strabo Geographica edited by A Meineke Leipzig Teubner 1877 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library nbsp nbsp This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names If an internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article if one exists Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lycus mythology amp oldid 1142482274, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
