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Lycus
Lycus (Lykos, Lycos, ) may refer to: Mythology * Lycus (mythology), the name of numerous people in Greek mythology, including ** Lycus (brother of Nycteus), a ruler of the ancient city of Ancient Thebes ** Lycus (descendant of Lycus), son of Lycus (brother of Nycteus), appearing in Euripides's ''Heracles'' ** Lycus, son of Poseidon Rivers * Lycos or Great Zab, a river of Assyria, located in modern-day Turkey and Iraq * Lycus (river of Bithynia), flows into the Black Sea (Pontus Euxinus) near Heraclea Pontica * Lycus (river of Cilicia), flows from the Pyramus to the Pinarus * Lycus, now known as Kouris, in Cyprus that flows into the Mediterranean Sea at Kourion * Lycus (river of Lydia), a tributary of the Hyllus river * Lycus (river of Mysia), near Carseae * Lycus (river of Phoenicia), also known as Nahr al-Kalb, flows into the Mediterranean near Beirut * Lycus (river of Phrygia), a historical river, a tributary of the Maeander * Lycus (river of Pontus), modern Kelkit, a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycus (mythology)
Lycus ( ; ) is the name of multiple people in Greek mythology: *Lycus, one of the Telchines who fought under Dionysus in his Indian campaign. He is otherwise said to have erected a temple to Apollo Lycius on the banks of Scamander, Xanthus river. *Lycus, son of Prometheus and Celaeno, brother of Chimaerus. The brothers are said to have had tombs in the Troad; they are otherwise unknown. *Lycus of Athens, a wolf-shaped herο, whose shrine stood by the jurycourt, and the first jurors were named after him. *Lycus, an Egyptian prince as one of the Sons of Aegyptus, 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 Ancient Libya, Libya. Lycus was the son of Aegyptus by Argyphia (mythology), Argyphia, a woman of royal blood and thus full brother of Lynceus, Proteus (mythological character), Proteus, Enceladus, son of Aegyptus, Encel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |