Greek mythology Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. These stories conc ...

, Liparus (

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Λίπαρος Líparos) is an Ausonian king and founder of the city of

Lipari Lipari (; ) is a ''comune'' including six of seven islands of the Aeolian Islands (Lipari, Vulcano, Panarea, Stromboli, Filicudi and Alicudi) and it is located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the northern coast of Sicily, Southern Italy; it is ...

on the island of the same name. According to

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, he was the son of Auson. Driven out of Italy by his brothers, he fled to the island of Lipari, and founded the city of Lipari, named after him. Later, Aiolos, the son of

Hippotes Hippotes (Ancient Greek: Ἱππότης) may refer to a number of people from Greek mythology: *Hippotes, son of Mimas and father of Aeolus, the keeper of the Winds in the ''Odyssey''. He was a mortal king. *Hippotes, a Corinthian prince as the ...

, settled on the island and married Liparus' daughter

Cyane Cyane (; from ) was a naiad in Greek mythology who tried to prevent Hades from abducting Persephone, her playmate. Mythology Cyane (sometimes anglicized as "Kyane") was a naiad In Greek mythology, the naiads (; ), sometimes also hydria ...

. As Liparus longed to return to the Italian mainland, Aiolos helped his father-in-law to obtain territories in the area around

Sorrento Sorrento ( , ; ; ) is a City status in Italy, city and overlooking the Gulf of Naples, Bay of Naples in Southern Italy. A popular tourist destination, Sorrento is located on the Sorrentine Peninsula at the southern terminus of a main branch o ...

, over which Liparus became king, while Aiolos took over the rule of Lipari. Long after his death, Liparus is said to have been worshipped in Sorrento like a hero.The sources of migration in central Italy
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