Lynceus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Lynceus (/ˈlɪns(j)uːs/; Ancient Greek: Λυγκεύς "lynx-eyed") may refer to the following personages.
- Lynceus, one of the 50 Sons of Aegyptus.[1]
- Lynceus, king in Thrace and husband of Lathusa, friend of Procne. Tereus gave Philomela to him after ravishing his wife's own sister.[2]
- Lynceus, son of Aphareus and one of the Argonauts.[3]
- Lynceus, one of the companions of Aeneas in Italy who was slain by Turnus.[4]
- Lynceus, one the dogs of the hunter Actaeon.[5]
Also, Lynceus is a crater on Janus (moon of Saturn), named after the character from Greek mythology.
Notes
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1.8.2, 1.9.16, 3.9.2 & 3.10.3
- Hyginus, Fabulae 45
- Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica 1.151-155
- Virgil, Aeneid 9.768
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.4.4
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References
- 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.
- 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.
- Pseudo-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. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- 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.
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