Alcyoneus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Alcyoneus or Alkyoneus (/ælˈsaɪ.əˌnjuːs/ or /alsio'nuce/; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκυονεύς, romanized: Alkyoneús) may refer to the following characters:
- Alcyoneus, one of the Gigantes and an opponent of Heracles.[1]
- Alcyoneus, son of Diomos, who was intended as a sacrifice to the monster Sybaris.[2]
- Alcyoneus, an alternate name for Ischys, the son of Elatus and Hippea, and also the lover of Coronis.[3]
- Alcyoneus, a member of the Ethiopian army who followed their leader, King Memnon, to fight on the side of the Trojans during the Trojan War.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Apollodorus, 1.6.1-2
- ^ Antoninus Liberalis, 8 as cited in Boeus' Ornithogonia
- ^ Antoninus Liberalis, 20 with reference to Boeus, Book 2 and Simmias of Rhodes, Apollo
- ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, 2.364
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