Hyperes
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In Greek mythology, the name Hyperes (Ancient Greek: Ὑπέρης, gen. Ὑπέρητος) may refer to:
- Hyperes, an Arcadian prince as the son of King Lycaon and the eponym of Hyperesia in Achaea.[1][2]
- Hyperes, a Boeotian son of Poseidon and the Pleiad Alcyone, and brother of Anthas. He was the father of Arethusa,[3] mother of Abas by Poseidon. Hyperes and his brother Anthas reigned over what later became Troezen and were founders of the cities Hyperea and Anthea respectively.[4] Two brands of Troezenian wine, Anthedonias and Hypereias, were believed to have been named after certain "Anthus and Hyperus", who apparently are the same figures.[5] The island of Calauria, off the coast of Troezen, was likewise believed to have received from Hyperes the name of Hypereia.[6] See also Hyperenor.
- Hyperes, another Boeotian as son of Melas and Eurycleia. He lived by a spring which was named Hypereia after him.[7]
