Hypseus
King of Lapiths
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In Greek mythology, the name Hypseus (/ˈhɪpsiəs/; Ancient Greek: Ὑψεύς, romanized: Hypsēús, lit. 'one on high', derived from hypsos 'height' ) may refer to:
- Hypseus, a king of the Lapiths and son of the river god Peneus either by (1) the naiad Creusa,[1] daughter of Gaia;[2] (2) Philyra, daughter of Asopus[3] or (3) Naïs.[4] By the naiad Chlidanope[5][6] he had four daughters: Cyrene,[7] Themisto,[8] Alcaea[5] and Astyagyia.[9]
- Hypseus, who fought on Phineus' side against Perseus, killed Prothoenor but was himself slain by Perseus.[10]
- Hypseus, son of Asopus, who fought in the war of the Seven against Thebes.[11] He killed a number of opponents, including Antiphōs, Astyages, Linus, and Tages, and was himself slain by Capaneus.[12]
