Lynceus (mythology)
Several men in Greek mythology
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In Greek mythology, Lynceus (/ˈlɪnsiːəs, -sjuːs/; Ancient Greek: Λυγκεύς, romanized: Lunkeús, lit. 'lynx-like') may refer to the following personages:
- Lynceus, one of the 50 Sons of Aegyptus.[1]
- Lynceus, a king in Thrace and husband of Lathusa, who was a friend of Procne. Procne's husband Tereus gave his own wife's sister Philomela to him after ravishing her, but Lathusa sent Philomela to Procne.[2]
- Lynceus, son of Aphareus and one of the Argonauts.[3]
- Lynceus, one of the companions of Aeneas in Italy who was beheaded by Turnus.[4]
- Lynceus, one of the dogs of the hunter Actaeon.[5]
Also, Lynceus is a crater on Janus (moon of Saturn), named after Lynceus of Messenia in the legend of Castor and Pollux.
