Nisus (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Nisus (Ancient Greek: Νῖσος, romanized: Nîsos) may refer to the following personages:
- Nysus (possibly identical to Silenus), foster father of Dionysus.
- Nisos, a king of Megara and father of Scylla.[1]
- Nisus, son of Hyrtacus, and lover and friend of Euryalus, in Virgil's Aeneid. He participated in the games held by Aeneas in Sicily. Nisus later died in battle.[2]
- Nisus, king of Dulichium and son of Aretus. He was the father of Amphinomus, one of the Suitors of Penelope.[3]
