 in greek mythology, leucippus ( leukippos) was a name attributed to multiple characters, the most prominent of whom was leucippus, father of the two leucippides. ==father of the leucippides== right|thumb|roman sarcophagus with castor and pollux seizing the daughters of leucippus, c. 160 ce. leucippus, son of gorgophone and perieres, was the father of phoebe and hilaeira, and also of arsinoe, mother (in some versions of the myth) of asclepius,pseudo-apollodorus, bibliotheca 3. 10. 3 and eriopis(daughter by apollo) by his wife philodice, daughter of inachus.tzetzes on lycophron, 511 castor and polydeuces abducted and married phoebe and hilaeira, the daughters of leucippus. in return, idas and lynceus, nephews of leucippus and rival suitors, killed castor. polydeuces was granted immortality by zeus, and further persuaded zeus to share his gift with castor.ovid. metamorphoses. book viii, 306. ==other characters== *leucippus, the son of heracles and eurytele, daughter of thespius.pseudo-apollodorus, bibliotheca 3. 7. 8 *leucippus, a calydonian hunter, son of hippocoon.hyginus, fabulae, 173 *leucippus, the daughter of lamprus and galatea, who was turned by leto into a son.antoninus liberalis, metamorphoses, 17r.f. willetts (1963). cretan cults and festivals, 175. *leucippus, the son of oenomaus and companion of daphne, whom he was in love with and tried to approach in the disguise of a fellow nymph of hers. because of apollo's jealousy, his true gender was revealed by the nymphs, who killed him instantly upon discovery.pausanias, description of greece, 8. 20. 2parthenius, love romances, 15 *leucippus, the son of poemander who was killed accidentally by his father.plutarch, quaestiones graecae, 37 *leucippus, the son of thurimachus and king of sicyon.pausanias, description of greece, 2. 5. 5 *leucippus, the son of xanthius who consorted with his own sister and with leucophrye.parthenius, love romances, 5 *leucippus, one of the sons of macareus, and the leader of a colony at rhodesdiodorus siculus, library of history, 5. 81 *leucippus, son of naxos (the eponym of naxos) and king of the island. his son was smerdius.diodorus siculus, library of history, 5. 51 *leucippus, son of
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