Hypseus

In Greek mythology, the name Hypseus (pronounced: /ˈhɪpsiːəs/; Ancient eGreek: Ὑψεύς) may refer to:
*Hypseus, King of the Lapiths, son of the river god Peneus by the naiad Creusa, daughter of Gaia,Pindar, Pythian Ode 9. 13 ff or by Philyra, a daughter of Asopus.Scholia on Pindar, Pythian Ode 9. 27a By ChlidanopeScholia on Pindar, Pythian Ode 9. 31 he had four daughters: Cyrene,Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4. 81. 1Callimachus, Hymn 2 to Apollo, 85 ffNonnus, Dionysiaca, 29. 180 Themisto,Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1. 9. 2 Alcaea and Astyagyia (who married Periphas).Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4. 69. 3
*Hypseus, who fought on Phineus' side against Perseus. He killed Prothoenor, but was himself slain by Lyncides.Ovid, Metamorphoses, 5. 98 -99
*Hypseus, son of Asopus, who fought in the war of the Seven Against Thebes.Statius, Thebaid, 7. 310 ff & 723 ff He killed a number of opponents, including Antiphōs, Astyages, Linus, and Tages, and was himself slain by Capaneus.Statius, Thebaid, 9. 252 ff & 540 ff
==References==
==External links==
*Myth Index - Hypseus
Category:Greek Mythology