Hippasus (mythology)

Hippasus (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Hippasus is the name of nine characters.

*Hippasus, father of Hippomedon, by the nymph Ocyrrhoe, and also of Charops, Socus, Agelaus, and Pammon. [Quintus Smyrnaeus. "The Fall of Troy", [http://www.theoi.com/Text/QuintusSmyrnaeus11.html 11.21] .] [Homer. "The Iliad", [http://www.theoi.com/Text/HomerIliad11.html 11.426] .] [Quintus Smyrnaeus. "The Fall of Troy", [http://www.theoi.com/Text/QuintusSmyrnaeus6.html 6.601] .]

*Hippasus, son of Eurytus. He was one of the hunters of the Caledonian Boar. [ [http://www.theoi.com/Ther/HusKalydonios.html Theoi Project - Calydonian Boar] .]

*Hippasus from the Pellene district of the Peloponnese, father of Actor, Iphitus, Asterion, Amphion, and Naubolus. [Hyginus. "Fabulae", [http://www.theoi.com/Text/HyginusFabulae1.html 14] .] [Statius. "Thebaid", [http://www.theoi.com/Text/StatiusThebaid7.html 7.340] .]

*Hippasus from Phlius opposed his fellow citizens, who wished to accede to the wishes of the Dorian Rhegnidas and make him their king. He and his fellow supporters fled to Samos. Hippasus is the ancestor of the philosopher Pythagoras, Pythagoras being the son of Mnesarchus, the son of Euphranor, the son of Hippasus. [Pausanias. "Description of Greece", [http://www.theoi.com/Text/Pausanias2A.html 2.13.1; 2.13.2] .]

*Hippasus, father of Hypsenor, Demoleon, and Apisaon. [Quintus Smyrnaeus. "The Fall of Troy", [http://www.theoi.com/Text/QuintusSmyrnaeus10.html 10.126] .] [Homer. "The Iliad", [http://www.theoi.com/Text/HomerIliad13.html 13.402] .] [Homer. "The Iliad", [http://www.theoi.com/Text/HomerIliad17.html 17.342] .]

*Hippasus, a Centaur. [ [http://www.theoi.com/Georgikos/KentauroiThessalioi.html Theoi Project - Kentauroi Thessalioi] ]

*Hippasus, one of the sons of Priam. [Hyginus. "Fabulae", [http://www.theoi.com/Text/HyginusFabulae2.html 90] .]

*Hippasus, son of Ceyx, killed in battle whilst fighting alongside Heracles against Eurytus. [Apollodorus. "The Library", [http://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus2.html 2.7.7] .]

*Hippasus, son of Leucippe. He was killed by her and her fellow Minyades.

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