Charops (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the name Charops or Charopus ("bright-eyed") may refer to:
- King of Syme, father of Nireus by Aglaea.[1][2][3][4]
- A Thracian, father of Oeagrus. He warned Dionysus of Lycurgus plotting against him, and was granted in reward with the knowledge of secret rites; the kingdom of Thrace was also handed over to him after the defeat of Lycurgus.[5]
- A defender of Troy, son of Hippasus and brother of Socus. Was killed by Odysseus.[6][7]
- Husband of Oia, the daughter of Cephalus and eponym of the deme Oia, Attica.[8]
- One of Actaeon's dogs.[9]
- A surname of Heracles, under which he had a statue near mount Laphystion on the spot where he was believed to have brought forth Cerberus from Hades.[10]
References
- ↑ Homer, Iliad, 2. 672
- ↑ Bibliotheca Epitome of Book 4, 3. 13
- ↑ Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 5. 53. 2
- ↑ Tzetzes on Lycophron, 1011
- ↑ Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 3. 65 4 - 6
- ↑ Homer, Iliad, 11. 426
- ↑ Ovid, Metamorphoses, 13. 260
- ↑ Suda s. v. Oiēthēn
- ↑ Hyginus, Fabulae, 181
- ↑ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 9. 34. 5
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