Hypseus
Hypseus
King of Lapiths
In Greek mythology, the name Hypseus (/ˈhɪpsiəs/; Ancient Greek: Ὑψεύς "one on high", derived from hypsos "height") may refer to:
- Hypseus, King of the Lapiths, son of the river god Peneus by the naiad Creusa, daughter of Gaia,[1][2] or by Philyra, a daughter of Asopus.[3] By the naiad Chlidanope[4] he had four daughters: Cyrene,[5] Themisto,[6] Alcaea[7] and Astyagyia.[8]
- Hypseus, who fought on Phineus' side against Perseus, killed Prothoenor but was himself slain by Perseus.[9]
- Hypseus, son of Asopus, who fought in the war of the Seven against Thebes.[10] He killed a number of opponents, including Antiphōs, Astyages, Linus, and Tages, and was himself slain by Capaneus.[11]
