Lycus (son of Poseidon)

For other uses, see Lycus (mythology) and Lycus (disambiguation).

In Greek mythology, Lycus (/ˈlaɪkəs/ LY-kəs; Ancient Greek: Λύκος, romanized: Lúkos, lit. 'wolf'), also called Lycaon,[1] was a son of Poseidon and Celaeno, one of the Pleiades.[2][3] He was settled in the Fortunate Isles by his father.[3]

References

  1. ^ Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 4.1561, referring to Philarchus for the alternate names
  2. ^ Hyginius Fabulae 157
  3. ^ a b Apollodorus, 3.10.1
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