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Lycus (son of Poseidon)

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In Greek mythology, son of Poseidon and Celaeno 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, was a son of Poseidon and Celaeno, one of the Pleiades. Together with his brother Eurypylus, they ruled over the Isles of the Fortunate which their father blessed.

References

Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 4.1561, referring to Philarchus for the alternate names
Apollodorus, 3.10.1

Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.

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