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Hippocoon

Set of mythological Greek characters


Summary

Set of mythological Greek characters

In Greek mythology, the name Hippocoön (; , Hippokóōn) refers to several characters:

  • Hippocoon, in one account, father of Neleus, who is otherwise called son of Cretheus or Poseidon.
  • Hippocoon, a Spartan king, father of Enarephoros and brother of Tyndareus from whom Hippocoon seized the kingship, then exiled Tyndareus.
  • Hippocoon, the great-grandfather of Amphiaraus. The lineage is as follows: Zeuxippe, daughter of this Hippocoön, married Antiphates and gave birth to Oecles and Amphalces; Oecles, in his turn, married Hypermnestra, daughter of Thespius, and to them were born Iphianeira, Polyboea and Amphiaraus.
  • Hippocoon, a Thracian counsellor and a kinsman of Rhesus, who fought at Troy. Awakened by Apollo, he is the first to discover the damage caused by Odysseus and Diomedes in the Thracian camp.
  • Hippocoon, in the Aeneid, son of Hyrtacus, one of the participants in the archery contest at Anchises's funeral games. His arrow misses, striking the mast to which the target dove is tied.

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References

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References

  1. [[Gaius Julius Hyginus. Hyginus]], [https://topostext.org/work/206#10 ''Fabulae'' 10] & [https://topostext.org/work/206#14.4 14.4]
  2. [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus). Apollodorus]], 3.10.5
  3. [[Diodorus Siculus]], [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/4D*.html#68 4.68.5]
  4. [[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' 10.218
  5. [[Virgil]], ''[[Aeneid]]'' 5.492–545
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