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Hyperochus

Greek mythological figures with similar names


Greek mythological figures with similar names

In Greek mythology, the name Hyperochus () may refer to:

  • Hyperochus, a son of Priam
  • Hyperochus, possibly the father of Oenomaus by Sterope.
  • Hyperochus, a descendant of Magnes, son of Haemon, father of Tenthredon and thus grandfather of Prothous.
  • Hyperochus, a Hyperborean whose ghost, alongside those of Pyrrhus (Neoptolemus) and a fellow Hyperborean Amadocus (or Laodocus), and possibly that of Phylacus, were believed to have terrorized the Gaul invaders during the historical battle at Delphi.

Hypeirochus (Ὑπείροχος) is a variant of the same name which refers to:

  • Hypeirochus, a defender of Troy killed by Odysseus; may or may not be the same as the son of Priam.
  • Hypeirochus, father of Itymoneus; the latter was killed by Nestor in the war between the Pylians and the Eleans.

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References

  1. [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus). Apollodorus]], [http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0548.tlg001.perseus-eng1:3.12.5 3.12.5]; [[Hyginus (Fabulae). Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#90 90]
  2. [[Tzetzes]] ad [[Lycophron]], [https://archive.org/details/lycophronisalexa02lycouoft/page/68/mode/2up 149], [https://archive.org/details/lycophronisalexa02lycouoft/page/100/mode/2up 219].
  3. [[Eustathius of Thessalonica. Eustathius]] on [[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' p. 338
  4. Apollodorus, [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+Epit.+e.3.14&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022 E.3.14]
  5. Homer, ''Iliad'' [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0134:book=2:card=734&highlight=tenthredon 2.756]
  6. Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#97 97]
  7. Tzetzes, ''Allegories of the Iliad'' Prologue 634
  8. [[Pausanias (geographer). Pausanias]], 1.4.4 & 10.23.2
  9. Homer, ''Iliad'' 11.335
  10. Homer, ''Iliad'' 11.672
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