Astacus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the name Astacus (Ἄστακος) may refer to:
- Astacus of Thebes, a descendant of the Spartoi, and the eponym of the city Astacus, characterized as "a noble and proud man".[1] One of his sons, Melanippus, was one of the principal defenders of Thebes against the Seven and fell against Tydeus.[2][3][4][5] His other three sons, Ismarus, Leades, and Amphidicus (or Asphodicus), were credited with killing Hippomedon, Eteoclus and Parthenopaeus respectively.[3] Yet other two sons of his, Erithelas and Lobes, were said to have founded Hypoplacian Thebes.[6]
- Astacus, a son of Poseidon and the nymph Olbia, eponymous founder of Astacus, Bithynia.[7]
- Astacus, a son of Hermes and (?) Astabe, a daughter of Peneus; he was father of Iocles (or Oicles?) and through him grandfather of Hipponous.[8]
References
- ↑ Memnon in Fragmenta Historicorum Graecorum, vol. 3, p. 536
- ↑ Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes, 407
- 1 2 Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, 3.6.8
- ↑ Tzetzes on Lycophron, 1066
- ↑ Herodotus, Histories, 5. 67. 2
- ↑ Scholia on Iliad, 6. 396
- ↑ Stephanus of Byzantium s. v. Astakos
- ↑ Scholia on Euripides, Phoenician Women, 133
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