Lycus (brother of Nycteus)

Lykos (Greek Λύκος ), King of Thebes, in Greek mythology, is the son of Hyrieus and Klonia. However, there are also sources that call Chthonios as the father of Lycus. His wife was Dirce.

First reign

His brother Nycteus ruled as guardian of Labdacus over Thebes. After this was mortally wounded in the battle for his daughter Antiope and was finally passed, Lykos took over the government. He freed the pregnant Antiope. She gave birth to two sons Amphion and Eleutherai Zethos. Either they hid their children from her uncle and sat it on the Cithaeron, or Lycus himself did this. They were of a shepherd who found it reared.

As Labdacus was of age, Lykos gave him the government.

Second reign

Labdacus, however, died soon. His son, Laius was only one year old, so took Lykos a second time the government. Since Antiope was abused by Lykos and particularly from his wife Dirce, she fled to her now grown-up sons. This went against Thebes and killed Lycus and Dirce, expelled Laius and took control.

The Libraries of Apollodorus reported in derogation of that Nycteus and Lykos had to flee with the murder of Phlegyas, the son of Ares and Dotis, after Hyria. Later, however, the Thebans Lykos chosen as their commander and this made ​​the Laius illegitimate rule dispute.

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  • Apollodorus, Libraries, 3, 40-44
  • Apollodorus, Libraries, 3, 111
  • Pausanias, traveling in Greece, 2, 6, 2 - 3
  • Pausanias, traveling in Greece, 9, 5, 5 - 6
  • Pausanias, traveling in Greece, 9, 16, 7
  • Pausanias, traveling in Greece, 9, 17, 6
  • Pausanias, traveling in Greece, 9, 25, 3
  • Mythological king ( Thebes)
Antiope (mother of Amphion) Amphion and Zethus Kithairon
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