Alipherus | |
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Eponymous King of
Aliphera | |
Member of the Arcadian Royal Family | |
Abode | Arcadia |
Genealogy | |
Parents | Lycaon and Cyllene or Nonacris |
Siblings | Acacus, Aseatas, Caucon, Ceteus, Charisius, Cleitor, Cromus, Daseatas, Eleuther, Euaemon, Haemon, Helisson, Heraeus, Hypsus, Lebadus, Lycius, Macar, Macedon, Maenalus, Mantineus, Melaeneus, Nyctimus, Oenotrus, Orchomenus, Orestheus, Pallas, Parrhasius, Peraethus, Phigalus, Phthius, Stymphalus, Tegeates, Thesprotus, Thocnus, Thyraeus, Trapezeus, Tricolonus, etc. |
Alipherus[ pronunciation?] or Halipherus ( Ancient Greek: Ἀλίφηρος or Ἀλιφήρου) was in Greek mythology, an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon [1] [2] either by the naiad Cyllene, [3] Nonacris [4] or by unknown woman.
Alipherus and his siblings were the most nefarious and carefree of all people. To test them, Zeus visited them in the form of a peasant. These brothers mixed the entrails of a child into the god's meal, whereupon the enraged king of the gods threw the meal over the table. Alipherus was killed, along with his brothers and their father, by a lightning bolt of the god. [5]
The town of Aliphera in Greece was traditionally believed to have been founded by this Alipherus, and to have derived its name from him. [6]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Alipherus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
Alipherus | |
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Eponymous King of
Aliphera | |
Member of the Arcadian Royal Family | |
Abode | Arcadia |
Genealogy | |
Parents | Lycaon and Cyllene or Nonacris |
Siblings | Acacus, Aseatas, Caucon, Ceteus, Charisius, Cleitor, Cromus, Daseatas, Eleuther, Euaemon, Haemon, Helisson, Heraeus, Hypsus, Lebadus, Lycius, Macar, Macedon, Maenalus, Mantineus, Melaeneus, Nyctimus, Oenotrus, Orchomenus, Orestheus, Pallas, Parrhasius, Peraethus, Phigalus, Phthius, Stymphalus, Tegeates, Thesprotus, Thocnus, Thyraeus, Trapezeus, Tricolonus, etc. |
Alipherus[ pronunciation?] or Halipherus ( Ancient Greek: Ἀλίφηρος or Ἀλιφήρου) was in Greek mythology, an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon [1] [2] either by the naiad Cyllene, [3] Nonacris [4] or by unknown woman.
Alipherus and his siblings were the most nefarious and carefree of all people. To test them, Zeus visited them in the form of a peasant. These brothers mixed the entrails of a child into the god's meal, whereupon the enraged king of the gods threw the meal over the table. Alipherus was killed, along with his brothers and their father, by a lightning bolt of the god. [5]
The town of Aliphera in Greece was traditionally believed to have been founded by this Alipherus, and to have derived its name from him. [6]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Alipherus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.