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👤 Lycaon (Arcadian I)

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Information
Arcadian hero, Lycanthrope, son of Pelasgos
Wikidata
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q501667
Trismegistos
https://www.trismegistos.org/name/22373
Gender
Male
Birth
Birth is narratedBorn by autochthony
Experiences
Involved in athletic competitionUndergoes metamorphosis
Death
Death is narrated
Son of
👤 Pelasgos (Arcadian)👤 Meliboia (Oceanid)👤 Cyllene (Arcadian)
Father of
👤 Melaineus👤 Thesprotos👤 Helix👤 Nyctimos👤 Peucetios👤 Mecisteus (Arcadian)👤 Hopleus (Arcadian)👤 Macareus (Arcadian)👤 Macednos (Arcadian)👤 Horos👤 Polichos👤 Acontes (Arcadian)👤 Euaimon (Arcadian)👤 Ancyor (Arcadian)👤 Archebates (Arcadian)👤 Carteron (Arcadian)👤 Aigaion (Arcadian)👤 Pallas (Arcadian)👤 Eumon👤 Canethos (Arcadian)👤 Prothoos (Arcadian)👤 Linos (Arcadian)👤 Corethon👤 Mainalos (eponym)👤 Teleboas (Arcadian)👤 Physios👤 Phassos👤 Phthios (Arcadian)👤 Lycios (Arcadian)👤 Halipheros👤 Genetor👤 Boucolion (Arcadian)👤 Socleus👤 Phineus (Arcadian)👤 Eumetes👤 Harpaleus👤 Portheus (Arcadian)👤 Platon👤 Haimon (Arcadian)👤 Cynaithos (eponym)👤 Leon (Arcadian)👤 Harpalycos👤 Heraieus👤 Titanas👤 Mantineus (Arcadian)👤 Cleitor (eponym)👤 Orchomenos (Arcadian)👤 Fiftieth son of Lycaon (name unknown)👤 Caucon👤 Stymphalos (s. of Lycaon)👤 Callisto👤 Soumateus (eponym)👤 Orestheus (Arcadian)👤 Phigalos (eponym)👤 Thocnos (eponym)👤 Acacos👤 Daseatas👤 Trapezous (eponym)👤 Hypsous (eponym)👤 Thyraios (eponym)👤 Helisson (eponym)👤 Tegeates (Arcadian)👤 Cromos (Arcadian)👤 Charisios (Arcadian)👤 Tricolonos (Arcadian)👤 Peraithos (Arcadian)👤 Aseatas👤 Oinotros👥 the Sons of Lycaon👤 Helice (Arcadian)👤 Daunos (eponym II)👤 Iapyx (eponym II)👤 Eleuther (s. of Lycaon)👤 Lebados (Arcadian)
Husband of
👤 Nonacris (eponym)
Born at
🌍 Arcadia
Founder of
🌍 Lycosoura (Arcadia)
Eponym of
🌍 Lycosoura (Arcadia)
Ruler of
🌍 Arcadia
Creates
🌍 the Sanctuary of Zeus on Mount Lycaion (Arcadia)
Kills
👤 Molossian Hostage (name unknown)
Establishes games at
🌍 the Sanctuary of Zeus on Mount Lycaion (Arcadia)🌍 Mount Lycaion (Arcadia)🌍 Arcadia
Dies at
🌍 Trapezous (Arcadia)
Killed by
👤 Zeus (Olympian)🏺 the Thunderbolt of Zeus
Related entities
👤 Pelasgos (Arcadian)👤 Meliboia (Oceanid)🌍 Arcadia👤 Acontes (Arcadian)👤 Aigaion (Arcadian)👤 Ancyor (Arcadian)👤 Archebates (Arcadian)👤 Boucolion (Arcadian)👤 Canethos (Arcadian)👤 Carteron (Arcadian)👤 Corethon👤 Cynaithos (eponym)👤 Euaimon (Arcadian)👤 Eumetes👤 Eumon👤 Genetor👤 Haimon (Arcadian)👤 Halipheros👤 Harpaleus👤 Harpalycos👤 Helix👤 Heraieus👤 Hopleus (Arcadian)👤 Horos👤 Pallas (Arcadian)👤 Peucetios👤 Phassos👤 Phineus (Arcadian)👤 Phthios (Arcadian)👤 Physios👤 Platon👤 Polichos👤 Portheus (Arcadian)👤 Leon (Arcadian)👤 Linos (Arcadian)👤 Lycios (Arcadian)👤 Macareus (Arcadian)👤 Macednos (Arcadian)👤 Mainalos (eponym)👤 Mantineus (Arcadian)👤 Mecisteus (Arcadian)👤 Melaineus👤 Nyctimos👤 Orchomenos (Arcadian)👤 Socleus👤 Prothoos (Arcadian)👤 Teleboas (Arcadian)👤 Thesprotos👤 Titanas👤 Cleitor (eponym)👤 Fiftieth son of Lycaon (name unknown)👤 Caucon👤 Stymphalos (s. of Lycaon)👤 Zeus (Olympian)👥 the Sons of Lycaon🌍 Trapezous (Arcadia)🏺 the Thunderbolt of Zeus👤 Callisto👤 Cyllene (Arcadian)🌍 Lycosoura (Arcadia)🌍 the Sanctuary of Zeus on Mount Lycaion (Arcadia)👤 Cecrops (Athenian I)👤 Soumateus (eponym)👤 Orestheus (Arcadian)👤 Phigalos (eponym)👤 Acacos👤 Thocnos (eponym)👤 Daseatas👤 Helisson (eponym)👤 Trapezous (eponym)👤 Hypsous (eponym)👤 Thyraios (eponym)👤 Aseatas👤 Cromos (Arcadian)👤 Oinotros👤 Peraithos (Arcadian)👤 Tegeates (Arcadian)👤 Tricolonos (Arcadian)👤 Charisios (Arcadian)👤 Nonacris (eponym)👤 Helice (Arcadian)🌍 Mount Lycaion (Arcadia)👤 Pandion (Athenian II)👤 Daunos (eponym II)👤 Iapyx (eponym II)👤 Molossian Hostage (name unknown)🌍 Azania (Arcadia)👤 Eleuther (s. of Lycaon)👤 Lebados (Arcadian)
Mentioned by
📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.8.1📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.8.2📖 Pausanias 8.2.1-8.2.7📖 Pausanias 8.3.1-8.3.5📖 Pausanias 8.3.6-8.3.7📖 Pausanias 1.25.1📖 Pausanias 8.17.6📖 Pausanias 8.26.1📖 Pausanias 8.26.6📖 Pausanias 8.26.8📖 Pausanias 8.29.5📖 Pausanias 8.35.5-8.35.6📖 Pausanias 8.35.7📖 Pausanias 8.36.10📖 Pausanias 8.39.2📖 Pausanias 8.44.1📖 Pausanias 8.45.1📖 Pausanias 8.48.6📖 Pausanias 10.9.5📖 Strabo 5.2.3-5.2.4📖 Stephanos of Byzantium, Ethnica π 4 Billerbeck📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 9.3 MacLeod📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Zeus 10-41📖 Ovid, Ibis 431-432📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.177-1.243📖 Ovid, Ibis 473-474📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.466-2.507📖 Servius, Scholia on Georgics 1.246📖 Vergil, Georgics 1.118-1.159📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 18.487⚒️ Parian Chronicle (Ashmolean 449945; IG XII, 5, 444; PHI 77668)⚒️ Stoichedon Inscription on Statue Group of Arcadian Heroes at Delphi (F.Delphes III, 1.3; PHI 238579)📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 31📖 Xenocles FragTrag test. 1 = test. 3 Snell-Kannicht📖 Pliny, Natural History 7.202📖 Pliny, Natural History 7.205📖 Pliny, Natural History 8.80-8.82 = 8.34.1📖 Achaios FragTrag fr. 2 = fr. 2 Snell-Kannicht📖 Plutarch, Greek Questions 39
Mentioned in text
Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasStraboStephanos of Byzantium, EthnicaLucian, Dialogues of the DeadCallimachus, Hymn to ZeusOvid, IbisOvid, MetamorphosesServius, Scholia on GeorgicsVergil, GeorgicsD-Scholia, IliadAntoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesXenoclesPliny, Natural HistoryAchaiosPlutarch, Greek Questions
Reported to be mentioned in text
EumelosHesiod, EhoiaiEphorosVergil, GeorgicsCallimachusNicander
Mentioned in citation of
📖 Eumelos fr. 31 West = fr. 7 Fowler📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 111 Most📖 Ephoros FGrHist 70 fr. 113📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 112 Most📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 114 Most📖 Vergil, Georgics 1.231-1.258📖 Callimachus fr. 632 Pfeiffer📖 Nicander fr. 47 Gow-Scholfield
Relevant to local traditions reported from
🌍 Arcadia🌍 Tegea (Arcadia)
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