Hyrieus
Sign in to saveIn Greek mythology, Hyrieus (; ) was the eponym of Hyria in Boeotia, where he dwelt and where Orion (see below) was born; some sources though place him either in Thrace or on Chios. Most accounts speak of him as a king, although Ovid and Nonnus portray him as a peasant.
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It sits within the topics Children of Poseidon, Deeds of Poseidon and Deeds of Zeus.
Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.
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In Greek mythology, Hyrieus (; ) was the eponym of Hyria in Boeotia, where he dwelt and where Orion (see below) was born; some sources though place him either in Thrace or on Chios. Most accounts speak of him as a king, although Ovid and Nonnus portray him as a peasant.
== Family == Hyrieus was the son of Alcyone and Poseidon, brother of Hyperenor and Aethusa. By the nymph Clonia, he became the father of Nycteus and Lycus. According to later sources, Hyrieus was also the father of Orion, but according to Ovid, his wife had died chidless.
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