;In Greek Mythology , Lycus or Lykos, referred to several people.
- Son of Poseidon and Celaeno , brother of Eurypylus . The two brothers ruled over the Fortunate Islands.
- Son of Prometheus and Celaeno , brother of Chimaerus . The brothers are said to have had tombs in the Troad ; they are otherwise unknown.
- Son of Dascylus of Mysia or Mariandyne . He was hospitable towards the Argonauts and Heracles , who conquered the land of the Bebryces ( Heraclea ).
- Son of Hyrieus . He became the guardian of Labdacus and Laius . He is probably the same as Lycus, brother of Nycteus.
- Brother of Nycteus in Greek mythology, Lycus was uncle to Antiope whom Zeus impregnated. She fled in shame to King Epopeus of Sicyon and abandoned her children, Amphion And Zethus . They were exposed on Mount Cithaeron , but were found and brought up by a shepherd. Nycteus, unable to retrieve his daughter, sent his brother Lycus to take her. He did so and gave her as a slave to his own wife, Dirce .
- One of the four sons of Pandion II . Upon the death of Pandion, Lycus and his brothers ( Aegeus , Nisus , and Pallas ) took control of Athens from Metion , who had seized the throne from Pandion. They divided the government in four but Aegeas became king. He gave his name to the Lycia ns of Asia Minor , hitherto known as Milyans .
;In ancient geography, Lycus or Lykos ( Λύκος), referred to several rivers.
:The name seems to have originated in the impression made upon the mind of the beholder by a torrent rushing down the side of a hill, which suggested the idea of a wolf (Greek: Lykos) rushing at its prey.
- Lycus , also called ''Zabatus'' or ''Zaba'', a river of Assyria , a tributary of the Tigris , now called the Great Zab, located in modern-day Turkey and Iraq .
- Lycus , in Bithynia that flows into the Black Sea (Pontus Euxinus) near Heraclea Pontica .
- Lycus , in Cyprus that flows into the Mediterranean Sea at Curium .
- Lycus , in Cilicia that flows from the Pyramus to the Pinarus .
- Lycus , also called ''Chersus'', in Cilicia Campestris that flows into the Issucus Sinus near Issus .
- Lycus , in Colchis , formed by the junction of the Apsarus and Glaucus rivers.
- Lycus , in Lydia that is a tributary of the Hyllus river.
- Lycus , in Phoenicia that flows into the Meditteranean near Beirut (Berytus), now called the Dog River in modern-day Lebanon (Nahr-el-kalb in Arabic).
- Lycus , in Phrygia and Lycia that falls into the Maeander near Tripolis .
- Lycus , in Pontus that falls into the Black Sea near Amisus .
- Lycus , in Sarmatia Asiatica that is a tributary of the Tanais river.
- Lycus , in Sarmatia that falls into the Sea Of Azov (Palus Mæotis), now called the Kalmius river.
Hazlitt, Classical Gazetteer, "Lycus"
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