Λυγκεύς
From LSJ
εἰ δὲ τύχῃ τις ἔρδων, μελίφρον' αἰτίαν ῥοαῖσι Μοισᾶν ἐνέβαλε → if someone is successful in his deeds, he casts a cause for sweet thoughts into the streams of the Muses
Wikipedia EN
In Greek mythology, Lynceus (/ˈlɪnsiːəs, -sjuːs/; Ancient Greek: Λυγκεύς "lynx-eyed") may refer to the following personages.
- Lynceus, one of the 50 Sons of Aegyptus.
- Lynceus, king in Thrace and husband of Lathusa, friend of Procne. Tereus gave Philomela to him after ravishing his wife's own sister.
- Lynceus, son of Aphareus and one of the Argonauts.
- Lynceus, one of the companions of Aeneas in Italy who was slain by Turnus.
- Lynceus, one the dogs of the hunter Actaeon.
- Also, Lynceus is a crater on Janus (moon of Saturn), named after Lynceus of Messenia in the legend of Castor and Pollux.
English (Slater)
Λυγκεύς son of Aphareus, brother of Idas, husband of Hypermnestra. πατρὶ δ' Ἀδράστοιο Λυγκεῖ τε φρενῶν καρπὸν εὐθείᾳ συνάρμοξεν δίκᾳ (N. 10.12) ἀπὸ Ταυγέτου πεδαυγάζων ἴδεν Λυγκεὺς δρυὸς ἐν στελέχει ἡμένους (N. 10.61) (Πολυδεύκης) ἤλασε Λυγκέος ἐν πλευραῖσι χαλκόν (N. 10.70)
Russian (Dvoretsky)
Λυγκεύς: έως, эп. ῆος, дор. έος ὁ Линкей (сын Афарея, один из Аргонавтов, прославившийся своей необыкновенной остротой зрения) Hes., Pind. etc.
