Lynceus of Messene
InGreek mythology,Lynceus(/ˈlɪnsiːəs,-sjuːs/;Ancient Greek:Λυγκεύς,romanized:Lunkeús,lit. 'lynx-like') is aMessenianprince and one of theArgonauts[1]who served as a lookout on theArgo.[2]He also participated in the hunt for theCalydonian boar.[3]
Family[edit]
Lynceus was a son ofAphareus[4]andArene[5]orPolydoraorLaocoosa,[6]and thus brother toIdasandPeisus.
Mythology[edit]
Lynceus was the murderer ofCastor,along with his brother,Idas.He helped Idas to spot and kill Castor, and was in turn killed byPollux,but first managed to wound Pollux with a thrown rock.[7]Idas and Lynceus murdered Castor because he and his brother Pollux had kidnapped and marriedPhoebeandHilaeira,the daughters ofLeucippus,who were betrothed to Lynceus and Idas[2]or possibly their relatives.[8]
Lynceus was said to have excellent sight; enabling him to see through walls, trees, skin[9]and the ground.[10]This ability had been compared to the real technique ofx-rayphotographyand toSuperman'sx-ray vision.[11][12]According to some versions he was also able to see in the dark; in others his reputation for being able to see through the ground was simply a rumor that resulted from his knowledge ofgeologyand gold-mining.[2]
Notes[edit]
- ^Apollonius of Rhodes,1.151-155;Ovid,Metamorphoses8.304;Apollodorus,1.9.16
- ^abcHyginus,Fabulae14
- ^Apollodorus, 1.8.2
- ^Apollodorus,1.9.16
- ^Apollonius of Rhodes, 1.151-155; Ovid,Metamorphoses8.304; Apollodorus, 3.10.3
- ^Scholiaad Apollonius Rhodius, 1.152, with a reference toPeisanderfor Polydora and toTheocritusfor Laocoosa, see Theocritus,Idyll22. 206
- ^Apollodorus, 3.11.2
- ^Apollodorus, 3.10.3
- ^Iamblichus,Exhortation to Philosophy
- ^Apollonius of Rhodes, 1.151-155; Apollodorus, 3.10.3
- ^Piero Formica (12 August 2013).Stories of Innovation for the Millennial Generation: The Lynceus Long View.p. 8.ISBN9781137347312.
- ^James Diggle (17 March 1994).Cambridge Orations 1982-1993: A Selection.p. 85.ISBN9780521466189.
References[edit]
- Apollodorus,The Librarywith an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.Greek text available from the same website.
- Apollonius Rhodius,Argonauticatranslated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912.Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Apollonius Rhodius,Argonautica.George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Gaius Julius Hyginus,Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginustranslated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies.Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Publius Ovidius Naso,Metamorphosestranslated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Ovidius Naso,Metamorphoses.Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892.Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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