Dryas (son of Ares)

For other uses, seeDryas (mythology).

InGreek mythology,Dryas(Ancient Greek:Δρύας,gen.Δρύαντος, from δρῦς "oak" ) was a lord fromCalydonwho was also one of the famousCalydonian hunters.

Family

Dryas was a son ofAresand a brother ofTereus.But according toHyginus'Fabulae,he was also called the son ofIapetus( "the piercer" ), probably an epithet of Ares.

Mythology

In the account of theFabulaeby Hyginus,Tereus,having heard the prophecy that his son was to be killed by the hand of a relative and falsely believing that it was Dryas whom the oracle indicated, murdered the innocent man (whereas the son was actually murdered byProcne).

"Tereus, son of Mars [Ares], a Thracian... thinking that his brother Dryas was plotting his son's death, he killed the innocent man."

References

• 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.
• 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.