Lycurgus (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Lycurgus (/laɪˈkɜːrɡəs/; Ancient Greek: Λυκοῦργος Lykoûrgos, Ancient Greek: /lykôrɡos/ ), also Lykurgos or Lykourgos, may refer to the following individuals:

• Lycurgus, king of Arcadia[1]
• Lycurgus, a king of Nemea, and son of Pheres.[2]
• Lycurgus, king of Thrace and opponent of Dionysus.[3]
• Lycurgus, son of Pronax,[4] son of King Talaus of Argos, and thus, brother to Amphithea, wife of Adrastus. He was one of those who were raised from the dead by Asclepius.[5]
• Lycurgus, son of Heracles by Toxicrate, daughter of Thespius.[6]
• Lycurgus, a suitor of Princess Hippodamia of Pisa, Elis. Like other suitors, he was killed by the bride's father, King Oenomaus.[7]
• Lycurgus, another Thracian king who was the son of Boreas. He was plotted against by his brother Butes but discovering his conspiracy sent him into exile.[8]
• Lycurgus, alternative for Lycomedes in Homer.

Notes

1. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.9.1
2. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1.9.14
3. Homer, Iliad 6
4. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1.9.13
5. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.10.3
6. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.7.8
7. Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 6.21.10
8. Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 5.50.1–2

References

• Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
• Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1–2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888–1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
• Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with 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. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.