Pierus

Pierus (/ˈpaɪərəs/; Ancient Greek: Πίερος), in Greek mythology, is a name attributed to two individuals:

• Pierus, the eponym of Pieria, son of Makednos and father of the Pierides.[1]
• Pierus, son of Thessalian Magnes and father of Hyacinth.[2]

Notes

1. Antoninus Liberalis. Metamorphoses Chapter 9: Emathides
2. Apollodorus. Bibliotheca, Book 1.3.3

Sources

• Pierre Grimal, The Dictionary of Classical Mythology
• William Smith. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. London (1873).