In Greek mythology, Hyleus (Ancient Greek: Ὑλεὺς means 'ringwood') was one of heroes who participated in the Calydonian boar hunt.[1] While the hunters surrounded the brute, Hyleus as well as Ancaeus were killed by it.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ Apollodorus, 1.8.2; Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.312
- ^ Apollodorus, 1.8.2
References
edit- 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. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated 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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