Nycteus
Nycteus, ĕi and ĕos, m., = Νυκτεύς,
- a son of Hyrieus and the nymph Clonia, and father of Antiopa: Nycteos Antiope, Prop. 3, 15 (4, 14), 12.—Hence,
- II Nyctēis, ĭdis, f., the Nycteide, i. e. Antiopa: Nycteida, Ov. M. 6, 111: Nycteidos, Stat. Th. 7, 190; Hyg. Fab. 7 and 155.
Nycteus, eī u. eos, m. (Νυκτεύς), Sohn des Hyrieus, Enkel Neptuns, Vater der Antiopa, Prop. 3, 15, 12. Hyg. fab. 7 sq. – Dav. Nyctēis, ēidos, f. (Νυκτηΐς), die Nyktëide (die Tochter des Nykteus) = Antiopa, Prop. u.a.
Nycteūs, (16) ĕī ou ĕos, m. (Νυκτεύς), fils de Neptune et père dʼAntiope : Prop. 3, 15, 12 ; Hyg. Fab. 7.
Nycteus
(Νυκτεύς). Son of Hyrieus and Clonia and father of Antiopé, who is hence called Nycteïs. Antiopé was carried off by Epopeus, king of Sicyon; whereupon Nycteus, who governed Thebes, as the guardian of Labdacus, invaded Sicyon with a Theban army. Nycteus was defeated, and died of his wounds, leaving his brother Lycus guardian of Labdacus. See Hyg. Fab. 7, and Lycus.
Nycteus
Nycteus, son of Chthonius
- father of Nycteis: Apollod. 3.5.4
- brother of Lycus: Apollod. 3.5.4
- banished for murder, settles at Hyria: Apollod. 3.5.4
- comes to Thebes: Apollod. 3.5.5
- regent of Thebes for Labdacus: Paus. 9.5.4ff.
- father of Antiope: Paus. 2.6.1
- marches against Aegialea to recover Antiope, but is defeated and slain: Paus. 2.6.2
- threatens his daughter Antiope, and kills himself: Apollod. 3.5.5
- father of Callisto, according to Asius: Apollod. 3.8.1
- father of Antiope: Apollod. 3.10.1