Thespius

1. Thespius, iī, m. (Θέσπιος), Sohn des Erechtheus, Gründer u. Beherrscher von Thespiä in Böotien, Vater von fünfzig Töchtern, mit denen Herkules fünfzig Söhne zeugte, Stat. silv. 3, 1, 43. Arnob. 4, 26 (wo die Ausgg. Thestius schreiben). – Dav.: A) Thespiadae, ārum, m. (Θεσπιάδαι), die Thespiaden, poet. von den Krotoniaten, weil ein Nachkomme des Herkules von einer Tochter des Thespius die Stadt Kroton gegründet haben soll, Sil. 11, 19 (vgl. Ov. met. 15, 12 sqq.). – B) Thespias, adis, f. (Θεσπιάς), die Thespiade (= Tochter des Thespius), Sen. Herc. Oet. 369 (372).

2. Thespius, a, um, s. Thespiae.

1 Thespĭus, (16) a, um, de Thespies : Val. Flacc. 1, 478 || -pĭī, ōrum, m. , habitants de Thespies : Arn. 6, 196.

2 Thespĭus, ĭī, m. , roi de Mysie, qui maria ses cinquante filles à Hercule : Stat. S. 3, 1, 43.

The'spius

(Θέσπιος), a son of Erectheus, who, according to some, founded the town of Thespiae in Boeotia. (Paus. 9.26.4; Diod. 4.29; comp. Schol. ad Hom. Il. 2.948; Apollod. 2.7.8.) His descendants are called Thespiades (Apollod. 2.4.10; Senec. Herc. Oet. 369), which name is also given to the Muses. (Ov. Met. 5.310.) [L.S]

Thespius

(Θέσπιος). Son of Erechtheus, who, according to some, founded the town of Thespiae in Boeotia (Pausan. ix. 26, 4). His descendants are called Thespiadae.

Thespius Thespius, descendant of Erechtheus

• Paus. 9.26.6

Thespius(2), king of Thespiae

• his fifty daughters have intercourse with Herakles: Apollod. 2.4.10
• purifies Herakles: Apollod. 2.4.11
• Herakles instructs him as to his sons: Apollod. 2.7.5
• sons of Herakles by the daughters of: Apollod. 2.7.7, Apollod. 2.7.8