Cyknos (son of Apollo)

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Kyknos ( old Greek: Κύκνος, swan ), is in Greek mythology the son of the god Apollon and Thyria or Hyrie .

Cyknos lived between Pleuron and Kalydon . He was haughty and rejected all of his lovers. Phylios nevertheless tried to win his favor by wanting to fulfill the tasks set by Cyknos . First, Kyknos demanded that he kill with his bare hands a roaming lion that was attacking the inhabitants of Aitolia . Phillios gave the lion food and added wine. Phillios killed the drunken lion and brought him to Kyknos. Second, Phillios was supposed to catch giant vultures alive. He found a half-dead hare that an eagle had lost in flight, and smeared its blood on himself. The vultures then thought he was a carcass and pounced on him. He was able to grab two of them by the legs and bring them to Kyknos. Finally, with his bare hands, he was supposed to separate a bull from his flock and bring it to an altar of Zeus . Phillios, unsure of how to do this, called on Heracles for help. Thereupon two bulls in heat appeared before him, who fought with each other until they lay exhausted on the ground. Phillios caught one of them and brought it to the altar of Zeus. Herakles there demanded of him that he should no longer respond to the demands of Cyknos.

According to Antoninus Liberalis, Kyknos, who had unexpectedly fallen out of favor as a result, fell into Lake Konope . His mother Thyrie rushed after and Apollon turned both of them into swans. The lake has been named after Kyknos ever since.

According to Ovid, Phillios is annoyed by the rejections and refuses to bring the bull to Kyknos. This then falls from a cliff, but is transformed into a swan in the fall and flies away. His mother Hyrie did not see the rescue and melts into tears. It becomes Lake Hyrie.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ After Antoninus Liberalis
  2. ^ After Ovid

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