Lykos (son of Lykos)
Lykos ( Greek Λύκος ), son of Lykos , was the tyrant of Thebes in Greek mythology .
Lykos came from Euboea . He came to Thebes when Heracles was absent and murdered Creon , the king of Thebes. He drove Creon's daughter Megara and her children, whom she had with Heracles, from their house. Lycus ruled Thebes as a tyrant until Heracles returned and killed him. After that, Laodamas , son of Eteocles , the rightful heir to the throne took over the government.
The figure of Lycus is a free invention of Euripides and appears for the first time in his tragedy Heracles . Later mentions or processing go back to this work.
swell
- Euripides , Heracles
literature
- Wilhelm Drexler : Lykos 5 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 2.2, Leipzig 1897, column 2186 ( digitized version ).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Creon |
King of Thebes 13th century BC Chr. (Fictional chronology) |
Laodamas |