Lynkeus
Lynkeus (Greek Λυνκεύς "lynx-eyed"; Latin Lynceus ) is an ancient, Greek, male personal name. The lynx has always been considered particularly keen-eyed.
Mythology:
- Lynkeus (son of Aigyptus) , king of Argos
- Lynkeus (son of Aphareus)
- Lynkeus, a dog of the Aktaion
- Lynkeus of Samos , an ancient author
- Lynkeus (poet) , author of a tragedy about the seven against Thebes
- Lynkeus (Sicily) , King of Sicily
Literary characters:
- Lynceus, a Trojan who fell in Virgil's Aeneid at the side of Aeneas in the fight against Turnus.
- Lynkeus, the tower keeper from Goethe's drama Faust. The tragedy part two
- Lynkeus was also a pseudonym of Erwin Heinrich Bauer (1857-1901)
Family name:
- Josef Popper-Lynkeus (1838–1921), Austrian social philosopher and writer
Also:
- Lynkeus (magazine) , Austrian literary magazine edited by Hermann Hakel
See also:
