Polybos

Polybos ( Gr. Πόλυβος; Latinized Polybus ) is a Greek, male personal name. The meaning of the name is "rich in cattle".

Mythological namesake are:

• a king of Corinth and Sicyon, see Polybos (king)
• the son of Eurymachos from Zakynthos , a suitor of Penelope , wife of Odysseus
• another suitor of Penelope from Zakynthos
• a Phäakian artist who invented a ball game
• a son of Antenor
• a king of Thebes in Egypt , who welcomed Menelaus , who was devious on his return from Troy , in a friendly manner. At her wedding he gave Helena a silver basket with a golden spindle. Telemachus , the son of Odysseus , saw it while looking for his father in Sparta.

Historical bearers of the name are:

• Polybos (around 400 BC), Koischer doctor and alleged son-in-law of Hippocrates of Kos

See also:

• Polybios
• Polybius

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.