Ceyx (father of Hippasus)

Not to be confused with Ceyx, husband of Alcyone. See also Ceyx (disambiguation).

In Greek mythology, Ceyx was a king of Trachis in Thessaly. He received Heracles,^[1] and Herakles's sons later fled to him.^[2] Some accounts make him Amphitryon's nephew, with Heracles building Trachis for him.^[3] Muller supposes that the marriage of Ceyx and his connection with Heracles were the subjects of ancient poems.^[4]

This Ceyx is father of the Hippasus who died fighting as an ally of Heracles.^[5]

Notes

1. Pausanias 1.32.6, Apollod. 2.7.6, Apollod. 2.7.7
2. Apollod. 2.7.8
3. Apollod. ii. 7. § 6, &c.
4. Dor. ii. 11. § 3, comp. i. 3. § 5
5. Apollod. 2.7.7

External links

• Perseus Encyclopaedia

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "^{article name needed}". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.