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Nycteus
Description:
Son of
Chthonius
.
Genealogy
Father:
Chthonius
Sibling:
Lycus
Children:
Antiope
,
Nycteis
Places
Euboea
Hyria
Sicyon
Thebes
Events
Pentheus grants Lycus and Nycteus citizenship at Thebes
Antiope flees to Sicyon to escape Nycteus’ anger
Nycteus instructs Lycus to punish Antiope and Epopeus
Nycteus kills himself
Lycus and Nycteus fled Euboea for killing Phlegyas
Lycus and Nycteus move to Hyria
Citations
Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.5
Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 6.1
Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 6.2
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