Ceyx of Trachis

In Greek mythology, Ceyx (/ˈsiːɪks/; Ancient Greek: Κήϋξ, translit. Kēüx) was a king of Trachis in Thessaly. He received Heracles,[1] and Heracles'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]

Ceyx befriended Heracles and offered him protection against King Eurystheus. Ceyx's son Hippasus accompanied Heracles on his campaign against King Eurytus of Oechalia, during which Hippasus was slain in battle.[5] Ceyx was also called the father of Hylas[6] and Themistonoe, who married King Cycnus [7]
References

Pausanias 1.32.6, Apollod. 2.7.6, Apollod. 2.7.7
Apollod. 2.7.8
Apollod. ii. 7. § 6, &c.
Dor. ii. 11. § 3, comp. i. 3. § 5
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.7.7
Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 26

Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 472-479

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

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