Lynceus (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Lynceus (/ˈlɪnsiːəs, -sjuːs/; Ancient Greek: Λυγκεύς "lynx-eyed") may refer to the following personages.

• Lynceus, one of the 50 Sons of Aegyptus.^[1]
• Lynceus, king in Thrace and husband of Lathusa, friend of Procne. Tereus gave Philomela to him after ravishing his wife's own sister.^[2]
• Lynceus, son of Aphareus and one of the Argonauts.^[3]
• Lynceus, one of the companions of Aeneas in Italy who was slain by Turnus.^[4]
• Lynceus, one the dogs of the hunter Actaeon.^[5]

Also, Lynceus is a crater on Janus (moon of Saturn), named after Lynceus of Messenia in the legend of Castor and Pollux.