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Hyperes
In
Greek mythology
, the name
Hyperes
may
refer
to:
Hyperes, a son of
Lycaon
and the
eponym
of
Hyperesia
.
Hyperes, a son of
Poseidon
and the
Pleiad
Alcyone
, and
brother
of
Anthas
. The
brothers
reigned
over what later became
Troezen
and were
founders
of the
cities
Hyperea and
Anthea
respectively. Two
brands
of Troezenian
wine
,
Anthedonias
and
Hypereias
, were
believed
to have been named after certain "Anthus and Hyperus", who
apparently
are the same
figures
.
See also
Hyperenor
.
Hyperes, son of
Melas
and
Eurycleia
. He
lived
by a
spring
which was named Hypereia after him.
