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List of Gods : "Nycteus" - 5 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
"Amphion"	Greek	A son of Zeus and Antiope, the daughter of Nycteus of Thebes, and twin-brother of Zethus.
God name "Antiope"	Greece	A daughter of Nycteus and Polyxo or of the river god Asopus in Boeotia. She became by Zeus the mother of Amphion and Zethus, Dionysus threw her into a state of madness on account of the vengeance which her sons had taken on Dirce. In this condition she wandered about through Greece, until Phocus, the grandson of Sisyphus, cured and married her. She was buried with Phocus in one common tomb.
Nymph name "Callisto"	Greek	Is sometimes called a daughter of Lycaon in Arcadia and sometimes of Nycteus or Ceteus, and sometimes also she is described as a nymph. (Apollodorus iii) She was a huntress, and a companion of Artemis. Greek
King name "Hyrieus"	Greek	A son of Poseidon and Alcyone, was king of Hyria in Boeotia, and married to the nymph Clonia, by whom he became the father of Nycteus, Lycus, and Orion. Greek
Nymph name "Nycteus"	Greek	A son of Hyrieus by the nymph Clonia, brother of Lycus and Orion, and husband of Polyxo, by whom he became the father of Antiope. Greek

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