Dorceus

Family: Hippocoon's family · Role: son of Hippocoon · First appears: Book 3 · Chapter 15

In Book 3, Chapter 15, Dorceus is named among the sons of Hippocoon. When Œonus came to Sparta, the sons of Hippocoon “struck Œonus with clubs till they had killed him”; Hercules later returned with others to avenge Œonus’s murder.

Relationship record

Book 3 · Chapter 15

• parent: Hippocoon “These they say were sons of Hippocoon.”
• enemies with Hercules “For the moment he retired as he was wounded, but afterwards he brought others with him to Sparta to avenge himself on Hippocoon and his sons for the murder of Œonus.”
• enemies with Œonus “Then the sons of Hippocoon ran out, and struck Œonus with clubs till they had killed him.”
• with Œonus (Dorceus was identified as one of Hippocoon's sons.) “Then the sons of Hippocoon ran out, and struck Œonus with clubs till they had killed him.”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.