Cycnus
Also known as: Swan · Family: Lಿಗyans · Role: mythical fighter · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 27
Cycnus killed Lycus in a prize fight and was later slain by Hercules near the river Peneus. After his death, at Apollo’s desire, he was changed into a bird.
After Proclea died, Cycnus married Phylonome as his second wife. When she falsely accused Tennes of making illicit advances, Cycnus believed her and put Tennes and Hemithea in a chest, sending them out to sea. At Leucophrys, he learned of Phylonome’s deception and sailed after his son to seek forgiveness, but Tennes cut the mooring ropes with his axe.
Relationship record
Life events
- Cycnus killed Lycus in a prize fight and was later slain by Hercules.(Book 1 · Chapter 27 · 📍 river Peneus)
- Apollo changed Cycnus into a bird after his death.(Book 1 · Chapter 30)
- With: Apollo
- “and when he died was at Apollo’s desire changed into a bird.”
- Cycnus married Phylonome as his second wife after Proclea died.(Book 10 · Chapter 14)
- With: Phylonome
- “and, Proclea dying, Cycnus married for his second wife Phylonome, the daughter of Cragasus”
- Phylonome falsely accused Tennes of illicit advances, and Cycnus believed her.(Book 10 · Chapter 14)
- Cycnus imprisoned Tennes and Hemithea in a chest and sent them to sea.(Book 10 · Chapter 14)
- Cycnus learned Phylonome's deception and sailed to seek Tennes's forgiveness.(Book 10 · Chapter 14 · 📍 Leucophrys)
- With: Tennes
- “when he learned the truth sailed after his son to implore his forgiveness, and to admit his unwitting error.”
- Tennes cut Cycnus's mooring ropes, refusing to hear him.(Book 10 · Chapter 14 · 📍 Leucophrys)
- With: Tennes
- “Tennes in his rage cut the ropes with his axe.”
Book 1 · Chapter 27
- enemies with Hercules (They fought, and Hercules killed Cycnus.) “of the fight between Cycnus and Hercules. This Cycnus they say killed among others the Thracian Lycus in a prize fight: but was himself slain by Hercules near the river Peneus.”
- with Lycus (Cycnus killed Lycus in a prize fight.) “This Cycnus they say killed among others the Thracian Lycus in a prize fight”
Book 1 · Chapter 30
- with Apollo (Apollo caused Cycnus to be changed into a bird.) “when he died was at Apollo’s desire changed into a bird”
Book 3 · Chapter 18
- enemies with Hercules “the combat between Hercules and Cycnus”
- with Hercules (interaction) “the combat between Hercules and Cycnus”
Book 10 · Chapter 14
- parent: Poseidon “Cycnus was they say the son of Poseidon, and king at Colonæ, a town in the Troad near the island Leucophrys.”
- child: Hemithea “This Cycnus had a daughter Hemithea and a son Tennes by Proclea, daughter of Clytius”
- child: Tennes “This Cycnus had a daughter Hemithea and a son Tennes by Proclea, daughter of Clytius”
- married with Phylonome “Cycnus married for his second wife Phylonome, the daughter of Cragasus”
- with Phylonome (interaction) “who failing to win the love of Tennes told her husband that Tennes wanted to have illicit dealings with her against her will”
- with Tennes (interaction) “Cycnus, who was not destined to be ignorant of his wife’s deception all his life, when he learned the truth sailed after his son to implore his forgiveness, and to admit his unwitting error.”
- with Hemithea (interaction) “Cycnus believed this lie, and put Tennes and his sister into a chest, and sent them to sea in it”
- with Tennes (interaction) “Tennes in his rage cut the ropes with his axe”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.