Nyctimus
Family: Arcadians · Role: eldest son of Lycaon · First appears: Book 8 · Chapter 3
In Book 8, Chapter 3, Nyctimus, the eldest son of Lycaon, succeeded him and inherited all his power. His brothers included Pallas, Orestheus, Phigalus, Trapezeus, Daseatas, Macareus, Helisson, Thocnus, Acacus, Orchomenus, Hypsus, Mænalus, Tegeates, Mantineus and Œnotrus, the youngest; their only sister was Callisto. Nyctimus gave Œnotrus money and men, enabling him to sail to Italy and become king of Œnotria.
After Nyctimus’s death, Arcas, the son of Callisto, succeeded him as king. Book 8, Chapter 24 names Periphetes as Nyctimus’s son.
Relationship record
Life events
- Nyctimus succeeded Lycaon and inherited all his power.(Book 8 · Chapter 3)
- With: Lycaon
- “Nyctimus was the eldest son of Lycaon and succeeded to all his power”
- Œnotrus received support from Nyctimus, sailed to Italy, and became king of Œnotria.(Book 8 · Chapter 3 · 📍 Italy)
- With: Œnotrus
- “And Œnotrus, the youngest of the sons of Lycaon, having got money and men from his brother Nyctimus, sailed to Italy, and became king of the country called after him Œnotria.”
- Nyctimus died, and Arcas succeeded him as king.(Book 8 · Chapter 4 · 📍 Arcadia)
- With: Arcas
- “And after the death of Nyctimus Arcas the son of Callisto succeeded him in the kingdom.”
Book 8 · Chapter 3
- parent: Lycaon “Nyctimus was the eldest son of Lycaon and succeeded to all his power”
- siblings with Pallas “Nyctimus was the eldest son of Lycaon and succeeded to all his power, and his brothers built cities where each fancied”
- siblings with Orestheus “Nyctimus was the eldest son of Lycaon and succeeded to all his power, and his brothers built cities where each fancied”
- siblings with Phigalus “Nyctimus was the eldest son of Lycaon and succeeded to all his power, and his brothers built cities where each fancied”
- siblings with Trapezeus “Nyctimus was the eldest son of Lycaon and succeeded to all his power, and his brothers built cities where each fancied”
- siblings with Daseatas “Nyctimus was the eldest son of Lycaon and succeeded to all his power, and his brothers built cities where each fancied”
- siblings with Macareus “Nyctimus was the eldest son of Lycaon and succeeded to all his power, and his brothers built cities where each fancied”
- siblings with Helisson “Nyctimus was the eldest son of Lycaon and succeeded to all his power, and his brothers built cities where each fancied”
- siblings with Thocnus “Nyctimus was the eldest son of Lycaon and succeeded to all his power, and his brothers built cities where each fancied”
- siblings with Acacus “Nyctimus was the eldest son of Lycaon and succeeded to all his power, and his brothers built cities where each fancied”
- siblings with Orchomenus “Nyctimus was the eldest son of Lycaon and succeeded to all his power, and his brothers built cities where each fancied”
- siblings with Hypsus “Nyctimus was the eldest son of Lycaon and succeeded to all his power, and his brothers built cities where each fancied”
- siblings with Mænalus “Nyctimus was the eldest son of Lycaon and succeeded to all his power, and his brothers built cities where each fancied”
- siblings with Tegeates “Nyctimus was the eldest son of Lycaon and succeeded to all his power, and his brothers built cities where each fancied”
- siblings with Mantineus “Nyctimus was the eldest son of Lycaon and succeeded to all his power, and his brothers built cities where each fancied”
- siblings with Œnotrus “And Œnotrus, the youngest of the sons of Lycaon, having got money and men from his brother Nyctimus”
- siblings with Callisto “With so many sons Lycaon had only one daughter Callisto”
- with Œnotrus (Nyctimus provided Œnotrus with money and men.) “having got money and men from his brother Nyctimus”
Book 8 · Chapter 4
- with Arcas (Arcas succeeded Nyctimus as king.) “And after the death of Nyctimus Arcas the son of Callisto succeeded him in the kingdom.”
- with Arcas (Arcas succeeded Nyctimus as king.) “And after the death of Nyctimus Arcas the son of Callisto succeeded him in the kingdom.”
Book 8 · Chapter 24
- child: Periphetes “Periphetes, the son of Nyctimus”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.