Pierus
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Pierus (; ), in Greek mythology, is a name attributed to two individuals:
- Pierus, the eponym of Pieria, son of Makednos and father of the Pierides.
- Pierus, son of Thessalian Magnes and father of Hyacinth, possible lover of Clio, muse of history.
Notes
References
- Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Apollodorus, The Library, with an English translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Pierre Grimal, The Dictionary of Classical Mythology
- William Smith. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. London (1873).
References
- [[Antoninus Liberalis]], [https://topostext.org/work/216#9 9]
- [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)
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