Hypseus

In Greek mythology, the name Hypseus (/ˈhɪpsiəs/; Ancient Greek: Ὑψεύς "one on high", derived from hypsos "height") may refer to:

• Hypseus, a king of the Lapiths and son of the river god Peneus either by (1) the naiad Creusa,^[1] daughter of Gaia;^[2] (2) Philyra, daughter of Asopus^[3] or (3) Naïs.^[4] By the naiad Chlidanope^[5][6] he had four daughters: Cyrene,^[7] Themisto,^[8] Alcaea^[5] and Astyagyia.^[9]
• Hypseus, who fought on Phineus' side against Perseus, killed Prothoenor but was himself slain by Perseus.^[10]
• Hypseus, son of Asopus, who fought in the war of the Seven against Thebes.^[11] He killed a number of opponents, including Antiphōs, Astyages, Linus, and Tages, and was himself slain by Capaneus.^[12]