Lycorus

In Greek mythology, Lycorus or Lycoreus (Ancient Greek: Λυκωρεύς) may refer to the following personages:

• Lycoreus or Lycorus, was a son of Apollo and the nymph Corycia.^[1] After him a city was named Lycoreia (later Delphi, after Delphus, great-grandson of Lycorus). He was father of Hyamus.^[2]
• Lycoreus, a companion of Amycus. was the henchman of King Amycusof the Bebrycians, people living in northern Asia Minor that were visited by the Argonauts.^[3]
• Lycoreus, a defender of Thebes in the war of the Seven against Thebes, killed by Amphiaraus.^[4]