Hippasus, son ofLeucippe, one of theMinyades. He was killed by his mother and her sisters.[13]
Hippasus fromPhlius opposed his fellow citizens, who wished to accede to the wishes of theDorianRhegnidas and make him their king. He and his fellow supporters fled toSamos. Hippasus is the ancestor of the philosopherPythagoras, Pythagoras being the son ofMnesarchus, the son ofEuphranor, the son of Hippasus.[14]
Hippasus, name shared by fathers of several heroes of theTrojan War:
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