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Nycteus

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Greek mythological Theban king
This article is about the king of Thebes. For the insect genus, seeNycteus (beetle). For other mythological people, seeNycteus (mythology).

InGreek mythology,Nycteus (/ˈnɪktjs/;Greek:Νυκτεύς,romanizedNukteús,lit.'nocturnal') was a king ofThebes. His rule began after the death ofPolydorus, and ended when he was succeeded by his brotherLycus.

Family

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Nycteus and his brother Lycus were the sons of eitherChthonius, one of theSpartoi,[1] or of thenymphClonia andHyrieus, the son ofPoseidon and the AtlantidAlkyone,[2] or of Poseidon and thePleiadCelaeno. Nycteus had two daughters byPolyxo,Nycteis andAntiope.

Mythology

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Nycteus and Lycus fled fromEuboea after they murdered King Phlegyas, settling in Hyria and then moving to Thebes, because they were friends withPentheus, its king.[3] Nycteus's daughter, Nycteis married Polydorus, who was the successor of Pentheus, and their son wasLabdacus. However, Pentheus and Polydorus both died soon after, and Nycteus became regent for Labdacus.[1]

After Antiope was impregnated byZeus and fled to marry kingEpopeus inSicyon, theBibliotheca reports that Nycteus killed himself in shame, after asking Lycus to punish her.[4]Pausanias, however, states that Nycteus led the Thebans against Epopeus, but was wounded and carried back to Thebes, where he died after asking Lycus to continue the battle.[5] Lycus succeeded him as regent of Thebes.

Regnal titles
Preceded byRegent of ThebesSucceeded by

Theban royal family tree

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Royal house of Thebes family tree
  • Solid lines indicate descendants.
  • Dashed lines indicate marriages.
  • Dotted lines indicate extra-marital relationships or adoptions.
  • Kings of Thebes are numbered withbold names and a light purple background.
    • Joint rules are indicated by a number and lowercase letter, for example, 5a. Amphion shared the throne with 5b. Zethus.
  • Regents of Thebes are alphanumbered (format AN) withbold names and a light red background.
    • The number N refers to the regency preceding the reign of the Nth king. Generally this means the regent served the Nth king but not always, asCreon (A9) was serving as regent toLaodamas (the 10th King) when he was slain byLycus II (the usurping 9th king).
    • The letter A refers to the regency sequence. "A" is the first regent, "B" is the second, etc.
  • Deities have a yellow background color.

Harmonia1.
Cadmus
PolyxoA4.
Nycteus (Regent)
DirceB4 & A6.
Lycus (Regent)
ZeusZeus
InoAgaveEchion3.
Polydorus
NycteisAntiope
SemeleAutonoë
Dionysus2.
Pentheus
Epeiros4.
Labdacus
5a.
Amphion
5b.
Zethus
Menoeceus
EurydiceA7, A8 & A9.
Creon (Regent)
Jocasta6.
Laius
MeropePolybus
HipponomeAlcaeus
Zeus
AlcmeneAmphitryonPerimede7.
Oedipus
MegaraHeraclesIphiclesAnaxo
HeniocheMegareusHaemonAntigone8b.
Eteocles
Argea8a.
Polynices
PyrrhaLycomedesIsmene9.
Lycus II
A12.
Peneleos (Regent)
10.
Laodamas
Demonassa11.
Thersander
Opheltes12.
Tisamenus
14.
Damasichthon
13.
Autesion
15.
Ptolemy
TherasArgeiaAristodemus
16.
Xanthos
EurysthenesProcles


Notes

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  1. ^abApollodorus,3.5.5.
  2. ^Apollodorus,3.10.1.
  3. ^Apollodorus, 3.5.
  4. ^Apollodorus, 3.5.5
  5. ^Pausanias, 2.6.2

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