Series of the same name characters in ancient Greek mythology
In Greek mythology , the name Evippus or Euippos [pronunciation? ] (Ancient Greek : Εὔιππος , meaning "having good horses") may refer to:
Evippus, a Pleuronian prince as the son of King Thestius and Eurythemis , daughter of Cleoboea .[ 1] He was the brother of Althaea , Leda , Hypermnestra , Iphiclus , Plexippus and Eurypylus . Evippus might have been killed by his nephew Meleager during the war of the Curetes and the Calydonians .
Evippus, a Lycian who was killed by Patroclus in the Trojan War .[ 2]
Evippus, a son of Megareus and Iphinoe , brother of Timalcus and Euaechme . He was killed by the Cithaeronian lion .[ 3]
Evippus, an Arcadian hero. On the wedding day of Adrastus ' daughters, his shield fell off the highest summit of the temple of Athena , which was a sign of bad luck in the future.[ 4]
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