Pierus (Thessalian)
In Greek mythology, Pierus or Pieros (Ancient Greek: Πίερος, Píeros) was the son of Thessalian Magnes. He was the lover of muse Clio and father of Hyacinth in some accounts,[1] and Rhagus.
Mythology
Pierus was loved by muse Clio because Aphrodite had inspired her with the passion, as a punishment for deriding the goddess' own love for Adonis. This was the only myth where Pierus appeared once:[2]
"Clio fell in love with Pierus, son of Magnes, in consequence of the wrath of Aphrodite, whom she had twitted with her love of Adonis; and having met him she bore him a son Hyacinth.."
References
Sources
- Apollodorus. Bibliotheca with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921.
- William Smith. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. London (1873).
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