Pierus

Pierus (/ˈpaɪərəs/; Ancient Greek: Πίερος), in Greek mythology, is a name attributed to two individuals:

Pierus, the eponym of Pieria, son of Makednos and father of the Pierides.[1]
Pierus, son of Thessalian Magnes and father of Hyacinth.[2]

Notes

Antoninus Liberalis. Metamorphoses Chapter 9: Emathides
Apollodorus. Bibliotheca, Book 1.3.3

Sources

Pierre Grimal, The Dictionary of Classical Mythology
William Smith. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. London (1873).

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