Rhacius

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In Greek mythology, Rhacius /ˈrʃəs/ (Ancient Greek: Ῥάκιος) was the Cretan son of Lebes, who led a group of Greek settlers to Colophon in Asia Minor.[1] With his wife Manto, daughter of the seer Tiresias, he became the father of Mopsus, a renowned seer.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Hard, p. 331.
  2. ^ Hard, p. 331; Grimal, s.v. Rhacius; Pausanias, 7.3.2.

References

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  • Grimal, Pierre, The Dictionary of Classical Mythology, Wiley-Blackwell, 1996. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. Internet Archive.
  • Hard, Robin, The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology: Based on H.J. Rose's "Handbook of Greek Mythology", Psychology Press, 2004. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. Google Books.
  • Pausanias, Pausanias Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1918. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.