Hyrieus
- a poor Boeotian, father of Orion, Ov. F. 5, 499; 535.
- —Hence, Hyrĭēŭs (quadrisyl.), a, um, adj.: Hyrĭēa proles, i.e. Orion, Ov. F. 6, 719.
(Ὑριεύς), a son of Poseidon and Alcyone, was king of Hyria in Boeotia, and married to the nymph Clonia, by whom lie became the father of Nycteus, Lycus, and Orion. (Apollod. 3.10.1; Hyg. Fab. 195; Schol. ad Hom. Il. 18.486.) Respecting his treasures see Agamedes. [L.S]
(Ὑριεύς). (1) An Arcadian monarch, for whom Agamedes and Trophonius constructed a treasury. The story about this treasury resembles the one told by Herodotus (ii. 121) of the treasury of the Egyptian king Rhampsinitus. In the construction of the treasury of Hyrieus, Agamedes and Trophonius contrived to place one stone in such a manner that it could be taken away outside, and thus formed an entrance to the treasury, without any one perceiving it. Agamedes and Trophonius now constantly robbed the treasury; and the king, seeing that locks and seals were uninjured while his treasures were constantly decreasing, set traps to catch the thief. Agamedes was thus ensnared, and Trophonius cut off his head to avert the discovery. After this Trophonius was immediately swallowed up by the earth. On this spot there was afterwards, in the grove of Lebadea, the cave of Agamedes with a column by the side of it. Here, also, was the oracle of Trophonius. A tradition mentioned by Cicero (Tusc. i. 47) states that Agamedes and Trophonius, after building the temple of Apollo at Delphi, prayed to the god to grant them in reward for their labour what was best for men. The god promised to do so on a certain day, and when the day came, the two brothers died.
(2) A peasant of Hyria in Boeotia, whose name is connected with the legend of the birth of Orion. See Orion.
- Apollod. 3.10.1
- father of Nycteus and Lycus: Apollod. 3.10.1
- treasury built for H. by Trophonius and Agamedes: Paus. 9.37.5