Rhacius

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In Greek mythology, Rhacius /ˈrʃəs/ (Template:Langx) 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

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

References

  • Grimal, Pierre, The Dictionary of Classical Mythology, Wiley-Blackwell, 1996. ISBN 978-0-631-20102-1. Internet Archive.
  • Hard, Robin, The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology: Based on H.J. Rose's "Handbook of Greek Mythology", Psychology Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-415-18636-0. 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.

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