In Greek mythology, Zeuxippus (Ancient Greek: Ζεύξιππος) was the successor of Phaestus as king of Sicyon and in turn succeeded by Hippolytus, grandson of the former ruler.

Family

Zeuxippus was the son of Apollo and the nymph Syllis (or Hyllis, daughter of Hyllus and Iole).

Zeuxippus of Sicyon

Mythology

Zeuxippus only appeared in the account of Pausanias' Description of Greece:

Zeuxippus of Sicyon

After Phaestus in obedience to an oracle migrated to Crete, the next king is said to have been Zeuxippus, the son of Apollo and the nymph Syllis. On the death of Zeuxippus, Agamemnon led an army against Sicyon and king Hippolytus, the son of Rhopalus, the son of Phaestus.

Zeuxippus of Sicyon

Citations

General and cited references

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, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

Children of Apollo

Demigods in classical mythology

Kings in Greek mythology

Mythological kings of Sicyon

Mythology of Sicyon

Sicyonian characters in Greek mythology