| Dercynus | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Bergion, Beergios, Ligys |
| Abode | Liguria, Italy |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | Poseidon |
| Siblings | Alebion |
In Greek mythology, Dercynus (Ancient Greek: Δέρκυνος) was a son of Poseidon and brother of Alebion (Ialebion).[1] The two brothers engaged into battle with Heracles at Liguria of North-Western Italy. This version was mentioned in Aeschylus' play Promētheus Lyomenos, now lost. In some sources, Dercynus was named as Ligys[2] and Bergion (Βεργίων)[3] or Beergios.[4]
- ^ Apollodorus, 2.5.10; Tzetzes, Chiliades 2.341 & ad Lycophron, 649
- ^ Tzetzes ad Lycophron, 649
- ^ Pomponius Mela, 2.5.39 (=2.78 ed. Romer called him Dercynus instead)
- ^ Murray, John (1833). A Classical Manual, being a Mythological, Historical and Geographical Commentary on Pope's Homer, and Dryden's Aeneid of Virgil with a Copious Index. Albemarle Street, London. p. 78.
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