Lycurgus of Thrace
Mortal man
In Greek mythology, Lycurgus (/laɪˈkɜːrɡəs/, /lykôrɡos/; Ancient Greek: Λυκοῦργος, romanized: Lykoûrgos, lit. 'wolf-work', 'tamer of wolves', or 'defender') was the king of the Edoni in Thrace, son of Dryas, the "oak", and father of a son whose name was also Dryas.
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Mentions in the Iliad
A. T. Murray, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1924 · Homer, Iliad with an English Translation · CC BY-SA 3.0 US
“Nay, for even the son of Dryas, mighty Lycurgus, lived not long, seeing that he strove with heavenly gods—he that on a time drave down over the sacred mount of Nysa the nursing mothers of mad Dionysus; and they all let fall to the ground their wands, smitten with an ox-goad by man-slaying Lycurgus.”
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Nay, for even the son of Dryas, mighty Lycurgus, lived not long, seeing that he strove with heavenly gods—he that on a time drave down over the sacred mount of Nysa the nursing mothers of mad Dionysus; and they all let fall to the ground their wands, smitten with an ox-goad by man-slaying Lycurgus.
Il. 6.130
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In art
Madness of Lycurgus. Naples National Archaeological Museum. CC BY-SA 2.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53155752
Кубок Ликурга. British Museum. CC BY 4.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3000066
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- Wikipedia · Lycurgus (son of Dryas) · CC BY-SA 4.0
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