Dryas of Calydon


In Greek mythology, Dryas was a lord from Calydon who was also one of the famous Calydonian hunters.

Family

Dryas was a son of Ares and a brother of Tereus. But according to Hyginus' Fabulae, he was also called the son of Iapetus, probably an epithet of Ares.

Mythology

In the account of the Fabulae by Hyginus, Tereus, having heard the prophecy that his son was to be killed by the hand of a relative and falsely believing that it was Dryas whom the oracle indicated, murdered the innocent man.
"Tereus, son of Mars , a Thracian... thinking that his brother Dryas was plotting his son's death, he killed the innocent man."