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Lycorus
In
Greek mythology
,
Lycorus
/lahy-ker-is/ or
Lycoreus
may
refer to
the following personages:
Lycoreus or Lycorus, was a son of
Apollo
and the nymph
Corycia
. After him a
city
was named
Lycoreia
. He was
father of
Hyamus
.
Lycoreus, a
companion
of
Amycus
. was the
henchman
of
King
Amycus
of the
Bebrycians
, people
living
in northern
Asia Minor
that were visited by
the Argonauts
.
Lycoreus, a defender of
Thebes
against the
Seven
. Hekilled by
Amphiaraus
.
In
modern
fiction
, one
bearer
of the name is Licorus
Black
,
wizard
in
Harry
Potter
, the first known member of the
Noble
House of Black
.
