Hyas

Hyas
Ancestor of the Hyantes
(i.e. Boeotians)
AbodeBoeotia
Genealogy
ParentsAtlas and Pleione or Aethra
Siblings
(b) Hyades
ConsortBoeotia
ChildrenHyades (in one account)

Hyas (Ancient Greek: Ὑάς, romanizedHūás, [hyːás]; /ˈh.əs/), in Greek mythology, was a Boeotian who was regarded as the ancestor of the ancient Hyantes (Ὕαντες), who were the aboriginal inhabitants of Boeotia.[1] His name means rain from hyô, hyetos.

  1. ^ Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 4.12; compare Müiller, Orchomenos und die Minyer p. 124