Lynceus of Messene

For other uses, see Lynceus (mythology).
The Dioscuri, Idas and Lynceus take the cattle, metope of the Treasury of Sicyon at Delphi, ca 560 BC.

In Greek mythology, Lynceus (/ˈlɪnsiːəs, -sjuːs/; Ancient Greek: Λυγκεύς, romanized: Lunkeús, lit. 'lynx-like') is a Messenian prince and one of the Argonauts[1] who served as a lookout on the Argo.[2] He also participated in the hunt for the Calydonian boar.[3]

  1. ^ Apollonius of Rhodes, 1.151-155; Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.304; Apollodorus, 1.9.16
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fabulae was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Apollodorus, 1.8.2