Nireus (mythology)
For other uses, see
Nireus (disambiguation)
.
In
Greek mythology
,
Nireus
(
Ancient Greek
: Νιρεύς) may refer to the following personages:
Nireus, a
Thessalian
princes as the son of
Poseidon
and princess
Canace
, daughter of King
Aeolus
of Aeolia. He was the brother of
Hopleus
,
Epopeus
,
Aloeus
and
Triops
.
[
1
]
Nireus
, king of
Syme
[
2
]
^
Apollodorus
,
1.7.4
^
Diodorus Siculus
, 5.53.2