Hierax_(mythology)

Hierax (mythology)

Hierax (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Hierax (Ancient Greek: Ἰέραξ, romanized: Hierax, lit. 'hawk') is the name of the following figures:

  • Hierax, a just and honest man from the land of Mariandyni who honoured Demeter greatly and received plentiful harvest from her. When a tribe neglected Poseidon, he destroyed Demeter's crops, so Hierax sent them barley, wheat and other food. For this Poseidon changed him into a hawk, as hated by mankind as Hierax had been loved.[1]
  • Hierax, a mortal man who told on Hermes as he tried to sneak in and steal the metamorphosed Argive princess Io from Argus (Io's guardman), forcing Hermes to kill him instead.[2]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Antoninus Liberalis, 3
  2. [2]
    Apollodorus, 2.1.3

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