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Lynceus

son of Aegyptus in Greek mythology
Person Mythological Greek Character Q7877819

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
mythological Greek character
Sex or gender
male[7]
Position held
king of Argos[6]
Father
Aegyptus[2]
Mother
Argyphia[3]
Spouse
Hypermnestra[4]
Child
Abas[5]
Part of
Sons of Aegyptus[8]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Pauly–Wissowa[9][10][11][12]
Different from
Linkeus[13]
Place of burial
Tomb of Lynceus and Hypermestra in Argos Agora[1]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lynceus cs Lynkeas de Lynkeus el Λυγκέας el Λυγκεύς es Linceo es Lino fa لینسئوس fr Lyncée he לינקאוס hu Lünkeusz ko 린케우스 nl Lygkeus nl Lynceus (zoon van Aigyptos) pl Linkeus pt Linceu pt Lincêu ru Линкей tr Lynkeos uk Лінкей
🔖 Identifiers · 14
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh2002007529
Biblissima authority ID
Jussi Jääskeläinen
FactGrid item ID
De Kolk, Sneek
Freebase ID
/m/0kdh5
Getty Iconography Authority ID
901000214
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Lynkevs_-_Aigyptos'_sønn
HAND ID
AB09-E8EF-D072-9AC6-4C7C
Hederich encyclopedia article
Lyncévs
J9U entity ID
987007556773605171
MANTO ID
8189718
Mythoskop ID
w624
Myths on Maps ID
LYNC2
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Sandrart.net person ID
3092
ToposText person ID
14052

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa
Parent of 2
Aegyptus, Argyphia
Belongs to 1
Sons of Aegyptus
Child 1
Abas
Children (paternal) 1
Abas
Father 1
Aegyptus
Mother 1
Argyphia
Part of 1
Sons of Aegyptus
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Hypermnestra
Spouses 1
Hypermnestra
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FAQs

Who were Lynceus's parents?

Lynceus's father was Aegyptus[2]. Lynceus's mother was Argyphia[3].

Who was Lynceus married to?

Lynceus's spouses include Hypermnestra[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Olaf Simons · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FactGrid item ID → De Kolk, Sneek
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64987"
  2. 11w ago · ~2026-45746-48 · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Lynceus (Greek mythology)
    "Created claim: Commons category: Lynceus (Greek mythology)"
  3. 12w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → AB09-E8EF-D072-9AC6-4C7C
    "Created claim: HAND ID: AB09-E8EF-D072-9AC6-4C7C, batch #265669"
  4. 15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → Jussi Jääskeläinen
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q296375, Import ID Biblissima V3 (details)"
  5. 23w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Abas
    Part of → Sons of Aegyptus
    Position held → king of Argos
    Mother → Argyphia
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: J9U entity ID: 987007556773605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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