Hyperbius

In Greek mythology, the name Hyperbius (Greek: Ὑπέρβιος) may refer to:

Hyperbius, son of Oenops, a defender of Thebes against the Seven, appointed by Eteocles to defend the Oncaidian Gate against Hippomedon. He had an image of Zeus on his shield.^[1]
Hyperbius, a son of Aegyptus, who married and was killed by the Danaid Celaeno,^[2] or by Eupheme.^[3]
Hyperbius, a son of Ares, reputedly the first to have killed an animal.^[4]
Hyperbius, an Athenian, brother of Agrolas or Euryalus. The two brothers were credited with inventing the technique of building with bricks, and with construction of the first brick houses in Athens,^[4] as well as of the wall around Acropolis.^[5]
Hyperbius, a Corinthian credited with invention of the potter's wheel.^[4]^[6]

References

^ Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes, 505 - 520
^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, 2. 1. 5
^ Hyginus, Fabulae, 170
^ ^a ^b ^c Pliny the Elder, Natural History, 7. 57
^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 1. 28. 3
^ Scholia on Pindar, Olympian Ode 13. 27c

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[1] Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes, 505 - 520

[2] Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, 2. 1. 5

[3] Hyginus, Fabulae, 170

[Pliny-4] Pliny the Elder, Natural History, 7. 57

[5] Pausanias, Description of Greece, 1. 28. 3

[6] Scholia on Pindar, Olympian Ode 13. 27c

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