Nycteus

This article is about the king of Thebes. For the insect genus, see Nycteus (beetle). For other mythological people, see Nycteus (mythology).

In Greek mythology, Nycteus (/ˈnɪktjuːs/; Greek: Νυκτεύς, romanized: Nukteús, lit. 'nocturnal') was a king of Thebes. His rule began after the death of Polydorus, and ended when he was succeeded by his brother Lycus.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.