What is "evenus"

Evenus , Euenos , or Evinos may refer to:

• Evinos, a river in western Greece
• Evenus (mythology), a river god and two mythological kings in ancient Greece
• Evenus (butterfly), a butterfly genus, occasionally misspelled Euenus
• Euenus (Euenos, Evenus) of Paros, Ancient Greek philosopher

Evenus is the name of two characters in Greek mythology.

1. Evenus the river-god. He was the son either of Oceanus and Tethys, or of Ares and Demonice (daughter of Agenor), or of Ares and Sterope (one of the Pleiades), or of Heracles. He married Alcippe, daughter of Oenomaus.

In a story in which Evenus is presented as a mortal king, he drowned in the river that bore his name whilst pursuing the man ( Idas) who had abducted his daughter, Marpessa.

2. Evenus, king of Lyrnessus, son of Selepus. His two sons, Mynes and Epistrophus, killed by Achilles when he had raided the place.

Evenus is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae, with species ranging from North to South America.