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Lycaon

Lycaon may refer to:

In mythology:

  • Lycaon king of wolves. Lupa the queen of wolves. Roman Mythology
  • Lycaon (Troy), son of king Priam of Troy by Laothoe
  • Lycaon (Arcadia), son of Pelasgus and Meliboea, the mythical first king of Arcadia
  • Lycaon, brother or son of Eurypylus of Cyrene

In biology:

  • Lycaon (genus), a genus containing one extant species, the African wild dog
  • Canis lupus lycaon, the eastern wolf
  • Hyponephele lycaon, the dusky meadow brown butterfly

In other uses:

  • 4792 Lykaon, an asteroid
Lycaon (Arcadia)

In Greek mythology, Lycaon (/laɪˈkeɪɒn/; Greek: Λυκάων) was a king of Arcadia, son of Pelasgus and Meliboea, who, in the most popular version of the myth, tested Zeus by serving him the roasted flesh of his son Nyctimus, in order to see whether Zeus was truly omniscient. In return for these gruesome deeds, Zeus transformed Lycaon and his offspring into the forms of a wolf; Nyctimus was restored to life.

Despite being notorious for his horrific deeds, Lycaon was also remembered as a culture hero: he was believed to have founded the city Lycosura, to have established a cult of Zeus Lycaeus and to have started the tradition of the Lycaean Games, which Pausanias thinks were older than the Panathenaic Games. According to Hyginus, Lycaon dedicated the first temple to Hermes of Cyllene. The Arcadian town Nonakris was thought to have been named after the wife of Lycaon.

Lycaon (Troy)

In Greek mythology, as recorded in Homer's Iliad, Lycaon (; ; gen.: Λυκάονος) was a son of Priam and Laothoe, and was the father of Pandarus and Iapyx.

Lycaon (genus)

Lycaon is a genus of canid. There are two known species: Lycaon pictus, a canid with common names including "African wild dog", "painted dog", "ornate wolf", and "African hunting dog"; and Lycaon sekowei, an extinct species known only from skeletal remains. This hypercarnivorous and highly cursorial genus is distinguished by accessory cusps on the premolars. It branched off from the wolf-like canids during the Plio-Pleistocene. Since then, Lycaon has become lighter and tetradactyl, but have remained hypercarnivorous.

Lycaon (band)

Lycaon (sometimes referred as Lycaon -リカオン- or simply as the katakana form リカオン) was a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in late 2007. Guitarist リト changed his name to 零 -Zero- in 2013. Eve is always credited as schlagzeug which means drums in German. The band has announced that they would be disbanding in November 2015.

Usage examples of "lycaon".

You are an unjust man, Lycaon, a murderer without remorse and a heart without pity.

First, Apollonius and Lycaon represent the dual nature of the loup-garou.

Steubbe saw Lycaon in 1589 and later told the authorities that the man he saw was the Devil.

So I am immortal, to provide the balance and to keep Lycaon from growing too powerful.

As John stood immobile with dread, Lycaon only smiled and pointed at John, as if to say they were not done with each other.

If ever there was a man who personified everything evil in this world, Lycaon was that man.

Georgiana: he thought about explaining to her about Lycaon, then thought better of it.

He wondered if Lycaon, in his long absence, had found a renewed passion for the small things that make up everyday life.

The balance of power has been swinging back and forth between us for centuries, and I suppose Lycaon wants the issue settled.

Like Apollonius, Lycaon was a priest, but his goddess was Eris, the goddess of discord.

If we truly want to be rid of Lycaon, we have to sacrifice Apollonius.

Apollonius and John told us about Lycaon, his objective is to create discord and confusion.

His voice was so commanding that Lycaon stopped immediately and looked up.

Slowly and deliberately, so that Lycaon could miss nothing, he raised a pistol.

Opening the cylinder, he showed Lycaon the circles of silver bullets, each in its own chamber.