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Panopeus may refer to:
- Panopeus, a town of ancient Greece, in Phocis
- Panopeus (mythology), in Greek mythology, a son of Phocus and father of Epeus. He was friends with Amphitryon.
- Panopeus (father of Aegle), the father of Theseus's companion Aegle (mythology)
- Panopeus (genus), a genus of crabs
Panopeus , or Phanoteus (the name is given in a variety of forms in the ancient sources), was an ancient Greek town of Phocis, near the frontier of Boeotia, and on the road from Daulis to Chaeronea. Pausanias said that Panopeus was 20 stadia from Chaeronea and 7 from Daulis; but the latter number is almost certainly a mistake. The ruins at the village of Aio Vlasi , which are clearly those of Panopeus, are about 20 stadia distant from Chaeronea, but as much as 27 stadia distant from Daulis.
Panopeus was a very ancient town, originally inhabited by the Phlegyae. Schedius, king of Panopeus, and his brother, were the leaders of the Phocians in the Trojan War. Panopeus was also celebrated for the grave of Tityos, who was slain by Apollo and Artemis at this place, because he attempted to rape their mother Leto on her way to Delphi. Panopeus was destroyed by Xerxes, and again by Philip II of Macedon at the close of the Third Sacred War. It was taken by the Romans in 198 BC, on the first attack; and was destroyed for the third time in the campaign between Sulla and Archelaus, the general of Mithridates VI of Pontus, in the 1st century BC.
Pausanias said that the city was 7 stadia in circumference, but in his time the place only consisted of a few huts situated on the side of a river. Up until at least the 19th century there were still considerable remains of the ancient walls on the rocky heights above Aio Vlasi. The masonry is of different periods, as one might expect given the repeated destruction of the city. There are no longer any remains of the tomb of Tityos, which, according to Pausanias, was 1/3 of a stade in circumference, and stood on the side of the river. Pausanias also mentions on the side of the Sacred Way a building of unbaked bricks, containing a statue of the Pentelic Marble, which was supposed to be intended either for Prometheus or Asclepius. It was believed by some that Prometheus made the human race out of the sandy-colored rocks in the vicinity of this town, and that they still carried the smell of human flesh.
Panopeus is a genus of crabs, containing the following extant species:
- Panopeus africanus A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
- Panopeus americanus Saussure, 1857
- Panopeus austrobesus Williams, 1983
- Panopeus boekei Rathbun, 1915
- Panopeus chilensis H. Milne-Edwards & Lucas, 1843
- Panopeus convexus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
- Panopeus diversus Rathbun. 1933
- Panopeus harttii Smith, 1869
- Panopeus herbstii H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
- Panopeus lacustris Desbonne in Desbonne & Schramm, 1867
- Panopeus meridionalis Williams, 1983
- Panopeus obesus Smith, 1869
- Panopeus occidentalis Saussure, 1857
- Panopeus purpureus Lockington, 1877
- Panopeus rugosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
- Panopeus simpsoni Rathbun, 1930
- Panopeus turgidus Rathbun, 1930
A similar number of fossil species are also known.
In Greek mythology, Panopeus was a son of Phocus by Asteria or Asterodia, and twin brother of Crisus. The two brothers were so inimical towards each other that they began fighting while still in their mother's womb, just like Proetus and Acrisius did.
Panopeus participated in Amphitryon's campaign against the Taphians and the Teleboans, and swore by the names of Athena and Ares not to lay his hand on any part of the booty. He, however, broke his oath; as punishment, his son Epeius became unwarlike, but still a good boxer and a skilled mechanic. Panopeus also had a daughter Aegle, who is mentioned as one of the consorts of Theseus: some say it was out of love for her that Theseus abandoned Ariadne on Naxos.
Panopeus was renowned as a skilled hunter and took part in the Calydonian Hunt.
Panopeus was the eponym of the city Panope or Panopeus.