Hippocoon

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Spartan prince figure in Greek mythology

Hippocoon is a figure in Greek mythology, a Spartan prince who usurped the throne of Sparta and was later overthrown by Heracles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spartan prince ⓘ
figure in Greek mythology ⓘ
associatedCity Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedPlace Laconia NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDeath killed in battle by Heracles ⓘ
children Alcimus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Alcinous NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bucolus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Demonassa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dorycleus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Enarophorus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eurybius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eurytus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Harpalus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hippothous NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lycaethus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lycon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ
expelled Icarius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tyndareus NERFINISHED ⓘ
father Oebalus NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
house royal house of Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ
killedBy Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ
mentionedIn Apollodorus' Bibliotheca NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pausanias' Description of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
mother Bateia NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythType royal usurper ⓘ
notableEnemy Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tyndareus NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent death in Heracles' campaign against Sparta ⓘ
usurpation of the Spartan throne ⓘ
opposedHero Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ
overthrownBy Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld king of Sparta ⓘ
restoredThroneTo Tyndareus (after his death, through Heracles) NERFINISHED ⓘ
ruledIn Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ
sibling Icarius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tyndareus NERFINISHED ⓘ
usurped throne of Sparta ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gorgophone → child → Hippocoon ⓘ
Tyndareus → expelledBy → Hippocoon ⓘ
Icarius → sibling → Hippocoon ⓘ
Tyndareus → sibling → Hippocoon ⓘ