Nisus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Nisus (Ancient Greek: Νῖσος, romanized: Nîsos) may refer to the following personages:
- Nisus or Silenus, foster father of Dionysus.
- Nisos, a king of Megara and father of Scylla.
- Nisus, son of Hyrtacus, and lover and friend of Euryalus, in Virgil's Aeneid. He participated in the games held by Aeneas in Sicily. Nisus later died in battle.
- Nisus, king of Dulichium and son of Aretias. He was the father of Amphinomus, one of the Suitors of Penelope.
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