In Greek mythology, Lynceus (/ˈlɪnsəs, -sjs/; Ancient Greek: Λυγκεύς "lynx-eyed") may refer to the following personages.

Also, Lynceus is a crater on Janus (moon of Saturn), named after Lynceus of Messenia in the legend of Castor and Pollux.

Notes

  1. Apollodorus, 1.8.2, 1.9.16, 3.9.2 & 3.10.3
  2. Hyginus, Fabulae 45
  3. Apollonius of Rhodes, 1.151-155
  4. Virgil, Aeneid 9.768
  5. Apollodorus, 3.4.4

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