Pierus

Pierus (/ˈpaɪərəs/; Ancient Greek: Πίερος), in Greek mythology, is a name attributed to two individuals:

• Pierus, the eponym of Pieria, son of Makednos and father of the Pierides.^[1]
• Pierus, son of Thessalian Magnes and father of Hyacinth.,^[2] possible lover of Clio, muse of history.

• Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• Pierre Grimal, The Dictionary of Classical Mythology
• William Smith. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. London (1873).

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