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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Ischys''' ([[Ancient Greek language|Ancient Greek]]: Ἰσχύς) was the son of [[Elatus]] and [[Hippeia|Hippea]], and also the lover of [[Coronis (Greek mythology)|Coronis]]. While Coronis was carrying [[Apollo]]'s child, a (then white) [[crow]] told Apollo of the affair between Ischys and Coronis. Apollo was so angry that he glared at the crow (burning its feathers black) and asked his sister, [[Artemis]] to kill Coronis.<ref>[[Apollodorus]], ''Bibliotheca'', 3. 10. 3</ref><ref>[[Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'', 2. 26. 6</ref><ref>[[Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'', 202</ref><ref>[[Scholia]] on [[Pindar]], Pythian Ode 3. 48</ref>
In [[Greek mythology]], '''Ischys''' ([[Ancient Greek language|Ancient Greek]]: Ἰσχύς) was the son of [[Elatus]] and [[Hippeia|Hippea]], and also the lover of [[Coronis (Greek mythology)|Coronis]]. While Coronis was carrying [[Apollo]]'s child, a (then white) [[crow]] told Apollo of the affair between Ischys and Coronis. Apollo was so angry that he glared at the crow (burning its feathers black) and asked his sister, [[Artemis]] to kill Coronis.<ref>''[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Bibliotheca]]'' 3. 10. 3</ref><ref>[[Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'', 2. 26. 6</ref><ref>[[Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'', 202</ref><ref>[[Scholia]] on [[Pindar]], Pythian Ode 3. 48</ref>


The mortal lover of Coronis was also known as '''Alcyoneus'''<ref>[[Antoninus Liberalis]], ''Metamorphoses'', 20</ref> or '''Lycus'''.<ref>[[Lactantius Placidus]] on [[Statius]], ''Thebaid'', 3. 506; [[Second Vatican Mythographer]] 128</ref>
The mortal lover of Coronis was also known as '''Alcyoneus'''<ref>[[Antoninus Liberalis]], ''Metamorphoses'', 20</ref> or '''Lycus'''.<ref>[[Lactantius Placidus]] on [[Statius]], ''Thebaid'', 3. 506; [[Second Vatican Mythographer]] 128</ref>

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In Greek mythology, Ischys (Ancient Greek: Ἰσχύς) was the son of Elatus and Hippea, and also the lover of Coronis. While Coronis was carrying Apollo's child, a (then white) crow told Apollo of the affair between Ischys and Coronis. Apollo was so angry that he glared at the crow (burning its feathers black) and asked his sister, Artemis to kill Coronis.[1][2][3][4]

The mortal lover of Coronis was also known as Alcyoneus[5] or Lycus.[6]

References

  1. ^ Bibliotheca 3. 10. 3
  2. ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2. 26. 6
  3. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae, 202
  4. ^ Scholia on Pindar, Pythian Ode 3. 48
  5. ^ Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses, 20
  6. ^ Lactantius Placidus on Statius, Thebaid, 3. 506; Second Vatican Mythographer 128