MOPSUS  , in See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek See also:

• LEGEND (through the French from the med. Lat. legenda, things to be read, from legere, to read)

legend, the name of two seers . (r) Son of Ampyx (or Ampycus) and the nymph Chloris, a Lapith of Oechalia in See also:

• THESSALY

Thessaly . He took See also:

• PART

part in the Calydonian See also:

• BOAR (0. Eng. bar; the word is found only in W. Ger. languages, cf. Dutch beer, Ger. Eber)

boar See also:

• HUNT, ALFRED WILLIAM (183o-1896)
• HUNT, HENRY (1i73-1835)
• HUNT, HENRY JACKSON (1819-1889)
• HUNT, JAMES HENRY LEIGH (1784-1859)
• HUNT, ROBERT (1807-1887)
• HUNT, THOMAS STERRY (1826-1892)
• HUNT, WILLIAM HENRY (1790—1864)
• HUNT, WILLIAM HOLMAN (1827-1910)
• HUNT, WILLIAM MORRIS (1824-1879)

hunt and accompanied the See also:

• ARGONAUTS ('Apyovavrat, the sailors of the "Argo ")

Argonauts as their See also:

• PROPHET (Irpo4i ri7s)

prophet . He died from the bite of a See also:

• SERPENT (Lat. serpens, creeping, from serpere; cf. "reptile " from repere, Gr.4 ml-eta)

serpent which sprang from the See also:

• BLOOD

blood of the See also:

• GORGON, GORGONS (Gr. Popyc'o, Fopyoves, the "terrible," or, according to some, the " loud-roaring ")

Gorgon See also:

• MEDUSA

Medusa . He is represented on the See also:

• CHEST (Gr. Kiarl, Lat. cista, O. Eng. cist, test, &c.)

chest of Cypselus as See also:

• BOXING (M.E. box, a blow, probably from Dan. bask, a buffet)

boxing with See also:

• ADMETUS

Admetus . He was afterwards worshipped as a See also:

• HERO (Gr. open)
• HERO, THE YOUNGER

hero and an See also:

• ORACLE (Lat. oraculum, from ora' to pray; the corresponding Greek word is uavreiov or Xpnuri7pwov)

oracle was consecrated to him . (2) Son of Rhacius (or See also:

• APOLLO (Gr. 'A2r6XXwv,'Airkkhwv)

Apollo) and Manto, daughter of See also:

• TEIRESIAS

Teiresias . The See also:

• RIVAL

rival seer See also:

• CALCHAS

Calchas is said to have died of chagrin because the predictions of Mopsus were fulfilled, while his own proved incorrect . Together with another seer, See also:

• AMPHILOCHUS

Amphilochus, Mopsus founded Mallus in See also:

• CILICIA

Cilicia, after the return from See also:

• TROY
• TROY, JEAN FRANCOIS DE (1679–1752)

Troy; and in a See also:

• QUARREL

quarrel for its See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession both lost their lives . According to See also:

• PAUSANIAS

Pausanias (vii . 3, 2) Mopsus expelled the native inhabitants of See also:

• CARIA

Caria, and built the See also:

• TOWN

town of See also:

• COLOPHON

Colophon . Mopsus was worshipped as a See also:

• GOD

god by the Cilicians, and had two famous oracles at Colophon and Mallus .

His name survives in the town of Mopsuestia (Mby'ou 'Ecria) and the See also:

• SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

spring of Mopsucrene . Mopsus appears to be the incarnation of Apollo of Claros .