Hyas

Hyas
Hyas
Ancestor of the Hyantes; (i.e. Boeotians)
Abode	Boeotia
Personal information
Parents	Atlas and Pleione or Aethra
Siblings	(a) Pleiades Maia ; Electra ; Taygete ; Alcyone ; Celaeno ; Sterope ; Merope ; (b) Hyades 1 include Dione or ; 2 includes Thyone and Prodice or ; 3 includes:; (i) Coronis, Cleeia (or Cleis) and Philia or; (ii) Aesyle (or Phaisyle), Eudora and Ambrosia or ; 5 includes:; (i) Aesyle (or Phaisyle), Coronis, Cleeia (or Cleis), Phaeo and Eudora or; (ii) Aesyle (or Phaisyle), Coronis, Eudora, Ambrosia and Polyxo or; (iii) Pytho, Synecho, Baccho, Cardie and Niseis ;
Consort	Boeotia
Children	Hyades (in one account)

Hyas (Ancient Greek: Ὑάς, romanized: Hūás, [hyːás]; /ˈhaɪ.əs/), in Greek mythology, was a Boeotian who was regarded as the ancestor of the ancient Hyantes (Ὕαντες), who were the aboriginal inhabitants of Boeotia. His name means rain from hyô, hyetos.

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