Hypseus

In Greek mythology, the name Hypseus (/ˈhɪpsiəs/; Ancient Greek: Ὑψεύς "one on high", derived from hypsos "height") may refer to:

• Hypseus, King of the Lapiths, son of the river god Peneus by the naiad Creusa, daughter of Gaia, or by Philyra, a daughter of Asopus. By the naiad Chlidanope he had four daughters: Cyrene, Themisto, Alcaea and Astyagyia.
• Hypseus, who fought on Phineus' side against Perseus, killed Prothoenor but was himself slain by Perseus.
• Hypseus, son of Asopus, who fought in the war of the Seven against Thebes. He killed a number of opponents, including Antiphōs, Astyages, Linus, and Tages, and was himself slain by Capaneus.