Iasus

In Greek mythology, Iasus (/ˈaɪ.ə.səs/; Ancient Greek: Ἴασος) or Iasius (/aɪˈeɪʒəs/; Ἰάσιος) was the name of several people:

  • Iasus (Iasius), one of the Dactyli or Curetes.
  • Iasus, king of Argos.
  • Iasus, son of Io
  • Iasius (Iasion), son of Eleuther and brother of Pierus. He was the father of Chaeresilaus and Astreis.
  • Iasius, another name of Iasion.
  • Iasus (Iasius), the Arcadian father of Atalanta by Clymene, daughter of Minyas; he was the son of King Lycurgus of Arcadia by either Eurynome or Cleophyle. His brothers were Ancaeus, Epochus and Amphidamas.
  • Iasus, father of Nepeia, who married King Olympus and gave her name to the plain of Nepeia near Cyzicus.
  • Iasius, winner of the horse-racing contest at the Olympic games held by Heracles.
  • Iasus (Iasius), king of Orchomenus and son of Persephone, daughter of Minyas. He was the father of Amphion, father of Chloris, wife of Neleus and Phylomache, wife of Pelias.
  • Iasus, father of Phaedimus. His son was killed by Amyntas in the war of the Seven against Thebes.
  • Iasus, son of Sphelus (himself son of Bucolus), leader of the Athenians, was killed by Aeneas in the Trojan War.
  • Iasus, king of Cyprus, father of Dmetor. In the Odyssey, he appears in a story told (and made up) by Odysseus.
  • Iasus, father of Palinurus and Iapis.
For the town of ancient Laconia, see Iasus (Laconia).
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