Hyas
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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.[1] His name means rain from hyô, hyetos.
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Hyas | |
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Ancestor of the Hyantes (i.e. Boeotians) | |
Abode | Boeotia |
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Parents | Atlas and Pleione or Aethra |
Siblings |
(b) Hyades
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Consort | Boeotia |
Children | Hyades (in one account) |
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