Ὕλας

Hylas

Translated by David Whitehead21 Dec 2003Vetting: high5 revisions

3 words

A proper name.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὕλας· ὄνομα κύριον.

Betacode

*(/ulas: o)/noma ku/rion.

Notes

In Greek mythology: young companion of Herakles; went missing at Kios during the voyage of the Argonauts and was never found; cf. upsilon 90. See generally OCD(4) s.v.; Apollodorus Library and Epitome 1.9.19 (web address 1).

References

Kenneth Mauerhofer, Der Hylas-Mythos in der antiken Literatur (Munich & Leipzig 2004)

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

υ90Ὕλαν κραυγάζεινto shout HylasThey record this about Hylas the son of Theiodamas, a fair lad in the bloom of youth, and the beloved of Herakles, when he was sailing in the company of the Argonauts: when they arrived in Mysia, he was hidden from…

Neighbouring entries

υ89Ὑλακτούσηςof a barking υ90Ὕλαν κραυγάζεινto shout Hylas υ91ὝλαςHylas υ92Ὑλαῖαof the forest, wild, material υ93Ὑλειώτηςforest-dweller, wood-dweller

Revision history5 revisions · last 5 Aug 2014

5 Aug 2014Revised — David Whitehead
20 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
20 Nov 2006added bibliography — David Whitehead
14 Jun 2004x-ref — David Whitehead
27 Dec 2003added link, set status — Catharine Roth
21 Dec 2003Translated — David Whitehead