Hippocoon

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Hippocoon is a figure in Greek mythology, a Spartan prince who usurped the throne of Sparta and was later overthrown by Heracles.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Hippocoon canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Spartan prince ⓘ
figure in Greek mythology ⓘ
associatedCity Sparta ⓘ
associatedPlace Laconia ⓘ
causeOfDeath killed in battle by Heracles ⓘ
children Alcimus ⓘ
Alcinous ⓘ
Bucolus ⓘ
Demonassa ⓘ
Dorycleus ⓘ
Enarophorus ⓘ
Eurybius ⓘ
Eurytus ⓘ
Harpalus ⓘ
Hippothous ⓘ
Lycaethus ⓘ
Lycon ⓘ
Scaeus ⓘ
expelled Icarius ⓘ
Tyndareus ⓘ
father Oebalus ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
house royal house of Sparta ⓘ
linked to: Agiad dynasty
killedBy Heracles ⓘ
mentionedIn Apollodorus' Bibliotheca ⓘ
Pausanias' Description of Greece ⓘ
mother Bateia ⓘ
linked to: Batea
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology ⓘ
mythType royal usurper ⓘ
notableEnemy Heracles ⓘ
Tyndareus ⓘ
notableEvent death in Heracles' campaign against Sparta ⓘ
usurpation of the Spartan throne ⓘ
opposedHero Heracles ⓘ
overthrownBy Heracles ⓘ
positionHeld king of Sparta ⓘ
restoredThroneTo Tyndareus (after his death, through Heracles) ⓘ
linked to: Tyndareus
ruledIn Sparta ⓘ
sibling Icarius ⓘ
Tyndareus ⓘ
usurped throne of Sparta ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tyndareus → sibling → Hippocoon ⓘ
Tyndareus → expelledBy → Hippocoon ⓘ
Gorgophone → child → Hippocoon ⓘ
Icarius → sibling → Hippocoon ⓘ
Oebalus → fatherOf → Hippocoon ⓘ
Mestor → hasChild → Hippocoon ⓘ
Oebalus of Sparta → child → Hippocoon ⓘ