Alipherus
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Alipherus or Halipherus (Gr
. ) was in Greek mythology
one of the sons of Lycaon
. He was killed, along with his brothers, by a lightning bolt, for his insolence. The town of Alifeira
in Greece was traditionally believed to have been founded by this Alipherus, and to have derived its name from him.
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
. ) was in Greek mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
one of the sons of Lycaon
Lycaon (mythology)
For the Trojan Lycaon, see Lycaon .Lycaon was a king of Arcadia, son of Pelasgus and Meliboea, who in the most popular version of the myth tested Zeus and as a punishment was transformed into the form of a wolf.-Versions of the myth:...
. He was killed, along with his brothers, by a lightning bolt, for his insolence. The town of Alifeira
Alifeira
Alifeira is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in the village of Kallithea. It is north of the...
in Greece was traditionally believed to have been founded by this Alipherus, and to have derived its name from him.