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Hyperasius

In Greek mythology, Hyperasius, from Pellene in Achaea, was the son of Pellen, eponymous founder of the said city. He was the father of twin Argonauts Amphion and Asterius possibly by Hypso. Otherwise, the father of these men was called Hippasus.

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In Greek mythology, Hyperasius (Ancient Greek: Ὑπεράσιος), from Pellene in Achaea, was the son of Pellen, eponymous founder of the said city.1 He was the father of twin Argonauts Amphion and Asterius possibly by Hypso.2 Otherwise, the father of these men was called Hippasus.3

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  1. Apollonius of Rhodes, 1.176
  2. Valerius Flaccus, 1.367
  3. Hyginus, Fabulae 14
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