Lycaon was a king of Arcadia and became the first Lycanthrope (werewolf) as punishment from Zeus
History[]
Lycaon was once a human king of Arcadia, the son of Pelasgus and Meliboea. He tested Zeus, who was a guest, by serving him human meat, including meat from one of his own sons. He also ordered assassins to attack Zeus while he slept to test his immortality. Zeus became angry as a result of his actions. As punishment, he turned Lycaon into a wolf-man and killed all of his sons with lightning bolts, except possibly Nyctimus, who was the slaughtered child. The Greeks named werewolves after him, the first werewolf.
Sons of Lycaon[]
- Melaeneus
- Thesprotus
- Helix
- Nyctimus
- Peucetius
- Caucon
- Mecisteus
- Hopleus
- Macareus
- Macednus
- Oenotrus
- Polichus
- Acontes
- Euaemon
- Ancyor
- Archebates
- Carteron
- Aegaeon
- Pallas
- Eumon
- Canethus
- Prothous
- Linus
- Corethon
- Maenalus
- Teleboas
- Physius
- Phassus
- Phthius
- Lycius
- Alipherus
- Genetor
- Bucolion
- Socleus
- Phineus
- Eumetes
- Harpaleus
- Parrhasius
- Portheus
- Thyraeus
- Haemon
- Makedon
- Cynaethus
- Thocnus
- Harpalycus
- Heraeeus
- Titanas
- Mantineus
- Cleitor
- Stymphalus
- Orchomenus
- Orestheus
- Phigalus
- Trapezeus
- Daseatas
- Helisson
- Acacus
- Hypsus
- Thyreus
- Tegeates
- Cromus
- Charisius
- Tricolonus
- Peraethus
- Aseatas
- Eleuther
- Lebadus
- Psophis