person
Iasus (of Cyprus)
Iasus
also: Ἰασίδης
Father of Dmetor, ruler of Cyprus in Odysseus's fictional tale; distinct from Iasus father of Amphion of Orchomenus (Book 11).
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §17.415 son of Iasus
Father of Dmetor, ruler of Cyprus, in the Egyptian tale the beggar tells Antinous in the hall. He is a different Iasus from the Orchomenian one of Book 11.