Polybus Explained

Polybus (Πόλυβος) is an ancient Greek male name. It is the name of:

Historical figures:

• Polybus (physician) (fl. c. 400 BCE), author of On the Nature of Man

Mythical figures:

• Polybus (mythology) for mythological characters named Polybus
  • Polybus of Corinth, best known for having reared Oedipus
  • Polybus of Sicyon, a son of Hermes and king of Sicyon
  • Polybus of Thebes, king of the Egyptian Thebes
  • Polybus (Odyssey), father of Eurymachus
  • Polybus (Trojan War), a son of Antenor

See also

• Polybius (disambiguation)