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Hyrtacus
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Hyrtacus

In Greek mythology, Hyrtacus (/ˈhɜːrtəkəs/; Greek: Ὕρτακος) is an obscure character associated with the Trojan War. He was a comrade of King Priam of Troy. Hyrtacus married Arisbe, daughter of King Merops of Percote, after Priam had divorced her to marry Hecabe. Hyrtacus's son by Arisbe was named Asius and fought at Troy. In the Aeneid, Hyrtacus is credited with two more sons, Nisus and Hippocoon. Hyrtacus's own parentage is not given.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Lobed-abdomen Stick Insect

speciesHyrtacus tuberculatus

Tepper's Plain Stick Insect

speciesHyrtacus caurus

Hyrtacus semoni

speciesHyrtacus semoni

Hyrtacus procerus

speciesHyrtacus procerus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 566462.