Cycnus (Son of Poseidon)

Cycnus was a Greek mortal.

Birth and Upbringing
At birth, Cycnus was abandoned by his mother and was fed by gulls until he was found by fishermen that raised him as their own child.

Second Marriage
Cycnus' second wife's name was Philonome and she fell in love with her step-son, Tenes. When Tenes refused her advances, she told Cycnus that he had tried to advance on her. Angered by this, Cycnus put both of his children in a chest and threw it into the sea. Later, Cycnus discovered what Philonome had done and he had her buried alive.

Death
During the Trojan War, Poseidon made Cycnus invulnerable but he was eventually killed during a battle with Achilles by strangling him or crushing him. Poseidon then turned Cycnus into a swan.

Relationships

 * Parents: Poseidon and Calyce
 * Spouse(s): Procleia, Philonome
 * Children with Procleia: Tenes, Hemithea