Editing Bebryces (section)

== History ==
According to legend they were defeated by [[Heracles]] or the [[Dioscuri]],<ref name=Apollonius>[[Apollonius of Rhodes]]{{full citation needed|date=July 2023}}</ref> who killed their king, [[Mygdon of Bebryces|Mygdon]] or [[Amykos|Amycus]].<ref name=Apollonius/>  Their land was then given to King [[Lycus (mythology)|Lycus]] of the [[Mariandyni]]ans, who built the city [[Heraclea Pontica|Heraclea]] there.  Some say Amycus was a brother of Mygdon and another Bebrycian king; both were sons of [[Poseidon]] and [[Melia (consort of Poseidon)|Melia]]. Greek mythology offers two different accounts for the origin of the name 'Bebryces': either from a woman named Bebryce (Eustath. ad [[Dionysius Periegetes]] 805.), or from a hero named [[Bebryx]] (or Bebrycus) (Steph. Byz. s.v. Bebrycus). Bebryce is possibly the same as Bryce, a daughter of [[Danaus]], a mythical King of [[Ancient Libya|Libya]] and [[Arabia]] (Apollodorus). Bebryx was also the father of [[Pyrene (daughter of Bebryx)|Pyrene]].