Charops (mythology)

• Charops, king of Syme, father of Nireus by Aglaea.
• Charops, a Thracian, father of Oeagrus. He warned Dionysus of Lycurgus plotting against him, and was granted in reward with the knowledge of secret rites; the kingdom of Thrace was also handed over to him after the defeat of Lycurgus.
• Charops, a defender of Troy, son of Hippasus and brother of Socus. Was killed by Odysseus.
• Charops, husband of Oia, the daughter of Cephalus and eponym of the deme Oia, Attica.
• Charops, one of Actaeon's dogs.
• Charops, a surname of Heracles, under which he had a statue near mount Laphystion on the spot where he was believed to have brought forth Cerberus from Hades.