Hyrieus

Japanese: Hyrieus
Hyrieus

…He and his brother Agamedes were famous architects, building the temples of Apollo at Delphi and Poseidon at Mantineia. Later, when they built a treasury for Hyrieus, king of Hyria, across from the island of Euboea, the two men worked on one of the foundation stones and would later sneak in and steal the treasures. The king set a trap for Agamedes, at the suggestion of the artisan Daedalus. Trophonius cut off his brother's head to hide his identity and escaped, but when they reached Lebadeia, the earth opened up and swallowed him up. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Hyrieus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…兄のアガメデスAgamēdēsとともに建築家として知られ,デルフォイのアポロン神殿,マンティネイアのポセイドン神殿などを建てた。その後,エウボイア島対岸の町ヒュリアの王ヒュリエウスHyrieusの宝蔵を造ったとき,二人は土台石のひとつに細工をしておき,あとでたびたび忍び入って宝物を盗み出した。このため王は工匠ダイダロスの勧めでわなをかけると,アガメデスがこれにかかり,トロフォニオスは身元が知れないように兄の首を切り取って逃げたが,レバデイアまで来たとき,大地が開いて彼をのみこんだという。…

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