Evenus (; ) is the name of several characters in Greek mythology. Evenus, a river godHesiod, Theogony 337 or a son of Ares.Apollodorus, 1.7.8 Evenus, father of Lysithea who bore Helenus to Zeus.Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions 10, p. 123, ll. 46-47 Evenus, king of Lyrnessus and son of Selepus. His two sons, Mynes and Epistrophus, were killed by Achilles when he had raided the place.Homer, Iliad 2; Eustathius ad Iliad p. 322
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