In Greek mythology, the name Hyperochus () may refer to:
Hyperochus, a son of PriamApollodorus, 3.12.5; Hyginus, Fabulae 90 Hyperochus, possibly the father of Oenomaus by Sterope.Tzetzes ad Lycophron, 149, 219. Hyperochus, a descendant of Magnes, son of Haemon, grandfather of TenthredonEustathius ad Iliad p. 338 and thus grandfather of Prothous.Homer, Iliad 2.756; Apollodorus, Epitome 3.14; Hyginus, Fabulae 97; Tzetzes, Allegories of the Iliad Prologue 634 Hyperochus, a Hyperborean whose ghost, alongside those of Pyrrhus (Neoptolemus) and a fellow Hyperborean Amadocus (or Laodocus), and possibly that of Phylacus, were believed to have terrorized the Gaul invaders during the historical battle at Delphi.Pausanias, 1.4.4 & 10.23.2
Hypeirochus (Ὑπείροχος) is a variant of the same name which refers to:
Hypeirochus, a defender of Troy killed by Odysseus;Homer, Iliad 11.335 may or may not be the same as the son of Priam. Hypeirochus, father of Itymoneus; the latter was killed by Nestor in the war between the Pylians and the Eleans.Homer, Iliad 11.672
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