In Greek mythology, Crinacus () or Crineus (, Linguistically, Crineus is derived from the Ancient Greek verb krino (κρίνω), which means "to judge," "to decide," "to separate," or "to choose.") was the second king of Olenus in Achaea after succeeding the eponymous Olenus, son of Zeus. He was another bastard son of Zeus as well, and the father of Macar who became the king of Lesbos.Diodorus Siculus, 5.81.4 In some accounts, Crinacus' father was called Hyrieus, eponymous king of Hyria in Boeotia.Scholia on Homer, Iliad 24.544
Note
References
Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888–1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library