Rhoecus

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Rhoecus (or Rhaecus, Rhœcus, Rhæcus, Rhoikos) (

Pythian Apollo
for the Samians.

Rhoecus was also the name of a centaur, who together with another centaur called Hylaeus, tried to rape Atalanta, but she killed them both.[1][2]

References

  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Rhoecus". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.