Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—H

Hylas

A boy beloved by Hercules, carried off by the nymphs while drawing water from a fountain in Mysia.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Hylech
Hyksos
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