# Cycnus — Metamorphoses character guide

> Cycnus in Metamorphoses by Ovid.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Cycnus Cycnus

**First appearance:** 0013-transformation-of-cycnus-into-a-swan

## Who they are

Mourner of Phaeton turned into a swan.

## Relationships

### [Achilles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/metamorphoses_se/characters/achilles)

_rivalry_

Achilles fights and kills Cycnus in battle, a straightforward enemy combatant.

## In the story

### [Book II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/metamorphoses_se/chapters/book-ii)

Son of Sthenelus, deeply mourns Phaeton and is transformed into a swan.

### [Transformation of Cycnus Into a Swan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/metamorphoses_se/chapters/transformation-of-cycnus-into-a-swan)

Son of Sthenelus, transformed into a swan while mourning Phaeton.

### [Fable of Cyparissus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/metamorphoses_se/chapters/fable-of-cyparissus)

Cyparissus is the youth who accidentally kills his favorite stag and is turned into a cypress tree.

### [Story of Cycnus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/metamorphoses_se/chapters/story-of-cycnus)

Son of Neptune, invulnerable in body, who is strangled by Achilles and transformed into a swan.

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