Nisus (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Nisus (Νῖσος) may refer to the following personages:
 * Nisus or Silenus, foster father of Dionysus.
 * Nisos, a king of Megara and father of Scylla.
 * Nisus, son of Hyrtacus, and lover and friend of Euryalus, in Virgil's Aeneid. He participated in the games held by Aeneas in Sicily. Nisus later died in battle.
 * Nisus, king of Dulichium and son of Aretias. He was the father of Amphinomus, one of the Suitors of Penelope.