Tags: Mythological Figure.
In Greek mythology Copreus (Κοπρεύς) was King Eurystheus’ herald. He announced Heracles’ Twelve Labors. Copreus was said to be a son of Pelops and Hippodameia. He was a fugitive from Elis where he had killed a man called Iphitus but Eurystheus purified him of the murder. He had a son named Periphetes who features briefly in the Iliad as a well-loved warrior speared by Hector or killed by Teucer.