Lelaps

, a dog that never failed to seize and conquer whatever animal he was ordered to pursue. It was given to Procris by Diana, and Procris reconciled herself to her husband by presenting him with that valuable present. According to some, Procris had received it from Minos, as a reward for the dangerous wounds of which she had cured him. Hyginus , fable 128.— Ovid , Metamorphoses , bk. 7 , li. 771 .— Pausanias , bk. 9 , ch. 19 .――One of Actæon’s dogs. Ovid , Metamorphoses , bk. 3 , li. 211 .