Plexippus. In Greek mythology, Plexippus or Plexippos is a name that refers to: Plexippus, son of King Thestius of Pleuron and Eurythemis, daughter of Cleoboea. He was the brother of Althaea, Leda, Hypermnestra, Evippus, Eurypylus and Iphiclus. Together with his other brother Toxeus, Plexippus participated in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar. He was angry that the prize of the boar's hide had been given to a woman by his nephew Meleager, who then killed him in the ensuing argument. Plexippus, son of Phineus and Cleopatra, brother of Pandion. He and his brother were blinded by Phineus at the instigation of their stepmother Idaea. Plexippus, one of the sons of Aegyptus. He married Amphicomone, daughter of Danaus. Plexippus, son of the Arcadian king Choricus, brother of Enetus and Palaestra. Plexippus is also a genus of jumping spiders.