Aigialeus (son of Inachus)
Aigialeus ( Greek Αἰγιαλεύς ) is in Greek mythology the son of the river god Inachos and the Oceanid Melia and brother of Phoroneus . According to a Scholion , he is the son of Phoroneus and Peitho .
The later Achaia was named after him Aigialos . He founded the city of Aigialeia , later Sikyon , and was the first king to rule the country. Pausanias names Europs as the son and successor , after the library of Apollodorus he remained childless and Phoroneus became ruler.
literature
- Roscher and Heinrich Wilhelm Stoll : Aigialeus 2) . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1,1, Leipzig 1886, column 147 ( digitized version ).
- Ulrich Hoefer : Aigialeus 2 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 957.
Web links
- Aigialeus in the Greek Myth Index (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Libraries of Apollodorus 2, 1, 1.
- ↑ Scholion to Euripides : Orestes 932; 1248.
- ^ Libraries of Apollodorus 2, 2, 1.
- ↑ a b Pausanias 7, 1, 1.
- ^ Pausanias 2, 5, 6.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| no predecessor |
King of Sikyon 22nd century BC Chr. (Fictional chronology) |
Europs |