Aleos (son of Aigisthus)

Aleos ( Greek  Ἀλεός ) was a figure in Greek mythology . He was the son of Aigisthus .

Aleos took the opportunity when Orestes was persecuted by the Erinyes in order to rise to the position of usurper in Mycenae . After Orestes returned, he killed Aleus. Sophocles worked on the subject in a dramatic way.

literature

• Fritz Graf : Aktaios , in Der Neue Pauly Vol. 1, Sp. 450.