Andreus

Andreus ( Greek  Ἀνδρεύς ) is a figure in Greek mythology .

He is the son of the Thessalian river god Peneios and founder of the city of Orchomenos , whose area was named Andreis after him . He marries Euippe and with her they have a son named Eteocles .

Andreus is also known as the founder and namesake of the island of Andros .; it is uncertain whether it is the same Andreus.

literature

• Georg Oertel : Andreus . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1,1, Leipzig 1886, column 342 ( digitized version ).
• Karl Tümpel : Andreus 2 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, Col. 2137 f.

Web links

• Andreus in Greek Myth Index (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pausanias , Description of Greece 9, 34, 6-9.
2. ↑ Pausanias , Description of Greece 10, 13, 4.
3. ↑ Diodorus 5, 79, 2.