Apis (Sicyon)
Apis ( Greek Ἄπις ), son of Telchin , was in Greek mythology a king of Sicyon . He was the father of Thelxion , who took the throne of Sicyon after him. Apis was so powerful that the Peloponnese was named after him before the arrival of the Pelops .
swell
- Pausanias , traveling in Greece , 2, 5, 6.
literature
- Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher: Apis 3 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1.1, Leipzig 1886, column 421 ( digitized version ).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Telchin |
King of Sicyon 20th century BC BC (mythical chronology) |
Thelxion |