Erythras (son of Leukon)

Erythras ( Greek  Ἐρύθρας ) is a figure in Greek mythology .

He is a son of Leukon and grandson of Athamas . According to Pausanias 6, 21, 9-11 he is said to have been one of the men who asked for the hand of Hippodameia and was killed after they had lost to Oinomaos in the chariot race to her father .

The city of Erythrai in Boeotia is said to be named after Erythras .

literature

• Konrad Seeliger : Erythras 1 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1.1, Leipzig 1886, column 1384 ( digitized version ).

Web links

• Erythras in Greek Myth Index (English)