Lelex (King of Leukas)

Lelex ( Greek  Λέλεξ ) is a native of the Greek mythology and a king on the island of Leukas . In ancient times he was considered to be the ancestor of the Lelegs who did not speak Greek, alongside Lelex , the son of Poseidon .

Lelex had a daughter who gave birth to the Leleboas . He had 22 sons, who were also called Teleboer .

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• Aristotle in Strabo , Geographica 7,322.
• Heinrich Wilhelm Stoll : Lelex 2) . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 2.2, Leipzig 1897, column 1937 ( digitized version ).