Erginus

Family: Orchomenians · Role: king of the Orchomenians · First appears: Book 9 · Chapter 17

In Book 9, Chapter 17, Hercules vanquished Erginus and the Orchomenians in battle; Erginus was the son of Clymenus. After Clymenus was slain at the festival of Onchestian Poseidon, Erginus succeeded him as king. He and his brothers Stratius, Arrho, Pyleus and Azeus marched against Thebes, defeated the Thebans, and imposed a yearly tax for Clymenus’s murder.

In Chapter 37, when the citizens were reduced to extremities, Erginus made peace with Hercules. He later married a young wife according to the oracle and became the father of Trophonius and Agamedes.

Relationship record

Life events

• Hercules vanquished the Orchomenians and their king Erginus in battle.(Book 9 · Chapter 17)
  • With: Hercules
  • “when he had vanquished in battle the Orchomenians and their king Erginus the son of Clymenus.”
• Clymenus was slain at the festival of Onchestian Poseidon, and Erginus succeeded him.(Book 9 · Chapter 37)
  • With: Clymenus (son of Presbon)
  • “Clymenus was slain by some Thebans at the festival of Onchestian Poseidon, who were inflamed to anger about some trifling matter, and was succeeded by his eldest son Erginus.”
• Erginus and his brothers defeated Thebes, imposing a yearly tax for Clymenus’s murder.(Book 9 · Chapter 37 · 📍 Thebes)
  • With: Stratius Arrho Pyleus Azeus
  • “And forthwith he and his brothers collected an army and marched against Thebes, and defeated the Thebans in an engagement, and from that time the Thebans agreed to pay a yearly tax for the murder of Clymenus.”
• Erginus made peace with Hercules after the citizens were reduced to extremities.(Book 9 · Chapter 37)
  • With: Hercules
  • “And Erginus seeing that the citizens were reduced to extremities made peace with Hercules”
• Erginus married a young wife and became father of Trophonius and Agamedes.(Book 9 · Chapter 37)
  • With: Trophonius Agamedes
  • “So he married a young wife according to the oracle, and became father of Trophonius and Agamedes.”

Book 9 · Chapter 17

• enemies with Hercules “he had vanquished in battle the Orchomenians and their king Erginus the son of Clymenus”
• parent: Clymenus (son of Presbon) “their king Erginus the son of Clymenus”

Book 9 · Chapter 37

• parent: Clymenus (son of Presbon) “And Erginus was the eldest son of Clymenus, and next came Stratius and Arrho and Pyleus, and the youngest Azeus.”
• siblings with Stratius “And Erginus was the eldest son of Clymenus, and next came Stratius and Arrho and Pyleus, and the youngest Azeus.”
• siblings with Arrho “And Erginus was the eldest son of Clymenus, and next came Stratius and Arrho and Pyleus, and the youngest Azeus.”
• siblings with Pyleus “And Erginus was the eldest son of Clymenus, and next came Stratius and Arrho and Pyleus, and the youngest Azeus.”
• siblings with Azeus “And Erginus was the eldest son of Clymenus, and next came Stratius and Arrho and Pyleus, and the youngest Azeus.”
• with Hercules (They made peace with one another.) “And Erginus seeing that the citizens were reduced to extremities made peace with Hercules”
• child: Trophonius “So he married a young wife according to the oracle, and became father of Trophonius and Agamedes.”
• child: Agamedes “So he married a young wife according to the oracle, and became father of Trophonius and Agamedes.”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.