Ancæus (son of Lycurgus)

Also known as: Ancæus · Family: Arcadians · Role: son of Lycurgus · First appears: Book 8 · Chapter 4

Life events

• Ancæus was wounded while sustaining the Calydonian boar's attack.(Book 8 · Chapter 45 · 📍 Tegea)
  • “Ancæus the son of Lycurgus, though wounded, sustained the attack of the Calydonian boar”

Book 8 · Chapter 4

• parent: Lycurgus “And of his sons Epochus died of some illness, but Ancæus sailed to Colchi with Jason”
• siblings with Epochus “And of his sons Epochus died of some illness, but Ancæus sailed to Colchi with Jason”
• with Jason (interaction) “Ancæus sailed to Colchi with Jason”
• with Meleager (interaction) “and afterwards, hunting with Meleager the wild boar in Calydon, was killed by it.”

Book 8 · Chapter 5

• child: Agapenor “And Agapenor, the son of Ancæus and grandson of Lycurgus, succeeded Echemus and led the Arcadians to Troy.”

Book 8 · Chapter 45

• parent: Lycurgus “Ancæus the son of Lycurgus”
• with Epochus (Epochus supports the wounded Ancæus.) “Epochus supporting him as he drops his weapon”

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