Lelex
Family: Megara · Role: king · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 39
Lelex was king in what was then called Lelegia, later called Laconia after him. He was said to be the son of Poseidon and Libye, daughter of Epaphus, and to have had sons Cleson, Myles and the younger Polycaon, as well as a daughter, Therapne. His granddaughters Cleso and Tauropolis, daughters of Cleso, were said to have found and buried Ino’s body after it came ashore in Megaris.
After Lelex’s death, his elder son Myles succeeded him as ruler of Laconia.
Relationship record
Life events
- Myles succeeded Lelex as ruler of Laconia.(Book 4 · Chapter 1 · 📍 Laconia)
- With: Myles
- “After the death of Lelex, who reigned in what is now called Laconia, but was then called Lelegia after him, Myles who was the elder of his sons succeeded him”
Book 1 · Chapter 39
- child: Cleson “And he had a son Cleson”
Book 1 · Chapter 42
- with Cleso (Lelex is described as their grandfather.) “The Megarians are the only Greeks that say that the dead body of Ino was cast on the shore of Megaris, and that Cleso and Tauropolis, the daughters of Cleso and granddaughters of Lelex, found it and buried it.”
- with Tauropolis (Lelex is described as their grandfather.) “The Megarians are the only Greeks that say that the dead body of Ino was cast on the shore of Megaris, and that Cleso and Tauropolis, the daughters of Cleso and granddaughters of Lelex, found it and buried it.”
- younger kin: Cleso (Lelex is their grandfather.) “Cleso and Tauropolis, the daughters of Cleso and granddaughters of Lelex, found it and buried it.”
- younger kin: Tauropolis (Lelex is their grandfather.) “Cleso and Tauropolis, the daughters of Cleso and granddaughters of Lelex, found it and buried it.”
Book 1 · Chapter 44
- parent: Poseidon (Poseidon is identified as Lelex's father.) “Lelex the king, who is said to have come from Egypt, and to have been the son of Poseidon by Libye the daughter of Epaphus”
- parent: Libye (Libye is identified as Lelex's mother.) “Lelex the king, who is said to have come from Egypt, and to have been the son of Poseidon by Libye the daughter of Epaphus”
Book 3 · Chapter 1
- child: Myles “And Lelex’ sons were Myles and a younger son Polycaon.”
- child: Polycaon “And Lelex’ sons were Myles and a younger son Polycaon.”
Book 3 · Chapter 12
- with Iops (They were said to be contemporaries.) “Iops, who is supposed to have been a contemporary of Lelex or Myles”
Book 3 · Chapter 19
- child: Therapne “Therapne got its name from Therapne, the daughter of Lelex”
Book 3 · Chapter 20
- child: Myles “for they say that Myles the son of Lelex was the first that discovered the use of mills, and first ground here.”
Book 4 · Chapter 1
- child: Myles (Lelex is the father of Myles.) “Myles who was the elder of his sons succeeded him”
- child: Polycaon (Lelex is the father of Polycaon.) “However the first rulers of this country were Polycaon (the son of Lelex) and his wife Messene.”
- with Myles (Myles succeeded Lelex as ruler.) “Myles who was the elder of his sons succeeded him”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.