Eleus

Role: king · First appears: Book 5 · Chapter 1

Eleus, son of Eurycyde, daughter of Endymion and (if tradition is believed) Poseidon, reigned over the Epeans. During his reign at Elis, the people changed their name from Epeans to Eleans. Eleus had a son, Augeas.

Relationship record

Life events

• Eleus's kingdom changed its people's name from Epeans to Eleans.(Book 5 · Chapter 1 · 📍 Elis)
  • “And the people in his dominions now changed their names from Epeans to Eleans.”

Book 5 · Chapter 1

• parent: Eurycyde “And the kingdom of the Epeans was reigned over by Eleus, the son of Eurycyde, the daughter of Endymion and (if we may believe the tradition) Poseidon.”
• parent: Poseidon “And the kingdom of the Epeans was reigned over by Eleus, the son of Eurycyde, the daughter of Endymion and (if we may believe the tradition) Poseidon.”
• child: Augeas “And Eleus had a son called Augeas.”

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