Greek Mythology

Phyleus

Family: Elis · Role: prince · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 2.5

🌐 Also appears in: The Iliad (as Phyleus)

Life events

  • Augeas refuses Hercules’ promised reward and expels Hercules and Phyleus from Elis.(Apollodorus, Library 2.5 · 📍 Elis)
    • With: Augeas Heracles
    • “In a rage Augeas, before the voting took place, ordered both Phyleus and Hercules to pack out of Elis .”
  • Hercules killed Augeas and his sons and restored Phyleus to the kingdom.(Apollodorus, Library 2.7 · 📍 Elis)
    • With: Heracles Augeas
    • “And having killed Augeas and his sons, he restored Phyleus and bestowed on him the kingdom.”

Apollodorus, Library 2.5

  • parent: Augeas “Phyleus was called by Hercules and bore witness against his father”
  • with Heracles (interaction) “Phyleus was called by Hercules and bore witness against his father”
  • with Augeas (Phyleus testified against Augeas.) “Phyleus was called by Hercules and bore witness against his father, affirming that he had agreed to give him a reward.”

Apollodorus, Epitome 3

  • child: Meges “Of the Dulichians, Meges, son of Phyleus: forty ships.”
  • parent: Meges “Meges, son of Phyleus”

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