Herodotus' Histories

Agathyrsos

First appears: Book 4 · §10–17

Life events

  • Heracles’s sons were born and grew to manhood.(Book 4 · §10–17)
    • With: Gelonos Skythes
    • “when her sons had been born and had grown to be men”
  • The sons were named Agathyrsos, Gelonos, and Skythes.(Book 4 · §10–17)
    • With: Gelonos Skythes
    • “calling one of them Agathyrsos and the next Gelonos and the youngest Skythes”
  • Agathyrsos and Gelonos failed the task and were expelled from the land.(Book 4 · §10–17)
    • With: Gelonos
    • “Agathyrsos and Gelonos, not having proved themselves able to attain to the task set before them, departed from the land, being cast out by her who bore them”

Book 4 · §10–17

  • siblings with Gelonos “calling one of them Agathyrsos and the next Gelonos and the youngest Skythes”
  • siblings with Skythes “calling one of them Agathyrsos and the next Gelonos and the youngest Skythes”

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