Lepreus

Role: founder of Lepreus · First appears: Book 5 · Chapter 5

Lepreus was identified as the founder who gave the city its name, and as the son of Pyrgeus. He was “quite a match for Hercules in eating.” Afterwards, he challenged Hercules to a contest in arms, was killed, and was buried at Phigalia.

Relationship record

Life events

• Lepreus was identified as the founder who gave the city its name.(Book 5 · Chapter 5 · 📍 Lepreus)
  • With: Pyrgeus
  • “The city got its name they say from Lepreus the son of Pyrgeus its founder.”
• Lepreus challenged Hercules to arms and was killed in the contest.(Book 5 · Chapter 5 · 📍 Phigalia)
  • With: Hercules
  • “But he had the hardihood afterwards to challenge Hercules to a contest in arms. And they say he was killed in that contest and buried at Phigalia”

Book 5 · Chapter 5

• parent: Pyrgeus “The city got its name they say from Lepreus the son of Pyrgeus its founder”
• rivals with Hercules “he was quite a match for Hercules in eating”
• with Hercules (Lepreus challenged Hercules to an arms contest and was killed.) “he had the hardihood afterwards to challenge Hercules to a contest in arms. And they say he was killed in that contest”
• with Hercules (Hercules killed Lepreus in the contest in arms.) “And they say he was killed in that contest and buried at Phigalia”

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