Talaus
Family: mythological · Role: father of Adrastus · First appears: Book 2 · Chapter 6
In Book 2, Chapter 6, Talaus is identified as the son of Bias, king of the Argives, and marries Lysianassa, whom Polybus gives to him as his daughter. By Chapter 20, Talaus is named as the father of Parthenopæus. In Book 8, Chapter 25, he is identified as the father of Adrastus, who is also called the grandson of Cretheus.
Relationship record
Book 2 · Chapter 6
- married with Lysianassa “Polybus gave his daughter Lysianassa to Talaus, the son of Bias, the king of the Argives”
- parent: Bias “Talaus, the son of Bias, the king of the Argives”
Book 2 · Chapter 20
- child: Parthenopæus “Parthenopæus the son of Talaus”
Book 2 · Chapter 21
- parent: Bias “the tomb of Talaus the son of Bias”
Book 8 · Chapter 25
- child: Adrastus “Adrastus, the son of Talaus and grandson of Cretheus”
Book 9 · Chapter 18
- child: Parthenopæus “Parthenopæus the son of Talaus”
Book 10 · Chapter 10
- child: Adrastus “Adrastus the son of Talaus”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.