Ægialeus

Family: Argive · Role: hero · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 43

Ægialeus, son of Adrastus, was killed in the first battle at Glisas when the Argives marched against Thebes for the second time; his relations carried him to Pagæ in Megaris and buried him there. At Megara, Adrastus later died of old age and grief over his death.

Ægialeus was also remembered as the first settler and founder of Ægialea, which was named after him. He was the father of Europs and Cyanippus.

Relationship record

Book 1 · Chapter 43

• with Adrastus (Adrastus died from old age and sorrow over Ægialeus's death.) “he too they say died among them (when he was leading the army back after the capture of Thebes), of old age and sorrow for the death of Ægialeus.”

Book 1 · Chapter 44

• parent: Adrastus “a hero-chapel of Ægialeus the son of Adrastus”

Book 2 · Chapter 5

• child: Europs (parent->child) “And they say that the son of Ægialeus was Europs, and the son of Europs Telchis, and the son of Telchis Apis.”

Book 2 · Chapter 18

• child: Cyanippus “Cyanippus the son of Ægialeus”

Book 2 · Chapter 20

• parent: Adrastus “Ægialeus the son of Adrastus”

Book 2 · Chapter 30

• child: Cyanippus “Cyanippus the son of Ægialeus”

Book 9 · Chapter 5

• parent: Adrastus (Parent-to-child direction.) “Laodamas slew in the action Ægialeus the son of Adrastus”
• with Laodamas (killed in battle) “Laodamas slew in the action Ægialeus the son of Adrastus,”

Book 9 · Chapter 19

• parent: Adrastus (Adrastus is Ægialeus's father.) “Ægialeus the son of Adrastus”

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