Pausanias' Description of Greece

Ancæus (son of Poseidon)

Also known as: Ancæus · Role: king over the Leleges · First appears: Book 7 · Chapter 4

Book 7 · Chapter 4

  • parent: Poseidon “Poseidon had by Astypalæa a son Ancæus”
  • parent: Astypalæa “Poseidon had by Astypalæa a son Ancæus”
  • married with Samia “and married the daughter of the river-god Mæander, her name was Samia”
  • child: Perilaus (son of Ancæus) “and their children were Perilaus and Enudus and Samos and Alitherses and one daughter Parthenope”
  • child: Enudus “and their children were Perilaus and Enudus and Samos and Alitherses and one daughter Parthenope”
  • child: Samos “and their children were Perilaus and Enudus and Samos and Alitherses and one daughter Parthenope”
  • child: Alitherses “and their children were Perilaus and Enudus and Samos and Alitherses and one daughter Parthenope”
  • child: Parthenope “and their children were Perilaus and Enudus and Samos and Alitherses and one daughter Parthenope”

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