Phlegyas

Role: father of Coronis · First appears: Book 2 · Chapter 26

In Book 9, Chapter 36, Phlegyas was the son of Chryse and Ares. After Eteocles (son of Andreus) died without male progeny, Phlegyas succeeded him to the kingdom, renamed the country Phlegyantis, and gave the city his own name.

Eventually, the people of Phlegyas attacked Delphi to plunder the temple and were defeated in battle by Philammon and his picked Argives. Phlegyas died childless, and Chryses succeeded him as king.

Relationship record

Life events

• Phlegyas succeeded Eteocles to the kingdom.(Book 9 · Chapter 36)
  • With: Eteocles (son of Andreus)
  • “Phlegyas, who succeeded to the kingdom when Eteocles died without any male progeny.”
• Phlegyas renamed the country Phlegyantis and the city Phlegyas.(Book 9 · Chapter 36 · 📍 Andreis)
  • “So they changed the name of the whole country from Andreis to Phlegyantis, and to the city Andreis, which was very early inhabited, the king gave his own name Phlegyas”
• The people of Phlegyas attacked Delphi and were defeated in battle.(Book 9 · Chapter 36 · 📍 Phlegyas)
  • “and eventually led an army against Delphi to plunder the temple and when Philammon with some picked Argives came against them he and they were slain in the battle that ensued.”
• Chryses succeeded Phlegyas to the kingdom.(Book 9 · Chapter 36)
  • “And as Phlegyas died childless, Chryses the son of Chrysogenia (the daughter of Almus) by Poseidon succeeded him.”

Book 9 · Chapter 36

• parent: Chryse “Chryse had a son by Ares called Phlegyas”
• parent: Ares “Chryse had a son by Ares called Phlegyas”
• with Eteocles (son of Andreus) (Phlegyas succeeded Eteocles as king.) “called Phlegyas, who succeeded to the kingdom when Eteocles died without any male progeny.”
• with Eteocles (son of Andreus) (Phlegyas succeeded Eteocles as king.) “Phlegyas, who succeeded to the kingdom when Eteocles died without any male progeny.”
• with Chryses (Chryses succeeded Phlegyas.) “And as Phlegyas died childless, Chryses the son of Chrysogenia (the daughter of Almus) by Poseidon succeeded him.”

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