Apheidas, son of Arcas

Apheidas (/əˈfaɪdəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀφείδας) was in Greek mythology the son of Arcas by either Erato, Leaneira, Meganeira (daughter of Croco), or the nymph Chrysopeleia, brother of Elatus, Azan and others.

After Apheidas' father's death he became king of Tegea. His children were Aleus and Stheneboea.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 9. 1
  2. ↑ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 8. 4. 2 - 4
  3. ↑ Tzetzes on Lycophron, 480
  4. ↑ Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 1. 162 with scholia

Sources

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Leonhard Schmitz, Leonhard (1870). "Aphacitis". In Smith, William. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 1. p. 224.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.