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Aegialeus
(178 words)

(Αἰγιαλεύς; Aigialeús).

[German version]

[1] Figure from Greek myth, Son of Adrastus

Son (or father) of   Adrastus the Argive, the only epigone at Thebes who fell in battle. Father or brother of   Aegialea. A. was venerated as a hero in Pagae in Megaris (Pind. Pyth. 8,53-55; Apollod. 1,103 and passim; Hyg. Fab. 71) [1].

Graf, Fritz (Columbus, OH)

[German version]

[2] Eponymous hero of Aegialea…

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Graf, Fritz (Columbus, OH), “Aegialeus”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 23 September 2020 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e109720>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510



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