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Oeneus

Oeneus (Oineus or Οἰνεύς) was the most famous king in Calydon and Aetolia, mostly because his two sons were great heroes, and the most famous boar ...

May 12th, 2001

By Jimmy Joe

Aetolus

Aetolus' reign in Elis was also short. Aetolus (Αἰτωλός) participated in the funeral games of Azan. In a chariot race, Aetolus accidentally ran ove...

May 12th, 2001

By Jimmy Joe

Augeias

Augeias (Αὐγείας), the son of Phorbas, the Lapith chieftain, and of Hyrmina, the daughter of Epeius. Augeias was also called the son of the sea god...

May 12th, 2001

By Jimmy Joe

Epeius and Eleius

Epeius EleiusEpeius Epeius (Ἐπειός) was the son of Endymion, and the brother of Aetolus and Paeon. Epeius also had a sister named Eurycyda. When En...

May 12th, 2001

By Jimmy Joe

Endymion

Endymion was the son of Aëthlius (Aethlius) and Calyce. Endymion became king after his father's death. Endymion was the father of Aetolus, Epeius a...

May 12th, 2001

By Jimmy Joe

Aëthlius

Aëthlius (Aethlius) was the earliest known ruler of the region and city of Elis. Aëthlius was the son of Aeolus and Protogeneia. However, not much ...

May 12th, 2001

By Jimmy Joe

House of Elis & Calydon

The House of Elis and the House of Calydon belonged to the Aeolids. The Aeolids were descendants of Aeolus, a king from Thessaly. The Aeolids estab...

May 12th, 2001

By Jimmy Joe

Pholus

Pholus was one of the few Centaurs who was friendly towards mortals. Pholus was a friend of Heracles. Pholus lived in a cave at Mount Pholus, which...

January 11th, 2006

By Jimmy Joe

Nessus

A Centaur. Nessus was one of the Centaurs who fought against the Lapiths, at the wedding of Peirithous and Hippodameia. When the Lapiths drove the ...

January 11th, 2006

By Jimmy Joe

Eurytion

A Centaur. Eurytion or Eurytus was one of the Centaurs involved in disrupting and fighting the Lapiths, at the wedding of Peirithous and Hippodamei...

January 11th, 2006

By Jimmy Joe

Cheiron

Cheiron (Χείρων) was the most famous Centaur. Not only was Cheiron immortal, but he was one of the wisest beings on earth. Cheiron was the son of t...

January 11th, 2006

By Jimmy Joe

Centaurus

The ancestor and eponym of the Centaurs. Centaurus was usually said to be a son of Ixion and the phantom Hera, made out of a cloud. When Ixion trie...

January 11th, 2006

By Jimmy Joe