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Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Atlas Coeus Crius Cronus Demeter Dionysus Gaia Hades Hephaestus Hera Hermes Hestia Hyperion Iapetus Mnemosyne Oceanus Phobos Phoebe Poseidon Prometheus Rhea Tethys Themis Uranus Zeus
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Amun Anubis Aten Atum Babi Bastet Bes Geb Hapi hathor heqet Horus Isis Khepri Khnum Khonsu Maat Nephthys Nut Osiris Ptah Ra Seshat Seth Shu Sobek Thoth
Alfheim Baldur Freya Freyr Frigg Heimdallr Helheim Idun Jotunheim Loki Nerthus Njord Odin Thor Tyr
Aengus Arawn Badb Brigid Cailleach Ceridwen Cernunnos Cu Chulainn Dagda Danu Gwydion Herne the Hunter Lugh Medb Morrigan Neit Nuada Taliesin Taranis
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Amaterasu Ame no Uzume Benzaiten Bishamonten Daikokuten Ebisu Fujin Fukurokuju Inari Izanagi Kagutsuchi Raijin Susanoo Tsukuyomi
Caishen Cangjie Dragon King Eight Immortals Erlang Shen Fuxi Guanyin Hou Yi Huxian Jade Emperor King Yama Leizi Lu-ban Mazu Nezha Nuwa Pangu Shennong Sun Wukong Xiwangmu Yue Lao Zhong Kui
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Elis

Elis was a northwestern region of the Peloponnesus. The principal city of Elis was also called Elis. It was named after Eleius, grandson of Endymion.

The major cities in Elis were:

Elis

Elis

Pisa

Pisa

Olympia

Olympia

See House of Elis for the family tree.

Related Information

Name

Elis, Ἦλις, Ἆλις (Doric).

Founder

Endymion

Jimmy Joe. "Elis." https://timelessmyths.com/classical/geographia/peloponnesus/elis. Accessed May 13, 2025.
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Peloponnesus:

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Elis

Elis

Elis (Ἦλις) was the capital of the region also called Elis. Elis was founded by either Aëthlius , son of Aeolus and Protogeneia, or by Endymion, Aëthlius' son by Calyce. Endymion had three sons – Epeius, Paeon and Aetolus. To decide which son woul...

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Pisa

Pisa

Pisa was a major city of the region of Elis. It was situated on the north bank of the river Alpeius, not far from the border of Arcadia. Not far from the city was the small town of Olympia. Pisa was founded by Pisus, son of Perieres. Pisa did not ...

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
House of Elis & Calydon

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 established powerful kingdoms and dynasties in many part of Greece. House of Elis House of Calydon Hous...

May 12th, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Aëthlius

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 is known about Aëthlius except that he married his half-sister, Calyce, daughter of his father Aeolu...

May 12th, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Epeius and Eleius

Epeius and Eleius

Epeius Eleius Epeius Epeius (Ἐπειός) was the son of Endymion , and the brother of Aetolus and Paeon. Epeius also had a sister named Eurycyda. When Endymion abdicated as king, the kingship of Elis was decided on by a footrace. The winner would beco...

May 12th, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
House of Elis (Aeolids 4)

House of Elis (Aeolids 4)

Below, is an alternative tree for the children and grandchildren of Phorbas. It is basically the same, except that Augeias was sometimes seen as the son of Helius or Poseidon, not of Phorbas. Also, this tree shows that Cteates and Eurytus (the Mol...

July 28th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Olympia

Olympia

Olympia was a small town, west of Pisa, on the river Alpeius, of the region of Elis. Olympia was the town that founded the famous Olympic Games, which were held every four years. Historically, the Olympics didn't exist until 776 BC, yet writers of...

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Argolis

Argolis

Argolis was the northeast region of the Peloponnesus. This region was a rich source of myths, with several powerful kingdoms within the region. Historically, Mycenae was the most powerful kingdom during the middle and late Bronze Age, and Argos wa...

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Pylus

Pylus

Pylus or Pylos was founded by Pylas, exiled king of Megara. Pylas came to Messenia, and established a city on the southwest coast of the Peloponnesus. An Aeolid named Neleus drove Pylos out of his city, and became Pylus' second king. The city enjo...

August 8th, 1999 • Timeless Myths
Laconia

Laconia

Laconia was the southernmost region of the Peloponnesus. Its principal city was Sparta. Lelex was the first ruler of Laconia. His people were known as the Lelegians . It wasn't until three generations later that Lacedaemon married Sparta, the daug...

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe

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