Pleuron was a city of Aetolia, founded by and named after Pleuron, son of Aetolus, and brother of Calydon. Not much was known about Pleuron except that his son Agenor married his niece Epicasta, daughter of Calydon.
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A region east of the river Acheloüs. The region was named after Aetolus. Aetolus was the son of Endymion, king of Elis. His brother Epeius succeeded to the throne in Elis first, by winning a foot race. However, Epeius died young and was childless,...
Houses of Aetolia Children of ThestiusHouses of Aetolia Aetolia was formerly populated by the people known as the Curetes, the original inhabitants of this region. The three sons of Apollo and the nymph Phthia were named Laodocus, Polypoetes and D...
Aetolus' reign in Elis was also short. Aetolus (Αἰτωλός) participated in the funeral games of Azan. In a chariot race, Aetolus accidentally ran over and trampled Apis, possibly the king of Argos. Either Aetolus fled from Elis, or he was banished f...
Pleïone (Πληιόνη) was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. She was married to Atlas, and became the mother of seven daughters who were known as the Pleiades. Apart from being the mother to the Pleiades, not much is known about Pleiades. Her daughte...
Calydon was a southern city of Aetolia founded by Calydon, son of Aetolus and brother of Pleuron. Not much was known about Calydon except that he married Aeolia, daughter of Amythaon and sister of Melampus and Bias. Calydon became the father of Ep...
Phylace was a Thessalian city west of the Pagasaean Gulf. Phylacus, son of the Aeolid Deïon and Diomede, founded Phylace and named the city after himself. His son Iphiclus was one of the fastest runners in the world. Iphiclus took part in the ques...
Pherae was a city of Thessaly, north of Iolcus and Pagasae. Pheres, son of Cretheus and Tyro, founded the city and named it after himself. Pheres had to flee from Iolcus, when his half-brother Pelias seized power at his father's death. Pheres was ...
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...
The Aeolids (Αἴολιδαί) were powerful rulers who established kingdoms in many parts of Greece. They were descendants of Aeolus, son of Hellen. Aeolus was a powerful ruler of Thessaly. The Aeolids could be found ruling kingdoms in Thessaly, Argos, C...
Phthia was the capital of Phthiotis, a region on the west shore of the Pagasaean (Thessalian) Gulf. Phthiotis was sometimes called Achaea. Deucalion, along with his son Hellen and grandson Aeolus, ruled in Phthia in succession. The Aeolids became ...