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In Greek mythology, Pelasgus (Ancient Greek: Πελασγός, Pelasgós means "ancient"[1]) also known as Gelanor, was an Inachid king of Argos.

  1. ^ Robert Graves. The Greek Myths, section 12 s.v. Hera and her Children

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Pelasgus of Argos

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mythology, Pelasgus (Ancient Greek: Πελασγός, Pelasgós means "ancient") also known as Gelanor, was an Inachid king of Argos. Pelasgus was the son of Sthenelas...

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Pelasgus

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connection of Pelasgus. Some ancient Greeks even used to believe that he was the first man. In Argos, several Inachid kings were called Pelasgus: Pelasgus, brother...

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Aeschylus

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[clarification needed] They turn to King Pelasgus of Argos for protection, but Pelasgus refuses until the people of Argos weigh in on the decision (a distinctly...

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Pelasgians

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from king Pelasgus. A second fragment states that Pelasgus was the son of Zeus and Niobe and that his son Lycaon founded a dynasty of kings of Arcadia....

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Triopas of Argos

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the brother of Pelasgus and Agenor even though their parentage was differently given. Alternatively, Triopas was also called the son of Phorbas and Euboea...

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Agenor of Argos

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successor of Triopas, and accordingly brother of Jasus, Xanthus and Pelasgus. Hellanicus of Lesbos states that Agenor was instead a son of Phoroneus,...

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Phthius of Argos

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son of Poseidon and Larisa. The country Phthiotis in southern Thessaly is named after him. Phthius together with his brothers Achaeus and Pelasgus, they...

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Lynceus of Argos

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the Danaïdes, but Danaus, together with his daughters, fled to Argos where King Pelasgus ruled. Then Lynceus and his brothers and father arrived to take...

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Chrysanthis

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Pausanias, Chrysanthis informed Demeter of the abduction of Persephone by Hades when Demeter was visiting Pelasgus in Argos. Thus, in the Argive account Chrysanthis...

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Palaechthon

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of Gaea (Earth) and the father of Pelasgus, king of Argos, who gave his name to the race of the Pelasgoi (Pelasgians). He may also be a king of Argos...

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Phoroneus

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himself. He was also the father of Apis, who may have also ruled Argos (according to Tatiānus). He was worshipped in Argos with an eternal fire that was...

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Danaus

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pursued by Hera until she found asylum in Egypt. Argos at the time was ruled by King Pelasgus, the eponym of all autochthonous [indigenous] inhabitants who...

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Gelanor

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Gelanor (Ancient Greek: Γελάνωρ) of Argos, was the son and successor of Sthenelus. His real name was possibly Pelasgus, as Robert Graves has proposed that...

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Aegyptus

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marry the fifty Danaïdes, and Danaus with his daughters fled to Argos, ruled by Pelasgus or by Gelanor, whom Danaus replaced. When Aegyptus and his sons...

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Ecbasus

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of Argus, the king and eponym of Argos (and son of Zeus and Niobe). According to the mythographer Apollodorus, his mother was Evadne, the daughter of...

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Hypermnestra

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unhappy with this kind of arrangement, ordered them to flee to Argos where King Pelasgus (Gelanor) ruled. When Aegyptus and his sons arrived to take the...

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Ancient Macedonians

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family, as written by Herodotus, is with Peloponnesian Argos. Appian connects it with Orestian Argos. According to another tradition mentioned by Justin...

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Pelasgiotis

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also Λάρισα τᾶι Πελασγίδι, Larisa tai Pelasgidi. Pelasgia Pelasgus of Thessaly An inventory of archaic and classical poleis By Mogens Herman Hansen, Thomas...

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