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Eleius
In
Greek mythology
, the name
Eleius
may
refer
to:
Eleius, son of
Poseidon
and
Eurycyda
. When
Aetolus
, his
maternal
uncle
, was
sent into exile
, Eleius became
king of
the Epeans and
renamed
his
people
the
Eleans
after himself, and the land was accordingly named
Elis
. He had a son
Augeas
.
Eleius, a
descendant
of the
precedent
, and also
king
of Elis. It was during his
reign
that the
Heracleidae
assembled under the
leadership
of Aristomachus'
sons
to
attempt
to
return
to
Peloponnesus
.
Eleius, son of
Tantalus
and another possible
eponym
of Elis.
