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Character in Greek mythology
In
Greek mythology Agreus (
Ancient Greek : Ἀγρεύς means 'hunter' or 'wild'
[1] ) or Argeus (Ἀργεύς) was the name of several characters:
Agreus , one of the
Pans , son of
Hermes and
Sose .
Agreus, son of
Apollo and
Euboea , daughter of
Macareus . He was the lord of
Diphys in
Euboea , or king of the entire island.
[2]
Agreus, a warrior from
Epidaurus , and one of the army of the
Seven against Thebes .
[3]
Agreus, a warrior from
Calydon , also one of the army of the Seven against Thebes.
[4] He cut the right arm of
Phegeus , the
Theban .
Agreus, a warrior from
Pylos , yet another of the army of the Seven against Thebes. He was killed by
Menoeceus , son of
Creon .
[5]
Agreus, another name for
Aristaeus , son of Apollo and
Cyrene . Also called
Nomios .
[6]
Notes
References
Diodorus Siculus ,
The Library of History translated by
Charles Henry Oldfather . Twelve volumes.
Loeb Classical Library . Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8.
Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2 . Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890.
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library .
Gaius Julius Hyginus , Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies.
Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Graves, Robert , The Greek Myths , Harmondsworth, London, England, Penguin Books, 1960.
ISBN
978-0143106715
Graves, Robert, The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition. Penguin Books Limited. 2017.
ISBN
978-0-241-98338-6 ,
024198338X
Publius Papinius Statius ,
The Thebaid translated by John Henry Mozley. Loeb Classical Library Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928.
Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Publius Papinius Statius, The Thebaid. Vol I-II . John Henry Mozley. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1928.
Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.