Porrex II was a legendary king of the
Britons as recounted in
Geoffrey of Monmouth
Geoffrey of Monmouth (; ; ) was a Catholic cleric from Monmouth, Wales, and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur. He is best known for his chronicle '' The History of ...
's ''
Historia Regum Britanniae
(''The History of the Kings of Britain''), originally called (''On the Deeds of the Britons''), is a fictitious account of British history, written around 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth. It chronicles the lives of the List of legendary kings o ...
''. He came to power in 257BC.
He was the son of Coel and the grandson of
Catellus; he was succeeded by his son,
Cherin
Cherin was a legendary king of the Britons as recounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's '' Historia Regum Britanniae''. He came to power in 251BC.
His father was King Porrex II and he was succeeded by his three sons in turn, Fulgenius
Fulgenius wa ...
.
National Library of Wales, Welsh Classical Dictionary page 584
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In some versions of the story, his father was King Millus.
References
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2nd-century BC legendary monarchs
Legendary British kings