In
Greek mythology
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, Pylas (), also called Pylon or Pylos, was a king of
Megara
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and successor of his father
Cteson, son of
Lelex.
[ Pierre Grimal, ''A Concise Dictionary of Classical Mythology'', ed. Stephen Kershaw, Basil Blackwell Ltd 1990, p. 381]
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Mythology
After having slain
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, his own paternal uncle, Pylas founded the town of
Pylos
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in the
Peloponnese
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. He gave Megara to
Pandion who had married his daughter
Pylia, and accordingly was his son-in-law.
Pylon was also the father of
Sciron, the warlord of Megara.
[Apollodorus, 3.15.6]
References
Further reading
* Herda, A., 2016: "Megara and Miletos: Colonizing with Apollo. A Structural Comparison of Religious and Political Institutions in Two Archaic Greek Polis States." In: A. Robu, I. Bîrzescu, D. Knoepfler, and A. Avram (eds.), ''Mégarika. Nouvelles recherches sur Mégare et les cités de la Propontide et du Pont-Euxin.'' Paris, pp. 15–128
Solez, K., 2018: "Megarian Myths: Extrapolating the Narrative Traditions of Megara." In: ''Megarian Moments. The Local World of an Ancient Greek City-State'', chapter 3; Teiresias Supplements Online, Vol. 1, pp. 77–96
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