In
Greek mythology, Pylus (
Ancient Greek: Πύλος means "in the gateway") was a member of the
Aetolian royal family.
Family
Pylus was a son of
Ares
Ares (; grc, Ἄρης, ''Árēs'' ) is the Greek god of war and courage. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. The Greeks were ambivalent towards him. He embodies the physical valor necessary for success in war b ...
and princess
Demonice, daughter of King
Agenor
Agenor (; Ancient Greek: Ἀγήνωρ or Αγήνορας ''Agēnor''; English language, English translation: "heroic, manly") was in Greek mythology and history a Phoenician monarch, king of Tyre, Lebanon, Tyre or Sidon. The Dorians, Doric Gr ...
of
Pleuron. He was the brother of
Evenus,
Molus and
Thestius.
[ Apollodorus]
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Mythology
Pylus was said to give his name to the Aetolian city of Pylene located between the rivers Achelous and Evenos.
Note
Reference
Princes in Greek mythology
Children of Ares
Mortal parents of demigods in classical mythology
Aetolian characters in Greek mythology
* Apollodorus, ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.Greek text available from the same website
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