In
Greek mythology, Selinus (; grc-gre, Σελινούς, Selinoús, Modern: Σελινούντας ''Selinoúntas'') was a native king of
Aegalea (Ἀιγάλεια ''Aigáleia'') in
Achaea
Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaïa'' ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The ...
. The kingdom which used to exist is located in the present-day
Aigio.
Mythology
Selinus who being at war with
Ion, offered him his only daughter
Helice and proposed to adopt him as son and successor. Ion agreed to this and on his father-in-law's death, he became king of the Aegialians.
Notes
References
*
Graves, Robert, ''The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition.'' Penguin Books Limited. 2017.
*
Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918.
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library* Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio.'' ''3 vols''. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903.
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library
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Kings in Greek mythology
Achaea