Althepus

In Greek mythology, Althepus (Ancient Greek: ) was a king of Althepia (Troezen).

Family

Althepus was the son of Poseidon and Leis, daughter of Orus, the former king of the land.

Mythology

Althepus renamed the land Oraea, which he ruled, and called it Althepia.[1] These are the former names of the land about Troezen. In the reign of this king, Poseidon and Athena contended, as at Athens, for the land of the Troezenians, but, through the mediation of Zeus, they became the joint guardians of the country. For this reason they worship both Athena, whom they name both Polias (Urban) and Sthenias (Strong), and also Poseidon, under the surname of King.[2] Hence, a trident and the head of Athena are represented on the ancient coins of Troezen.[3] Althepus was succeeded by Saron.[4]

Notes

Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 2.30.5
Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 2.30.6
Mionnet, Suppl. iv. p. 267.189

Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 2.30.7

References

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. ISBN 0-674-99328-4.
Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

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