2. A son of Zeus and Maera, the daughter of the Argive king Proetus and Antaia. He is said to have assisted Zethus and Amphion in the building of Thebes (Eustath. ad Hom. p. 1688).
[L.S]A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890