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

(Αἰγιαλεύς).

1. A son of Adrastus and Amphithea or Demoanassa. (Apollod. 1.9.13; Hyg. Fab. 71.) He was the only one among the Epigones that fell in the war against Thebes. (Apollod. 3.7.3; Paus. 9.5.7; compare ADRASTUS. He was worshipped as a hero at Pegae in Megaris, and it was believed that his body had been conveyed thither from Thebes and been buried there. (Paus. 1.44.7.)