In
Greek mythology, Agasthenes (
Ancient Greek: Ἀγασθένης) was the son of
Augeas, and his successor in the kingdom of
Elis. The government was shared between
Amphimachus,
Thalpius and Agasthenes. With
Peloris, he was the father of
Polyxenus, one of the "suitors of
Helen
Helen may refer to:
People
* Helen of Troy, in Greek mythology, the most beautiful woman in the world
* Helen (actress) (born 1938), Indian actress
* Helen (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
Places
* Helen, ...
", who reunified the kingdom when he returned from
Troy.
[ Hyginus, ''Fabulae']
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See also
* Asteroid 13185 Agasthenes, named after the Greek hero
Notes
References
* Homer, ''The Iliad'' with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
* Homer. ''Homeri Opera'' in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library
* Hyginus, ''Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus'' translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies
Online version at the Topos Text Project.
* 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
Kings of Elis
Kings in Greek mythology
Family of Calyce (mythology)
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Mythological Eleans