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Europs (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, the name Europs (Ancient Greek: Εὔρωψ, romanizedEúrops) may refer to:

  • Europs, son of the autochthon Aegialeus, father of Telchis and grandfather of Apis, all of whom formed a legacy of the primeval kings of Sicyon according to a local legend.[1] He was said to be the second ruler of Aegialea and have reigned for 45 years.[2]
  • Europs, son of Phoroneus whom Herophanes of Troezen wrote of as illegitimate; Pausanias concluded that Herophanes' account was plausible, since otherwise Phoroneus' kingdom would not have passed to Argus. Europs' own son Hermion was the presumed eponym of Hermione, Argolis.[3]
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Sicyon
45 years
Succeeded by

Notes

  1. ^ Pausanias, 2.5.6
  2. ^ Eusebius, Chronographia 63
  3. ^ Pausanias, 2.34.4

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. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
  • Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.