Archedius | |
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Founder of Catreus | |
Member of the Arcadian Royal Family | |
Abode | Tegea, later Crete |
Genealogy | |
Parents | Tegeates and Maera |
Siblings | Gortys, Cydon, Leimon and Scephrus |
In Greek mythology, Archedius (Ancient Greek: Ἀρχήδιον) was an Arcadian prince as son of King Tegeates of Tegea and Maera, daughter of the Titan Atlas. He was the brother of Scephrus, Leimon, Gortys, and Cydon.[1] Together with the last two brothers, they migrated to Crete on their own free will and that after them were named the cities Cydonia, Gortyna and Catreus.[2]