Ogyges | |
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King of Boeotia | |
Other names | Ogygus |
Predecessor | Calydnus |
Successor | ?Cadmus |
Abode | Boeotia |
Genealogy | |
Parents | ?autochthon; Poseidon and Alistra; Boeotus; ?Cadmus |
Siblings | unknown |
Consort | Thebe |
Offspring | Eleusis, ?Cadmus, Aulis, Alalcomenia, and Thelxinia |
Ogyges, also spelled Ogygos or Ogygus (Ancient Greek: Ὠγύγης or Ὤγυγος), is a primeval mythological ruler in ancient Greece, generally of Boeotia,[1] but an alternative tradition makes him the first king of Attica.