Onchestus | |
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Eponym of Onchestos | |
Member of the Royal House of Onchestus | |
Other names | Onchestos |
Abode | Boeotia (Onchestus) |
Parents | Poseidon |
Offspring | Abrota and Megareus |
In Greek mythology, Onchestos or Onchestus (Ancient Greek: Ογχηστός) was the eponymous founder of the city of Onchestos in Boeotia, where the Onchestian Poseidon had a temple and a statue.[1][2]