Pterelaus (son of Lelex)

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In Greek mythology, Pterelaus (/ˌtɛrəˈleɪəs/; Ancient Greek: Πτερέλαος) was the son of Lelex, the pre-Hellenic king of Megara whose descendants (the Leleges) spread across Greece and beyond.[1] Thus, he was the possible brother of Bias[2] and Cleson.[3]

  1. ^ Eustathius on Homer, p. 1473; Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 1.747
  2. ^ Apollodorus, 3.15.5
  3. ^ Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 1.39.6