In Greek mythology, Aegyrus (Ancient Greek: Αἴγυρος) or Aegydrus was the sixth king of Sicyon who reigned for 34 years.[1]

Family

Aegyrus was the son and heir of King Thelxion, descendant of the city's founder Aegialeus (an autochthon). Aegyrus was succeeded in the throne by his son Thurimachus.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Eusebius, Chronographia 63
  2. ↑ Pausanias, 2.5.6–7

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.


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