Galaxy/The codex of Agelaus

In Greek mythology, Agelaus or Agelaos (Ancient Greek Ἀγέλαος) is a name of many figures. The atlas node agelaus-lydian is the son of Heracles and Omphale, queen of Lydia, from whom Apollodorus derives the ancestry of Croesus — the genealogical bridge between the hero's Lydian servitude and later Lydian kingship. Other sources call this son Lamus instead.

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I.Son of Heracles and Omphale

When the Delphic oracle sold Heracles into bondage, Omphale bought him and he served at her court. Apollodorus counts among his children by Omphale a son Agelaus, ancestor of Croesus' house — though Croesus himself lies outside the seven atlas lenses.

Homonym care: the atlas keeps many other Agelaus figures (Paris' herdsman, Calydonian prince, Penelope's Sameian suitor, Temenid fratricide, Trojan casualties) under distinct ids. This node is the Lydian son alone.

AT A GLANCE

Greek nameAgelaos (Ἀγέλαος)
Typehero
Domainsson of Omphale and Heracles · Lydian royal stem
ParentageHeracles · Omphale
SymbolsLydian royal stem · Omphale's court
Cult centersSardis / Lydia
EtymologyAncient Greek Ἀγέλαος.
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