Pylus (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Pylus (Ancient Greek: Πύλος means "in the gateway") was a member of the Aetolian royal family.

Family[]

Pylus was a son of Ares and Demonice, and thus, brother to Evenus, Molus and Thestius.^[1]

Mythology[]

Pylus was said to give his name to the Aetolian city of Pylene located between the rivers Achelous and Evenos.^{[citation needed]}

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Reference[]

• Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
  

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