In
Greek mythology, Aegialeus (also Aegealeus, Egialeus) is the name of several mythological figuresAegialeus was the elder son of
Adrastus, a king of
Argos, and either
Amphithea or
Demonassa. Aegialeus was identified as one of the
Epigoni, who avenged their fathers' disastrous attack on the city of
Thebes by retaking the city, by both
Pausanias and
Hellanikos. While his father was the only one of the
Seven Against Thebes who did not die in the battle, Aegialeus was the only one of the leaders of the Epigoni who was killed while they retook the city.
Laodamas, the son of
Eteocles, killed him at Glisas, and he was buried at
Pagae in
Megaris. Adrastus died of grief after his son's death, and Cyanippus, who was either the son or the brother of Aegialeus, succeeded him as the king of Argos.Aegialeus was one of the sons of the river god
Inachus. His mother was the
Oceanid Melia, and his brother was
Phoroneus. In variant myth he was called the son of
Phoroneus by the goddess
Peitho. He was the founder of
Sicyon. He was usually said to have died childless. In other stories he was the father of Europs, in a variant
genealogy that makes him the ancestor of
Apis (both of these figures were usually called the sons of Phoroneus). Aegialeus was the first inhabitant of
Sicyon, and ruled over the district of the
Peloponnese called Aegialus after him. He also founded the city of Aegialea.Aegialeus was, in a tradition followed by
Pacuvius,
Justin,, and
Diodorus, the name given to the son of
Aeëtes, who was murdered by Medea. Other traditions call this figure
Absyrtus.
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[Greek heroic] The son of Adrastus. When the sons of the heroes who died in the expedition of the Seven Against Thebes wanted to avenge their fathers, Aegealus joined them. This penal expedition was called the war of the Epigonoi. They succeeded in taking the city, but Aegealeus, however, was killed.