Aegimius
For the ancient Greek physician sometimes called Aegimius, see
Aegimus. Aegimius (
Gr. ) was the
Greek mythological ancestor of the
Dorians, who is described as their king and lawgiver at the time when they were yet inhabiting the northern parts of
Thessaly. He asked
Heracles for help in a war against the
Lapiths and, in gratitude, offered him one-third of his kingdom. The Lapiths were conquered, but Heracles did not take for himself the territory promised to him by Aegimius, and left it in trust to the king who was to preserve it for the sons of Heracles.
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Aegimius
[Greek] The mythical ancestor of the Dorians. He battled with the Lapiths and asked Heracles for help, and with Heracles' help they were victorious. Aegimius tried to reward Heracles with a third of his land, but Heracles graciously declined the offer. Aegimius therefor adopted Heracles' son Hyllus as his own son to show his gratitude. Together with the other two sons of Aegimius, namely Pamphylus and Dymas, Hyllus lend his name to the three Dorian tribes: Pamphylii, Dymanes, and Hylles.