Agrius
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Agrius
Agrius
is also a genus of
moths
(family
Sphingidae
). In
Greek mythology
, Agrius was a son of
Parthaon
, King of
Calydon
. Agrius' sons (including
Melanippus
and
Thersites
) overthrew his brother,
Oeneus
but were themselves overthrown by
Diomedes
, who reinstalled Oeneus as King.Agrius was also a son of
Odysseus
by
Circe
and a brother of
Latinus
and
Telegonus
, mentioned only in
Hesiod
's
Theogony
(1011f).The city of
Agrinio
, the biggest city at
Aetolia
, took its name from Agrius (Αγριος).
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Agrius
[Greek heroic] The son of the Calydonian king Parthaon, brother of Oeneus. The latter was dethroned by Agrius' sons who gave their father control of Calydon. Diomedes later reinstalled Oeneus as the rightful ruler.
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agrius
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