Aegyrus Explained

In Greek mythology, Aegyrus (Ancient Greek: Αἴγυρος) or Aegydrus was the sixth king of Sicyon who reigned for 34 years.^[1]

Family

Aegyrus was the son and heir of King Thelxion, descendant of the city's founder Aegialeus (an autochthon). Aegyrus was succeeded in the throne by his son Thurimachus.^[2]

Notes

1. [Eusebius]
2. [Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]

References

• Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
• Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.