Pterelaus Explained

The name Pterelaus (; Ancient Greek: Πτερέλαος) is attributed to two related individuals in Greek mythology:

• Pterelaus, son of King Lelex of Megara^[1]
• Pterelaus, son of Taphius.^[2]

References

• 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.
• 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.

Notes and References

1. [Eustathius of Thessalonica|Eustathius]
2. [Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]