Talaus

In Greek mythology, Talaus /ˈtæliəs/ (Ancient Greek: Ταλαός) was the king of Argos and one of the Argonauts.^[1] He was the son of Bias and Pero. His wife was Lysimache, daughter of Abas (also known as Eurynome, Lysippe^[2] or Lysianassa, daughter of Polybus^[3]). He was the father of Adrastus, Aristomachus, Astynome, Eriphyle, Mecisteus, Metidice, and Pronax.^[4][5][6]

References

1. Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 2. 118
2. Scholia on Plato, p. 419 ed. Bekker (937, 26 ed. Baiter)
3. Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2. 6. 6.
4. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1. 9. 13
5. Hyginus, Fabulae, 70
6. Pindar, Nemean Ode 9. 16

Sources

• Smith, Willam. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, v. 3, page 971
• Barthall, Edward E. Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece. University of Miami Press, 1971, ISBN 0-87024-165-6, pp. 105–106.