Ogyges

Ogyges
King of Boeotia
Other namesOgygus
PredecessorCalydnus
Successor?Cadmus
AbodeBoeotia
Genealogy
Parents?autochthon; Poseidon and Alistra; Boeotus; ?Cadmus
Siblingsunknown
ConsortThebe
OffspringEleusis, ?Cadmus, Aulis, Alalcomenia, and Thelxinia

Ogyges, also spelled Ogygos or Ogygus (Ancient Greek: Ὠγύγης or Ὤγυγος), is a primeval mythological ruler in ancient Greece, generally of Boeotia,[1] but an alternative tradition makes him the first king of Attica.

  1. ^ Hammond and Scullard, "OGYGUS" p. 748; Pausanias, 9.5.1.

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