Alector, an
Elean prince as the son of King
Epeius, and brother of
Hyrmine. Later on, he succeeded his father on the throne of Elis but in fear of the overlordship of King
Pelops of
Pisa, he summoned
Phorbas from
Olenus to his aid and gave his new ally a share of the kingdom.[7] By Phorbas’ daughter,
Diogeneia, Alector became father of
Amarynceus.[8]
^Tzetzes, John (2015). Allegories of the Iliad. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 41, Prologue 533-536.
ISBN978-0-674-96785-4.
Tzetzes, John, Allegories of the Iliad translated by Goldwyn, Adam J. and Kokkini, Dimitra. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, Harvard University Press, 2015.
ISBN978-0-674-96785-4
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Alector, an
Elean prince as the son of King
Epeius, and brother of
Hyrmine. Later on, he succeeded his father on the throne of Elis but in fear of the overlordship of King
Pelops of
Pisa, he summoned
Phorbas from
Olenus to his aid and gave his new ally a share of the kingdom.[7] By Phorbas’ daughter,
Diogeneia, Alector became father of
Amarynceus.[8]
^Tzetzes, John (2015). Allegories of the Iliad. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 41, Prologue 533-536.
ISBN978-0-674-96785-4.
Tzetzes, John, Allegories of the Iliad translated by Goldwyn, Adam J. and Kokkini, Dimitra. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, Harvard University Press, 2015.
ISBN978-0-674-96785-4
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.