In Greek mythology, Heleus or Heleius ( Ancient Greek: Ἕλειος), also Helius (Ἕλιος), was a Mycenaean prince.
According to the mythographer Apollodorus, Heleus was one of the sons of Perseus and Andromeda, and the brother of Perses, Alcaeus, Sthenelus, Electryon, Mestor, and Gorgophone. [1]
Heleus accompanied his nephew Amphitryon, son of Alcaeus, on the expedition to Taphos, and after the victory shared the sovereignty of their domain with Cephalus. [2]
The town Helos in Laconia was said to have been founded by and named after him. [3] [4]
In Greek mythology, Heleus or Heleius ( Ancient Greek: Ἕλειος), also Helius (Ἕλιος), was a Mycenaean prince.
According to the mythographer Apollodorus, Heleus was one of the sons of Perseus and Andromeda, and the brother of Perses, Alcaeus, Sthenelus, Electryon, Mestor, and Gorgophone. [1]
Heleus accompanied his nephew Amphitryon, son of Alcaeus, on the expedition to Taphos, and after the victory shared the sovereignty of their domain with Cephalus. [2]
The town Helos in Laconia was said to have been founded by and named after him. [3] [4]