Pellen

Greek mythological figure; founder of the city of Pellene

In Greek mythology, Pellen or Pelles (Ancient Greek: Πέλλης / Πελλῆς, lit. 'dark-coloured, dusky') was the founder of Pellene in Achaea. He was the son of Phorbas, son of Triopas of Thessaly,[1] and the father of Hyperasius, father of the Argonauts, Amphion and Asterius.[2]

## Notes

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1. ^ Pausanias, 7.26.12
2. ^ Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica 1.176

## References

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* Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
* Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
* 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. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
* Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

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