In Greek mythology, Peratus (Ancient Greek: Πέρατος means "wanderer, emigrant"), also called Eratus (Ἔρατος means "lovely"), was the 10th king of Sicyon who reigned for 46 years.[1]
Family[edit]
Peratus was the son of the sea-god Poseidon and Calchinia, daughter of King Leucippus.[2] He was father of Plemnaeus who succeeded him to the throne of Aegialea (former name of Sicyon).[3]
Mythology[edit]
Peratus' grandfather, King Leucippus, brought him up and at the latter's death handed over the kingdom to him.[2] However, in some accounts, the crown of Sicyon was passed to Messapus before being inherited by Eratus .[1]
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References[edit]
- 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.