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Agelus

In Greek mythology, Agelus was the son of Poseidon and an unnamed nymph of Chios. He was the brother of Melas and Malina.

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In Greek mythology, Agelus (Ancient Greek: Ἄγελόν) was the son of Poseidon and an unnamed nymph of Chios.¹ He was the brother of Melas and Malina.

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Pausanias, 7.4.8

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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.