Aegimius
Mythical Dorian king who allied with Heracles against the Lapiths.
Aegimius was the mythological ancestor and king of the Dorians while they still lived in northern Thessaly. He sought Heracles' aid against the Lapiths, offering a third of his kingdom, which Heracles later left in trust for the Heracleidae. Aegimius adopted Hyllas, son of Heracles, and his own sons Dymas and Pamphylus were considered ancestors of Doric tribes.
Quick Facts
- Role
- Ancestor and king of the Dorians
- Region
- Northern Thessaly
- Offering to heracles
- One-third of his kingdom
- Sons
- Dymas and Pamphylus
- Adopted son
- Hyllas (son of Heracles)
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