Talaus

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In Greek mythology, Talaus was King of Argos and was one of the Argonauts. He was the son of Bias (mythology) and Pero). His wife is Lysimache, daughter of Abas. He was father of Adrastus, Astynome, Eriphyle, Mecisteus, Mythidice, and Pronax. Source: Barthall, Edward E. Jr. "Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece." p. 105.

"The children of Bias and Pero were a daughter Anaxibia, who married her uncle Pelias, and three sons, Areius, Laodocus, and Talaus. All three of the sons were members of the Argonauts' band, and that distinction seems to have been enough to satisfy Areius and Laodocus, for nothing of further interest is related about them.

Talaus married Lysimache, a daughter of his cousin Abas and their offspring were three daughters, namely, Astynome, who later married Hipponous; Eriphyle, who later married Amphiaraus; Mythidice, who later married Aristomachus; and three sons--named Mecisteus, Pronax, and Adrastus.

Of the sons of Talaus, Mecisteus, and Pronax are largely remembered only because of their own children--borne to them by unnamed wives. Mecisteus fathered Euryalus, who became one of the Epigoni--a group which later conquered Thebes; and Pronax fathered a son Lycurgus, and a daughter Amphitheia who married her uncle Adrastus. By him she became the mother of a son Aegialeus who was later one of the Epigoni, and four daughters: Aegialeia, who became the wife of Diomedes; Argeia, who became the wife of Polyneices; Deipyle, who became the wife of Tydeus; and Eurydice, who became the wife of the Trojan king, Ilus." '

Source: Barthall, Edward E. Jr. "Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece." pp. 105-106. Bold text