Aegialeus (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Aegialeus (Ancient Greek: Αἰγιαλεύς derived from αἰγιαλός aigialos "beach, sea-shore") also Aegealeus, Aigialeus, Egialeus, was the name of several individuals:

• Aegialeus (King of Sicyon), founder of Sicyon as 'Aegialea'^[1]
• Aegialeus (King of Argos), elder son of Adrastus, a king of Argos.^[2]
• Aegialeus, an alternative name given by some scholars for Absyrtus, the son of King Aeëtes of Colchis. He was murdered by his sister Medea.^[3]