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Iasus (king of Argos)

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In Greek mythology, Iasus (/ˈaɪ.ə.səs/; Ancient Greek: Ἴασος) or Iasius (/aɪˈeɪʒəs/; Ἰάσιος) was a king of Argos.

According to Hellanicus of Lesbos, Phoroneus had at least three sons: Agenor, Jasus (Iasus) and Pelasgus.[1]

According to the mythographer Apollodorus, Iasus was the son of Argus and Ismene (daughter of Asopus) and thus brother of Argus Panoptes.[2] In a Scholia on Euripides' Orestes, Triopas and Sosis are called his parents and Pelasgus is his brother.[3] Pausanias described Iasus as the son of Triopas (son of Phorbas) and brother of Agenor.[4] Generally most scholars agree that Iasus was the father of Io[5] by Leucane.[3] Possibly by the latter, he also fathered Arestor, father of Pelasgus who migrated to Arcadia.[6][7]

Comparative table of Iasus' family
Relation Names Sources
Hellanicus Sch. on Homer Sch. on Eurip. Herodotus Apollodorus Pausanias Eustathius
Parentage Phoroneus ✓ ✓ ✓
Triopas and Sois ✓
Argus ✓
Argus and Ismene ✓
Triopas ✓
Siblings Agenor ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Pelasgus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Argus Panoptes ✓
Messene ✓
Wife Leucane ✓
Children Io ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Arestor ✓

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