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Pylia (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Pylia (Ancient Greek: Πυλία, lit.'from the door' or 'gate' derived from pyle πύλη meaning gate or entrance) was a Megarian princess as the daughter of the Lelegian king, Pylas of Megara.[1] In one account, she was called Peleia (Ancient Greek: Πελεία, lit.'dove' or 'wild pigeon'i).[2]

Family

Pylia was the mother of the sons of Pandion II: Aegeus,[2] Lycus, Nisus and Pallas,[3] and possibly of a daughter who married her maternal uncle Sciron, the Megarian warlord and brother of Pylia.[4]

Mythology

Pylia was offered in marriage by Pylas to Pandion II who fled to her father in Megara after being expelled from Athens by his cousins, the Metionidae.[1]

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