User:DienekesVic/Eleus (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Eleus (or Eleas) was the son of the god Poseidon and the king of the city of Elis (city), which, according to one version, took its name from him. The variant spelling "Bileus" is also preserved, derived from the ancient letter Digamma (Fηλεύς), as this letter was pronounced as "B" in the local dialect of the Eleans.

Πηγές

 * Emmy Patsi-Garin: «Επίτομο λεξικό Ελληνικής Μυθολογίας», εκδ. οίκος Χάρη Πάτση, Αθήνα 1969