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Europs (mythology)
In
Greek mythology
, the name
Europs
may
refer
to:
Europs, son of the
autochthon
Aegialeus
,
father of
Telchis
and
grandfather
of
Apis
, all of whom formed a
legacy
of the
primeval
kings
of
Sicyon
according to a
local
legend
.
Europs, son of
Phoroneus
whom Herophanes of
Troezen
wrote of as
illegitimate
;
Pausanias
concluded that Herophanes'
account
was plausible, since
otherwise
Phoroneus'
kingdom
would not have
passed
to
Argus
. Europs' own son Hermion was the
presumed
eponym
of
Hermione
,
Argolis
.
