Telegonus

Telegonus (/təˈlɛɡənəs/; Ancient Greek: Τηλέγονος means "born afar") is the name of three different characters in Greek mythology.

• Telegonus, a king of Egypt who was sometimes said to have married the nymph Io.[1]
• Telegonus, son of the sea god Proteus who wrestled with Heracles and lost his life in the battle. His brother Polygonus met the same fate.[2]
• Telegonus, the youngest son of Circe and Odysseus.[3]

For the genus of butterfly, see Telegonus (skipper).

Notes

1. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.1.3
2. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.5.9
3. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca Epitome of Book 4.7.16

Reference

• Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.