Areus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Areus or Areos (Ancient Greek: Ἀρέως means 'the spring of Ares') was a son of Ampyx, descendant of King Amyclas of Laconia. Through his son Agenor, Areus was the ancestor of Patreus who founded Patras. Note

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 Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
 Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library. Characters in Greek mythology
Laconian mythology