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	Oxylus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Greek mythology, Oxylus was a one-eyed man from Aetolia who met Temenus, son of Aristomaches, on a road.
		Oxylus then, as the oracle, had recommended, accompanied Temenus and his brother, Cresphontes, in their invasion of the Peloponnesus.
		For his aid, Oxylus received Elis, a fertile land, as his own.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oxylus (110 words)

	Oxylus -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In (The mythology of the ancient Greeks) Greek mythology, Oxylus was a one-eyed man from (Click link for more info and facts about Aetolia) Aetolia who met (Click link for more info and facts about Temenus) Temenus, son of (Click link for more info and facts about Aristomaches) Aristomaches, on a road.
		Temenus had been told by an (A shrine where an oracular god is consulted) oracle to look out for a man with three eyes, and Oxylus, having one eye himself and riding a horse or mule with two more, matched that description.
		Oxylus then, as the (A shrine where an oracular god is consulted) oracle, had recommended, accompanied Temenus and his brother, (Click link for more info and facts about Cresphontes) Cresphontes, in their invasion of the (The southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC) Peloponnesus.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/ox/oxylus.htm (164 words)

	Elis, Greek Mythology Link.
		Dius 2 resisted Oxylus 2, and proposed that the conflict be solved through the single combat of two champions, Degmenus and Pyraechmes 2.
		Oxylus 2 had fled from Aetolia to Elis on account of the murder of Thermius, his own brother, or Alcidocus.
		Oxylus 2 was, according to some, son of Haemon 2, son of Thoas 2.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Elis.html (1246 words)

	Tisamenus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The later were led by Aristodemus, Cresphontes, Oxylus, Temenus and sought to retake Peloponnesus as their ancestral land.
		Cresphontes became King of Messene, Oxylus of Elis and Temenus of Argos.
		Aristodemus was killed during the final battle but his twin sons Eurysthenes and Procles jointly received the throne of Sparta.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tisamenus (142 words)

	HERACLIDES, Greek Mythology Link.
		Oxylus 2 had fled from Aetolia to Elis on account of the murder of Thermius, or Alcidocus.
		Oxylus 2 became king of Elis after the victory of the HERACLIDES.
		So, having Oxylus 2 as guide, the HERACLIDES invaded the Peloponnesus again, and having engaged the Peloponnesians in battle, they defeated them and slew Tisamenus 2, the last of the Pelopides to rule the Peloponnesus.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/HERACLIDES.html (2225 words)

	hyllas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On his way back to Naupactus, Temenus fell in with Oxylus, an Aetolian, who had lost one eye, riding on a horse (thus making up the three eyes) and immediately pressed him into his service.
		Argos fell to Temenus, Lacedaemon to Procles and Eurysthenes, the twin sons of Aristodemus; and Messene to Cresphontes.
		The fertile district of Elis had been reserved by agreement for Oxylus.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Hyllas.html (772 words)

	Calydon, Greek Mythology Link.
		Oxylus 2 fled from Aetolia to Elis on account of the murder of Thermius or Alcidocus, became guide of the HERACLIDES, and subsequently king of Elis.
		Oxylus 2 and Pieria 2 had a son Aetolus 3, who could have inherited the throne fulfilling the circle, had he not died so young.
		He was buried in a tomb in the gate leading to Olympia because an oracle forbade the corpse to be laid either outside the city or within it.
	www.forumancientcoins.com /cparada/GML/Calydon.html (868 words)

	Heraclids
		Oxylus, son of Andraimon, comes from Elis, which he fled because he was banished for murder or accidental killing.
		So Oxylus acted as the guide to the Heraclids, in return for the fertile land of Elis.
		They rewarded Oxylus with the kingdom of Elis, while they divided the rest of the Peloponnese among themselves.
	www.timelessmyths.com /classical/heraclids.html (1810 words)

	John Adams: Defence of the Constitutions: Vol. I, Letter XLVII (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Iphitus, a grandson of Oxylus, succeeded to the throne of Elis.
		Among all the violence, feuds, and wars, superstition maintained its empire, and the oracle of Delphi was held in veneration.
		A tradition was reported, that the Heraclides had appointed Oxylus to the throne of Elis, and the guardianship of the temple of Olympian Jupiter, and consecrated all Eleia to the god.
	www.constitution.org /jadams/ja1_47.htm (345 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 170 (v. 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		§ 3) calls Oxylus a son of Andraemon, which might seem to allude to a different Andraemon from the one we are here speaking of ; but there is evidently some mistake here; for Pausanias (/.
		463, andc.) speak of Oxylus as the son of Haemon, who was a son of Thoas, so that the Oxylus in Apollodorus must be a great-grandson of Andraemon.
		A son of the Oxylus mentioned above, and husband of Dryope, who was mother of Amphissus by Apollo.
	ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/0179.html (968 words)

	Dictionary: Orthus to Perius, Greek Mythology Link.
		Son of Ares and Protogenia 2, daughter of Calydon, after whom the city Calydon was named [Apd.1.7.7].
		Oxylus 2 fled from Aetolia to Elis on account of the murder of Thermius or Alcidocus, where he became the guide of the HERACLIDES, and subsequently king of Elis.
		Oxylus 2 was son either of Andraemon 2 or of Haemon 2 (son of Thoas 2, one of the ACHAEAN LEADERS and son of Andraemon 1).
	www.forumancientcoins.com /cparada/GML/001ShortEntries/SEOrthus.html (5421 words)

	HERACLIDAE - LoveToKnow Article on HERACLIDAE
		The oracle, being again consulted by Temenus, bade him offer an expiatory sacrifice and banish the murderer for ten years, and look out for a man with three eyes to act as guide.
		According to another account, a mule on which Oxylus rode had lost an eye.
		The Heracidae ruled in Lacedaemon till 221 B.C., but disappeared much earlier in the other countries.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /H/HE/HERACLIDAE.htm (747 words)

	Oxylus
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		When the Heraclids conquered the Peloponnesus, Oxylus was their guide and was given Elis as reward.
		Article created on 16 May 1999; last modified on 16 May 1999.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/o/oxylus.html (47 words)

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