Cercops of Miletus

Aegimius in Wikipedia

Aegimius (Greek: Αἰγίμιος) was the Greek mythological ancestor of the Dorians, who is described as their king and lawgiver at the time when they were yet inhabiting the northern parts of Thessaly.[1] He asked Heracles for help in a war against the Lapiths and, in gratitude, offered him one-third of his kingdom. The Lapiths were conquered, but Herac...

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Cercops in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

A Milesian poet, the rival of Hesiod. He is said to have written an epic called Aegimius, which is, by some, ascribed to Hesiod himself....

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