In Greek mythology, Pygmaeus (Ancient Greek: Πυγμαίου, romanizedPygmaios) was the ancestor of the Pygmies, a tribe of diminutive men living at the southernmost shores of the great earth-encircling river Okeanos. He was the son of Dorus, son of King Epaphus of Egypt.[1] Otherwise, the Pygmies were instead called the offspring of the latter and Gaea (Earth).[2]

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  1. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Pygmaioi (Πυγμαῖοι)
  2. ^ Hesiod, Catalogue of Women fr. 40A