"Telchis" is also the singular form of "Telchines".

In Greek mythology, Telchis (Ancient Greek: Τελχίς, lit.'one of the Telchines') may refer to two different or the same characters:

  • Telchis or Telchin, the third king of Sicyon who reigned for 20 years.[1] He was the son and successor of Europs, thus grandson of the primeval king Aegialeus. Telchis' heir was his own son Apis to whom was subsequently born Thelxion.[2]
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Sicyon
20 years
Succeeded by

Notes

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  1. ^ Eusebius, Chronographia 63
  2. ^ Pausanias, 2.5.6
  3. ^ Apollodorus, 2.1.1; Tzetzes ad Lycophron, 177
  4. ^ Apollodorus, 2.1.2

References

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  • 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.
  • 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. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
  • Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.