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Pelasgus
In
Greek mythology
,
Pelasgus
referred to several different people.
One was the ancestor of the
Pelasgians
, whom
Herodotus
claimed were the oldest inhabitants of
Greece
.
Another was the King of
Argos
; he welcomed
Danaus
and the
Danaides
when they fled from
Aegyptus
.
Another was the father of
Larissa
Another was the father of
Lycaon
with
Meliboea
and the first king of
Arcadia
Another was a son of
Niobe
by
Zeus
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