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{{Short description|Name of figures in Greek mythology}}
{{about|the mythological characters with this name|the ancient Greek sculptor|Argius|the genus of moths (family Sphingidae)|Agrius (moth)}}
{{See also|Agreus (mythology)}}
'''Agrius''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|ɡ|r|i|ə|s}}; [[Ancient Greek]]: Ἄγριος means "wild")<ref>Beekes, s.v. ἄγρος, p. 16.</ref> in [[Greek mythology]], is a name that may refer to:

*Agrius, one of the [[Giants (Greek mythology)|Giants]], sons of [[Gaia (mythology)|Gaia]]. He, together with [[Thoon (mythology)|Thoon]], was clubbed to death by [[Moirai]] with maces made from bronze, during the Gigantomachy, the battle of the Giants versus the [[Twelve Olympians|Olympian gods]].<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], 1.6.2</ref>
*[[Agrius (son of Porthaon)|Agrius]], son of King [[Porthaon]] of [[Calydon]].<ref>Apollodorus, 1.7.10 & 1.8.5</ref>
*Agrius, son of [[Polyphonte]] and a bear. He was the twin brother of [[Oreius (mythology)|Oreius]].<ref>[[Antoninus Liberalis]], [https://topostext.org/work/216#21 21]</ref> (see ''[[Agrius and Oreius (mythology)|Agrius and Oreius]]'')
*Agrius, one of the [[Centaurs]] who [[Heracles]] fought with.<ref>Apollodorus, 2.5.4</ref>
*Agrius, son of [[Odysseus]] by [[Circe]] and a brother of [[Latinus]] and [[Telegonus (son of Odysseus)|Telegonus]], mentioned only in [[Hesiod]]'s ''[[Theogony]]''.<ref>[[Hesiod]], ''[[Theogony]]'' 1011 ff.</ref>
*Agrius, one of the [[Suitors of Penelope|Suitors]] of [[Penelope]] who came from [[Dulichium]] along with other 56 wooers.<ref>Apollodorus, E.7.26–27</ref> He, with the other suitors, was slain by [[Odysseus]] with the aid of [[Eumaeus]], [[Philoetius (Odyssey)|Philoetius]], and [[Telemachus]].<ref name=":1">Apollodorus, E.7.33</ref>
*Agrius, one of [[Actaeon]]'s dogs.<ref>[[Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#181 181]</ref>

The city of [[Agrinio]], the largest city in [[Aetolia]], took its name from Agrius.

== Notes ==
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== References ==

*[[Antoninus Liberalis]], ''The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis'' translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). [https://topostext.org/work/216 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
*[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|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. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0021 Greek text available from the same website].
* [[Robert S. P. Beekes|Beekes, Robert S. P.]], ''Etymological Dictionary of Greek'', 2 vols, Leiden, [[Brill Publishing|Brill]], 2009. {{ISBN|978-90-04-17418-4}}. [https://dictionaries.brillonline.com/greek Online version at Brill].
*[[Gaius Julius Hyginus]], ''Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus'' translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. [https://topostext.org/work/206 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
*[[Robert Graves|Graves, Robert]], ''The Greek Myths'', Harmondsworth, London, England, Penguin Books, 1960. {{ISBN|978-0143106715}}
*Graves, Robert, ''The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition.'' Penguin Books Limited. 2017. {{ISBN|978-0-241-98338-6|024198338X}}
* [[Hesiod]], ''[[Theogony]]'' from ''The Homeric Hymns and Homerica'' with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0130%3Acard%3D1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0129 Greek text available from the same website].

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