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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Talaus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|æ|l|i|ə|s}}; {{langx|grc|Ταλαός}}) was the king of [[Argos, Peloponnese|Argos]] and one of the [[Argonauts]].<ref>[[Apollonius of Rhodes|Apollonius Rhodius]], 2.118</ref> He was the son of [[Bias (son of Amythaon)|Bias]] (or Perialces) and [[Pero (princess)|Pero]]. His wife was [[Lysimache]], daughter of [[Abas (son of Lynceus)|Abas]] (also known as [[Eurynome]], [[Lysippe]]<ref>[[Scholia]] on [[Plato]], p. 419 ed. Bekker (937, 26 ed. Baiter)</ref> or [[Lysianassa]], daughter of [[Polybus of Sicyon|Polybus]]<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+2.6.6&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160:book=2:chapter=6&highlight=Talaus 2.6.6]</ref>). He was the father of [[Adrastus (king of Argos)|Adrastus]], [[Aristomachus (mythology)|Aristomachus]], [[Astynome]], [[Eriphyle]], [[Mecisteus]], Metidice, and [[Pronax]].<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+1.9.13&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022:book=1:chapter=9&highlight=Talaus 1.9.13]</ref><ref>[[Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#70 70]</ref><ref>[[Pindar]], ''Nemean Ode'' 9.16</ref>

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== References ==
*[[Apollonius of Rhodes|Apollonius Rhodius]], ''Argonautica'' translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. [https://topostext.org/work/126 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
*Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonautica''. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0227 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
*Barthall, Edward E. ''Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece''. University of Miami Press, 1971, {{ISBN|0-87024-165-6}}, pp.&nbsp;105–106.
*[[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.]
*[[Pausanias (geographer)|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}}. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0160 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library]
*Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio.'' ''3 vols''. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903.  [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0159 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
*[[Pindar]], ''Odes'' translated by Diane Arnson Svarlien. 1990. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0162%3Abook%3DN. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.]
*Pindar, ''The Odes of Pindar'' including the Principal Fragments with an Introduction and an English Translation by Sir John Sandys, Litt.D., FBA. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1937. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0161%3Abook%3DN. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
*[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Pseudo-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}}. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0021 Greek text available from the same website].
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080514035700/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/3305.html Smith, Willam. ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', v. 3, page 971]}}

[[Category:Argonauts]]
[[Category:Kings of Argos]]
[[Category:Kings in Greek mythology]]
[[Category:Demigods in classical mythology]]
[[Category:Characters in the Argonautica]]
[[Category:Mythological Argives]]

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