< Crius, son of Lynceus >

1 Origin

Crius was born in Abae in Phocis in 1330 BC.

2 Family

Crius had a son who plundered the sanctuary of Delphi. [Paus.10.6.6]

Pausanias reports that Crius' son was killed by Apollo. [Paus.10.6.6]

According to Apollodoros and Strabo, the son killed by Apollo was Tityus, the son of Elara, daughter of Orchomenus. [Apo.1.4.1, Strabo.9.3.12]

In other words, Crius' wife was Elara (or Elare), and Crius' son was Tityus.

3 Others

Crius was the ruler of Euboea. [Paus.10.6.6]

In 1310 BC, Abas, the son of Lynceus, who lived in Abae in Phocis, emigrated to Euboea. [See Abas]

A genealogy suggests that Abas was of the same generation as Crius and that they were brothers who emigrated to Euboea at the same time.

In other words, Crius' father is likely Lynceus, the son of Deucalion.