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Aleuas

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Aleuas[pronunciation?] or Alevas (Greek: Ἀλεύας) can refer to more than one person from ancient Greek myth and history:

  • Aleuas, the mythical king and seer of Thessaly who was the eponymous ancestor of the noble Aleuadae family of Larissa. See: Aleuadae.
  • Aleuas, a historical artist who was famous in his day for his statues of philosophers.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia xxxiv. 8. s. 19, 26
  2. ^ Mason, Charles Peter (1867). "Aleuas". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 110. Archived from the original on 2009-04-25.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1870). "Aleuas". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.