In
Greek mythology, Pisus (
Ancient Greek: Πῖσός or Πίσον means ‘meadows’), also Peisus or Peisos (Πεῖσος), may refer to two different characters:
Pisus, a
Messenian prince who later founded
Pisa in
Elis. He was the son of King
Perieres of Messenia[1] and possibly
Gorgophone, daughter of
Perseus. In one version of the myth, Pisus’ parents were instead
Aphareus, another Messenian king, and
Arene, and his brothers were
Idas and
Lynceus,[2] rivals of the
Dioscuri. He was the one of the first persons (the other two being
Pelops and
Heracles) to have established the festival and the contest at
Olympia.[3] Also, Pisus founded and instituted
Zeus’ worship on the area.[4]
Pisus, king of the
Celts and son of
Apollo. He was the reputed founder of
Pisa in
Etruria after he had waged war with the
Samnites and received their widowed queen who succeeded to the government after the death of her husband.[5]
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