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Augeias of Elis
In Greek mythology, Augeas (or Augeias, , ), whose name means "bright", was king of Elis and father of Epicaste. Some ancient authors say that Augeas was one of the Argonauts. He is known for his stables, which housed the single greatest number of cattle in the country and had never been cleaned, until the time of the great hero Heracles. The derivative adjective augean came to signify a challenging task, typically improving or fixing something that is currently in a bad condition.
Endymion
son of Aethlius in Greek mythology
Hippodamia
Greek mythical character, daughter of Oenomaus and wife of Pelops

Oenomaus
thumb|King Oenomaus, Hippodamia, and Olympian gods. Illustration from an ancient vase.
Tyro
In Greek mythology, Tyro () was an Elean princess who later became Queen of Iolcus.
Chrysippus
son of Pelops
Tiphys
In Greek mythology, Tiphys (; Ancient Greek: Τῖφυς Tîphus) was the helmsman of the Argonauts.
Aetolus
mythical character, son of Endymion
Phyleus
In Greek mythology, Phyleus (; Ancient Greek: Φυλεύς probably derived from φυλή phylē "tribe, clan, race, people") was an Elean prince and one of the Calydonian boar hunters.
Alcathous
mythical character, son of Pelops
Amarynceus
Amarynceus (Ancient Greek: Ἀμαρυγκεύς) was in Greek mythology, a chief of the Eleans.
Phorbas
son of Lapithus
Epicaste
Epicaste (; Ancient Greek: Ἐπικάστη Epikaste) or Epicasta () is a name attributed to five women in Greek mythology.
Eurytus and Cteatus
twin brothers in Greek mythology, sons of Moline
Agasthenes
In Greek mythology, Agasthenes (Ancient Greek: Ἀγασθένης) was the son of Augeas, and his successor in the kingdom of Elis. The government was shared between Amphimachus, Thalpius and Agasthenes. With Peloris, he was the father of Polyxenus, one of the "suitors of Helen", who reunified the kingdom when he returned from Troy.
Amphidamas
Amphidamas (; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιδάμας) was the name of multiple people in Greek mythology:
Eurytus
Eurytus, Eurytos (; Ancient Greek: Εὔρυτος) or Erytus (Ἔρυτος) is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, and of at least one historical figure.
Asterodeia
In Greek mythology, the name Asterodia, Asterodeia, or Asterodea (; Ancient Greek: Ἀστεροδεία, Ἀστεροδία) refers to:
Hyrmine
In Greek mythology, Hyrmine (; ) or Hyrmina was an Elean princess. The town of Hyrmine, named after her, was founded by her son Actor.
Dia
set index of Greek mythological figures named Dia
Amphimachus
Greek mythical character, son of Cteatus, suitor of Helen
Actor
set of Greek mythical characters
Axioche
Axioche () is a woman or otherwise a nymph in Greek mythology.
Dimoetes
In Greek mythology, Dimoetes () is a brother of Troezen, thus presumably a son of Pelops and Hippodamia. He was married to Evopis, his niece and daughter of Troezen, but she cheated on him with her own brother. Dimoetes' story is preserved in the Sorrows of Love by Parthenius of Nicaea, who attributes it to older author Phylarchus.