Eleius

(Ἠλεῖος).

1. A son of Poseidon and Eurydice, the daughter of Endymion, was king of the Epeians and father of Augeas. (Paus. 5.1.6, &c.)

2. A son of Amphimachus and king of Elis. In his reign the sons of Aristomachus invaded Peloponnesus. (Paus. 5.3.4.)

3. A son of Tantalus, from whom the country of Elis was believed to have received its name. (Steph. Byz. s. v. Ἦλις.) [L.S]