Editing Agrius (section)

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'''Agrius''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|ɡ|r|i|ə|s}}; [[Ancient Greek]]: Ἄγριος means "wild")<ref>Beekes, s.v. ἄγρος, p. 16.</ref> in [[Greek mythology]], is a name that may refer to:

*Agrius, one of the [[Giants (Greek mythology)|Giants]], sons of [[Gaia (mythology)|Gaia]]. He, together with [[Thoon (mythology)|Thoon]], was clubbed to death by [[Moirai]] with maces made from bronze, during the Gigantomachy, the battle of the Giants versus the [[Twelve Olympians|Olympian gods]].<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], 1.6.2</ref>
*[[Agrius (son of Porthaon)|Agrius]], son of King [[Porthaon]] of [[Calydon]].<ref>Apollodorus, 1.7.10 & 1.8.5</ref>
*Agrius, son of [[Polyphonte]] and a bear. He was the twin brother of [[Oreius (mythology)|Oreius]].<ref>[[Antoninus Liberalis]], [https://topostext.org/work/216#21 21]</ref> (see ''[[Agrius and Oreius (mythology)|Agrius and Oreius]]'')
*Agrius, one of the [[Centaurs]] who [[Heracles]] fought with.<ref>Apollodorus, 2.5.4</ref>
*Agrius, son of [[Odysseus]] by [[Circe]] and a brother of [[Latinus]] and [[Telegonus (son of Odysseus)|Telegonus]], mentioned only in [[Hesiod]]'s ''[[Theogony]]''.<ref>[[Hesiod]], ''[[Theogony]]'' 1011 ff.</ref>
*Agrius, one of the [[Suitors of Penelope|Suitors]] of [[Penelope]] who came from [[Dulichium]] along with other 56 wooers.<ref>Apollodorus, E.7.26–27</ref> He, with the other suitors, was slain by [[Odysseus]] with the aid of [[Eumaeus]], [[Philoetius (Odyssey)|Philoetius]], and [[Telemachus]].<ref name=":1">Apollodorus, E.7.33</ref>
*Agrius, one of [[Actaeon]]'s dogs.<ref>[[Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#181 181]</ref>

The city of [[Agrinio]], the largest city in [[Aetolia]], took its name from Agrius.