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of Megara was called by a name derived from that of Alcathous.

Alcathous was grandfather of the hero Ajax, via his daughter Periboea, who married Telamon, and of Iolaus, nephew and charioteer of Heracles, by his other daughter Automedusa.

Cult

Alcathous became the eponym of the acropolis located in the western part of ancient Megara. A cult of him existed in the city, and in particular

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