Agrius

This article is about the mythological characters with this name. For the ancient Greek sculptor, see Argius. For the genus of moths (family Sphingidae), see Agrius (moth).

See also: Agreus (mythology)

Agrius (/ˈæɡriəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἄγριος means "wild")^[1] in Greek mythology, is a name that may refer to:

• Agrius, one of the Giants, sons of Gaia. He, together with Thoon, was clubbed to death by Moirai with maces made from bronze, during the Gigantomachy, the battle of the Giants versus the Olympian gods.^[2]
• Agrius, son of King Porthaon of Calydon.^[3]
• Agrius, son of Polyphonte and a bear. He was the twin brother of Oreius.^[4] (see Agrius and Oreius)
• Agrius, one of the Centaurs who Heracles fought with.^[5]
• Agrius, son of Odysseus by Circe and a brother of Latinus and Telegonus, mentioned only in Hesiod's Theogony.^[6]
• Agrius, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Dulichium along with other 56 wooers.^[7] He, with the other suitors, was slain by Odysseus with the aid of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.^[8]
• Agrius, one of Actaeon's dogs.^[9]

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