What is "pylus"

Pylus may refer to:

• Pylos, a bay and town in Messenia, Greece
• Pylus (Elis), an ancient city in Elis, Greece
• Pylus (beetle), a checkered beetle genus
• Pylus (mythology), a figure in Greek mythology

In Greek mythology, Pylus ( Ancient Greek: ) is a son of Ares and Demonice. His brothers were Evenus, Molus and Thestius.

Pylus was a city in ancient Elis. It was situated near the confluence of the rivers Pineus and Ladon. It lay on the mountain road from Olympia to Elis, 80 stades (13 km) from Elis. It was already ruined when Pausanias visited the area in the 2nd century AD. The location of Pylus has been identified with the modern village of Agrapidochori.