Apheidas (; Ancient Greek: Ἀφείδας) was, in Greek mythology, the son of Arcas by either Erato, LeaneiraScholion on Euripides, Orestes 1646 (or Laodameia), Meganeira (daughter of Crocon), or the nymph Chrysopeleia. Through this parentage, he was the brother of Elatus, Azan and Tripylus. Aphidas's children were Aleus and Stheneboea.Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica 1.162 with scholia; Apollodorus, 3.9.1; Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 8.4.2-4; Tzetzes on Lycophron, Alexandra 480 After his father's death, Apheidas became king of Tegea.
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