In Greek mythology, Aeginetes (The name is derived from Aegina (Αἴγινα), the historic Greek island in the Saronic Gulf and the suffix -ētēs (-ήτης) indicates a denonym, meaning "belonging to" or "from" a specific place.) was a son of Deritus, descendant of King Amyclas of Laconia. Through his son Pelias, Dereites was the ancestor of Patreus who founded Patras.Pausanias, 7.18.5 (Achaica)
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Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.