In Greek mythology, Peratus ("), also called Eratus (), was the 10th king of Sicyon who reigned for 46 years.Eusebius, Chronographia 63
Family Peratus was the son of the sea-god Poseidon and Calchinia, daughter of King Leucippus.Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 2.5.7 He was father of Plemnaeus who succeeded him to the throne of Aegialea (former name of Sicyon).Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 2.5.8
Mythology Peratus' grandfather, King Leucippus, brought him up and at the latter's death handed over the kingdom to him. However, in some accounts, the crown of Sicyon was passed to Messapus before being inherited by Eratus .
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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.