In Greek mythology, Leis (Ancient Greek: Ληίς, romanizedLēís, lit.'booty, spoil') was a princess as daughter of King Orus of Oraea (former name of Troezen). By the sea god Poseidon, she became the mother of Althepus who inherited the kingdom and renamed it after him, Althepia.[1]

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  1. ^ Pausanias, 2.30.5

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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. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
  • Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.