In Greek mythology, Chaeresilaus[pronunciation?] (Ancient Greek: Χαιρησίλαος) is solely known for having been the son of Iasius (Iasion[1]), himself son of Eleuther. He was the brother of Astreis[2] and the father of Poemander by Stratonice.[3]

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  1. ^ Hesiod, Ehoiai 123.6
  2. ^ Hesiod, Ehoiai 123.8
  3. ^ Pausanias, 9.20.1; Plutarch, Quaestiones Graecae 37 for the spouse's name

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  • Hesiod, Catalogue of Women from Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica translated by Evelyn-White, H G. Loeb Classical Library Volume 57. London: William Heinemann, 1914. Online version at theio.com
  • Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, Moralia with an English Translation by Frank Cole Babbitt. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1936. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
  • 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.