In Greek mythology, Lelex (; Ancient Greek: Λέλεξ, gen. Λέλεγος) may refer to the following personages:
Lelex (king of Sparta), the first king of Sparta.Apollodorus, 3.10.3 Lelex (king of Megara), king of Megara.Pausanias, 1.44.3 Lelex, one of the Calydonian hunters, who was described as "the gray-haired hero Lelex". Coming from Narycus in Opuntian Locris, he was already a mature man during that hunt.Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.299 ff.
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