By his wife Torone, Proteus had 2 sons, Polygonos and Telegonos, who treated strangers violently. For that reason Proteus asked his father, the sea god Poseidon, to take him back home to Egypt. Poseidon opened a passage under the sea. When, at the instigation of Hera, the brothers challenged Herakles to a wrestling match, and he killed them both.
By his wife Torone, Proteus had 2 sons, Polygonos and Telegonos, who treated strangers violently. For that reason Proteus asked his father, the sea god Poseidon, to take him back home to Egypt. Poseidon opened a passage under the sea.
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