Pleuron (son of Aetolus)

In the genealogical tradition preserved in literary summaries, Pleuron is born to Aetolus (son of Endymion in many accounts) and Pronoe, daughter of Phorbas. He is consistently named as brother to Calydon; together their names explain two neighbouring Aetolian cities. Pleuron is reported as married to Xanthippe, daughter of Dorus, and as father to children including Agenor, Sterope, and Stratonice. The tradition links him to the heroic/mythic age and places him among the generational ancestors used to situate later figures and local dynasties.

The sources provide no physical description or consistent iconography for Pleuron. He appears in texts solely as a genealogical and toponymic name rather than as a visually characterized or depicted figure.

No supernatural powers or characteristic supernatural behaviors are attributed to Pleuron in the provided material. His functional role is familial and eponymic: as an ancestor and namesake he anchors local identity and lineage. A summarized tradition records that he (with figures like Calydon) was counted among those who 'built cities in Aetola called by their own names,' reflecting the conventional founder-role assigned to eponymous heroes.