In
Greek mythology,
Pelasgus was the
eponymous ancestor of the
Pelasgians, the mythical inhabitants of
Greece who established the worship of the
Dodonaean Zeus,
Hephaestus, the
Cabeiri, and other divinities. In the different parts of the country once occupied by Pelasgians, there existed different traditions as to the origin and connection of Pelasgus. The
ancient Greeks even used to believe that he was the first man.