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< Carystus, son of Scyrius >
1 Origin
In 1305 BC, Carystus was born on the island of Scyros.
Carystus's father was Chiron (or Cheiron).

2 Family
Carystus had a son, Petraeus.

3 Others
Carystus founded the town of Carystus in the southeast of Euboea.
Anius, the son of Zarex, son of Petraeus, son of Carystus, was a priest of Delos.
Athens and Delos had a deep connection since the time of Cecrops, the first king of Athenians.
From the above, Chiron is thought to be another name for Scyris (or Sciron, Scirus), who migrated from Athens to the island of Scyros.
In other words, Carystus was the son of Scyrius, the son of Cecrops, the seventh king of Athenians.

< Cecrops, son of Pandion >
1 Origin
In 1455 BC, Cecrops was born in Athens.
Cecrops' father was Pandion, the fifth king of Athenians.
Cecrops' mother was Zeuxippe.

2 Other
Pausanias records that there was a hero's temple for Cecrops, son of Pandion, in Haliartus of Boeotia.
This Cecrops was the brother of Erechtheus, who sacrificed his daughters to Eumolpus when he invaded Attica, and his father is thought to be Pandion, the fifth king of Athens.
Haliartus had not yet been founded on the south side of Lake Copais, but the Hyantes, who had been driven out by Cadmus, lived in that area.
Nearby were Athens and Eleusis, founded by Cecrops, the first king of Athens.
Cecrops, son of Pandion, is presumed to have died fighting the Hyantes in an expedition to relieve those towns.

< Cephalus, son of Pandion > 1/2
1 Origin
In 1310 BC, Cephalus was born in Thoricus of Attica.

1.1 Father's name
Cephalus, son of Deioneus, married Procris, daughter of Erechtheus, and lived in Thoricus.
Traditions say that the father of Cephalus, husband of Procris, was Deioneus or Deion.
However, the following facts suggest that Cephalus' father was Pandion, king of Athenians.
1) Cephalus, son of Deion, was king of the Athenians.
2) Cephalus, son of Deioneus, lived in Thoricus of Attica.
3) Hyginus tells us that Cephalus was the son of Pandion.
4) Hyginus tells us that Nisus, king of Megara, was the son of Deion.
Most traditions tell us that Nisus was the son of Pandion.
Thus, Deion (or Deioneus) of Thoricus was another name for Pandion, king of Athenians.
Thoricus was one of the twelve towns that Theseus united into one.
Before Theseus, the twelve towns had their own rulers who were Erecthids, and Cephalus was probably one of them.

2 Family
Cephalus' wife was Procris.
Many traditions say that Procris was the daughter of Erechtheus.
However, Procris' father was not the sixth king of Athenians, Erechtheus, but the eighth king of Athenians, Pandion.
Therefore, Cephalus and Procris were half-siblings.
Cephalus and Procris had no children.
After Procris' death, Cephalus married Euryodeia and had a son, Arcesius (or Arcisius).

3 Others
3.1 Exile to Thebes
Cephalus succeeded Thoricus from his father, Pandion.
During the reign of Aegeus, the ninth king of Athenians, an internal conflict arose, and Cephalus was exiled by Aegeus and exiled to Thebes.
Legend has it that Cephalus killed his wife Procris and left Athens.

3.2 Settlement in Cephallenia
In 1277 BC, Cephalus participated in an expedition to the land of the Teleboans led by Amphitryon of Thebes.
Cephalus settled on the largest island in the Ionian Sea and called it Cephallenia.
Cephalus fought against the Teleboans who already lived on the island and captured Pterelas' daughter Euryodeia, whom he married.
Ithacus, Neritus, and Polyctor, the three sons of Pterelas, son of Deioneus, who were expelled from Cephallenia by Cephalus, emigrated to Ithaca.

< Cephalus, son of Deion > 2/2
1 Origin
In 1355 BC, Cephalus was born in Phocis.
Cephalus' father was Deion.
Deion's father was Aeolus, who emigrated to Phocis from Arne in Thessaly.
Cephalus' mother was Diomede, daughter of Xuthus.

2 Family
There is a tradition that Cephalus' wife was Clymene, daughter of Minyas.
However, Pausanias, who wrote this tradition, confused Cephalus, who lived in Phocis, with Cephalus, husband of Procris.
Hesiod reports that Clymene's husband was Phylacus, son of Deion, which is more plausible.
It is likely that this was misrepresented because Cephalus was the brother of Phylacus.

< Ceramus, son of Oenarus >
1 Origin
In 1270 BC, Ceramus was born in Naxos.
Ceramus' father was Oenarus, a priest of Naxos, also called Dionysus.
Ceramus' mother was Ariadne, daughter of Minos.

2 Other
In 1241 BC, Aegeus' son Theseus married Phaedra, daughter of Minos, from Crete.
It is believed that Ceramus accompanied his aunt Phaedra to Athens at this time.
Many potters migrated from Crete with Ceramus, and the Ceramicus district became the Potters' Quarter.

< Cercyon, son of Rarus >
1 Origin
In 1305 BC, Cercyon was born in Athens.
Cercyon's father was Rarus.

2 Family
Cercyon had a daughter, Alope.

3 Others
Rarus, the father of Cercyon, is thought to be a descendant of Crocon, who first settled in the Athenian lands across the Rheiti River from the Eleusinian lands.

< Ceyx, son of Actor >
1 Origin
Ceyx was born in Phthia, Thessaly, in 1273 BC. Ceyx's father was probably Actor, son of Myrmidon, for the following reasons:
1) Trachis, where Ceyx lived, was a town of the Myrmidons.
2) There is no generational contradiction if Ceyx is the son of Actor.
Ceyx is presumed to have migrated from Phthia, where his father Actor lived, across the Spercheius River, to the vicinity of Mount Oeta, and founded Trachis.

2 Family
Ceyx had a son, Hippasus. Ceyx had a daughter, Themistinoe.
2.1 Ceyx's wife Ceyx's wife was probably Aenianian, for the following reasons:
1) Ceyx led the Melians.
2) Around the time Ceyx migrated, the Aenianians also migrated from Dotium to the area near Mount Oeta.
In other words, Ceyx was a member of the Myrmidons, but most of the inhabitants of Trachis were Melians, and it is assumed that they were a branch of the Aenianians. It is believed that Ceyx married the daughter of the Melians' leader and succeeded his father-in-law as leader of the Melians.

3 Others
Trachis was already in ruins when the Gauls invaded Greece in the 3rd century BC.

< Chaeron, son of Thero >
1 Origin
In 1150 BC, Chaeron was born in Munychia of Athens.
Chaeron's mother was Thero (or Thuro).

2 Others
Chaeron founded Chaeroneia in Boeotia.
The inhabitants of Chaeroneia were Orchomenians.
From this, it can be inferred that.
During the Trojan War, Iolais, the father of Leipephilene, mother of Thero, mother of Chaeron, lived in Orchomenus, but was driven out by the Thracians and fled to Munychia in Athens.
Leipephilene married Phylas, who lived in Alopece, and had a daughter, Thero.
In 1126 BC, the Orchomenians, who had fled to Munychia with the Boeotians returning from Arne in Thessaly, recaptured Orchomenus, which had been occupied by the Thracians.
Chaeron led a group of Orchomenians who migrated to Arne after the Boeotians had left and founded Chaeroneia.

< Chalcinus, descendant of Cephalus >
1 Origin
In 1050 BC, Chalcinus was born in Cephallenia.
Chalcinus was the 10th generation descendant of Cephalus, who gave the name to Cephallenia.

2 Others
Chalcinus returned from Cephallenia to their ancestral homeland Athens with Daetus.
Cephalus was the son of Pandion, the 8th king of Athenians, and the king of Thoricus in Attica.
Cephalus was pursued by Aegeus and moved to Cephallenia via Thebes.
In other words, the Athenians accepted Chalcinus and Daetus as citizens because they were descendants of the king of Athens.
They gained Athenian citizenship at the end of the 11th century BC, which is thought to be one of the last records before Greece entered the Dark Ages.
The 5th century BC historian Hellanicus reports that Andocides, son of Leogoras, one of the ten greatest orators of Attica, was a descendant of Odysseus.
Odysseus was the great-grandson of Cephalus, and Andocides was probably a descendant of Chalcinus or Daetus.

< Crocon, son of Triptolemus >
1 Origin
In 1440 BC, Crocon was born in Eleusis.
Crocon's father was Triptolemus.

2 Family
Crocon married Saesara, daughter of Celeus.
Crocon and Saesara had a daughter, Meganira.

3 Others
Crocon was the first Eleusinian to cross the Rheiti River from the land of the Eleusinians and settle in the land of the Athenians.
Crocon's father, Triptolemus, was the son of Celeus, son of Rharus, son of Cranaus, the second king of Athenians.

< Cestrinus, son of Helenus >
1 Origin
In 1175 BC, Cestrinus was born in Buthroutum of Epirus.
Cestrinus's father was Helenus.
Cestrinus's mother was Andromache.

2 Other
In 1156 BC, Helenus died and Molossus, son of Neoptolemus, inherited Buthroutum.
Cestrinus emigrated to the vicinity of Ephyra in Thesprotia.

< Chaon, son of Priam >
1 Origin
In 1210 BC, Chaon was born in Ilium of Troad.
Chaon's father was Priam.

2 Other
In 1186 BC, Chaon and his brother Helenus migrated to the land of the Molossians under the leadership of Neoptolemus, son of Achilles.
Chaon was accidentally killed by Helenus while hunting.
Helenus named Chaonia after Chaon.

< Cinyras, son of Aerias >
1 Origin
Cinyras was born in 1270 BC in Palaepaphos of Cyprus.
Cinyras' mother was Amathousis.
Cinyras was the brother of Amathus, who built a temple of Aphrodite in Amathus, and their father is presumed to be Aerias. Aerias built a temple of Aphrodite in Palaepaphos.
Aerias is presumed to be a descendant of Cinyras, the son of Sandocus, who founded Palaepaphos in 1385 BC.

2 Family
Cinyras had a daughter, Eune.
Eune married Teucer, the son of Telamon.
Teucer and Eune had a daughter, Asteria.

3 Others
Cinyras, along with King Croesus and King Midas, was a person who was synonymous with wealth.
Cinyras' wealth is presumed to have come from the precious minerals found in Amathus, whose mother was the godmother of the town.

< Cleolaus, son of Minos >
1 Origin
Cleolaus was born in Cnossus, Crete, in 1270 BC.

2 Family
Cleolaus' father was Minos.

3 Others
In 1235 BC, Daedalus' son Iapyx led a group of immigrants from Crete to the southeastern part of the Italian peninsula.
Cleolaus who was among them, led a new group of immigrants and settled in Apulia, in the southeastern part of the Italian peninsula. Cleolaus named his tribe Daunii after his son Daunus.
Euippe, the daughter of Daunus, the son of Cleolaus, married Diomedes, the son of Tydeus, who led the Aetolians to Apulia.

< Ctimenus, son of Actor >
1 Origin
Ctimenus was born in Phthia in Thessaly in 1304 BC.
Ctimenus' son Eurydamas lived in Ctimene in Dolopia, west of Phthia.
The following facts indicate that Ctimenus' father was Actor, the son of Myrmidon.
1) Part of Phthia
Phoenix, the son of Amyntor, was given Dolopia by Peleus of Phthia.
In other words, Dolopia was part of Phthia during the time of Eurydamas, the son of Ctimenus.
Ctimenus is presumed to have been from Phthia.
2) Generational agreement
Eurydamas, the son of Ctimenus, appears in the story of the expedition of the Argonauts.
Peleus, the son of Aeacus, also appears in the story of the expedition of the Argonauts.
That is, Ctimenus was of the same generation as Aeacus, and Ctimenus' father was of the same generation as Aeacus' father, Actor.
3) Irus, son of Actor
Ctimenus, the father of Eurytion, was also called Irus.
Irus was the son of Actor.

2 Family
Ctimenus and Demonass had two sons, Eurydamas and Eurytion.

3 Others
In 1275 BC, Ctimenus moved from Phthia to Dolopia near Lake Xynian and founded Ctimene.

< Cletor, son of Polydore >
1 Origin
Cletor (or Clitor) was born in 1405 BC in Doris near the Peneius River in northern Thessaly.

2 Family
Cletor had a daughter named Eurymedusa, who became the mother of Myrmidon.

3 Others
3.1 Place of Residence
Cletor was called the river god Achelaus, and is thought to have lived near the river Achelaus.
The Achelaus was not the famous river that borders Acarnania and Aetolia.
That is, the Achelaus that flows through a land called Paracheloitae near Lamia in southern Thessaly and joins the Spercheius River.
Since the Myrmidons, named after Cletor's grandson Myrmidon, lived in Phthia, it is thought that Cletor's place of residence was Paracheloitae.

3.2 Ancestors
During Cletor's time, the Dryopians lived near the Spercheius River.
Dryops, the eponym of the Dryopians, was the son of Polydore, the daughter of Danaus.
Iphitus, the son of Sthenelus, the son of Perseus, the son of Danae, the daughter of Acrisius, the son of Abas, the son of Hypermnestra, the daughter of Danaus, appears in the story of the Argonauts' expedition.
In other words, Dryops is the fifth generation from the Argonauts' generation.
Cletor was the father of Eurymedusa, the mother of Myrmidon, the father of Aeacus, the father of Actor, the father of Telamon who appears in the story of the Argonauts' expedition.
In other words, Cletor is also the fifth generation from the Argonauts' generation.
Therefore, it is assumed that Cletor is the brother of Dryops and migrated from the land of the Dryopians to Paracheloitae near the Achelaus River.

< Cynus, son of Opus >
1 Origin
Cynus was born in Antheia near Thermopylae in 1305 BC.
Cynus' father was Opus, son of Locrus.

2 Family
Cynus had a son, Hodoedocus (or Odoedocus).
Cynus had a daughter, Larymna.

3 Others
In 1262 BC, Cynus moved from Antheia to Opus, helping his father build Opus.
In 1260 BC, Cynus founded Cynus near Opus.

< Calliarus, son of Hodoedocus >
1 Origin
Calliarus was born in Cynus, Epicnemidian Locris, in 1265 BC.
Calliarus' father was Hodoedocus, son of Cynus.
Calliarus' mother was Laonome.

2 Others
In 1245 BC, Calliarus founded Calliarus near Cynus.

< Chloris, daughter of Amphion >
1 Origin
Chloris was born in Orchomenus, Boeotia, in 1295 BC.
Chloris' father was Amphion, son of Iasius.

2 Family
Chloris married Neleus, son of Cretheus.
Neleus lived in Pylus, Eleia.
Chloris was accompanied by many Minyans when they migrated to Pylus.
Neleus and Chloris had a son, Periclymenus.
Neleus and Chloris had a son, Chromius.
Neleus and Chloris had a son, Nestor.

< Clymenus, son of Presbon >
1 Origin
In 1330 BC, Clymenus was born in Acraephium, Boeotia.
Clymenus' father was Presbon.

2 Family
Clymenus had a son Erginus.
Clymenus had a son Azeus.
Clymenus had sons Stratius, Arrhon, and Pyleus.

3 Others
In 1270 BC, Clymenus succeeded Orchomenus, son of Minyas, as King Orchomenus.
In 1256 BC, Clymenus was killed by Thebans in Onchestus.

< Cyparissus, son of Minyas >
1 Origin
Cyparissus was born in Orchomenus, Boeotia, in 1325 BC.
Cyparissus' father was Minyas.

2 Family
Cyparissus had a son, Anticyreus.

3 Others
In 1305 BC, Cyparissus moved to Phocis and founded the town of Cyparissus.

< Chryse, daughter of Almus >
1 Origin
Chryse was born in Ephyraea (later Corinth) in Argolis in 1401 BC.
Chryse's father was Almus.

2 Family
Chryse had a son, Phlegyas.

< Chrysogeneia, daughter of Almus >
1 Origin
Chrysogeneia was born in Ephyraea (later Corinth) in Argolis in 1400 BC.
Chrysogeneia's father was Almus.

2 Family
Chrysogeneia had a son, Chryses.

< Chryses, son of Chrysogeneia >
1 Origin
Chryses was born in Andreis, Boeotia, in 1380 BC.
Chryses' mother was Chrysogeneia, daughter of Almus.

2 Family
Chryses had a son, Minyas.
Chryses also likely had a son named Iasius.

3 Others
In 1350 BC, Chryses migrated from Andreis to the west of Lake Copais, near Mount Acontius, and founded a new town (later Orchomenus).
Andreis was submerged in Lake Copais.

< Cytissorus, son of Phrixus >
1 Origin
In 1385 BC, Cytissorus (or Cylindrus, Cytisorus, Cytorus) was born in Colchis.
Cytissorus' father was Phrixus, son of Athamas.
Cytissorus' mother was Chalciope (or Iophossa, Euenia), daughter of Aeetes.

2 Family
Cytissorus' wife is presumed to be Sinope, daughter of Epopeus.

3 Others
In 1370 BC, Cytissorus migrated from Colchis to the southern coast of the Black Sea and founded Cytorus.
The migration of Cytissorus may be related to the migration of Asterios, son of Minos, son of Europa, to Colchis.

< Chalciope, daughter of Aeetes >
1 Origin
In 1415 BC, Chalciope (or Iophossa, Euenia) was born in Melitaea, Thessaly.
Chalciope's father was Aeetes, son of Sisyphus.

2 Family
Chalciope married Phrixus, son of Athamas.
Chalciope had a son Melas.
Chalciope had a son Argus.
Chalciope had a son Cytissorus (or Cylindrus, Cytisorus, Cytorus).
Chalciope had a son Presbon (or Phrontis).

3 Others
In 1407 BC, Chalciope and his father Aeetes moved to Ephyraea (later Corinth), founded by his grandfather Sisyphus.
In 1396 BC, Chalciope married Phrixus, son of Athamas.
Phrixus was the son of Athamas, brother of Sisyphus, father of Aeetes, father of Chalciope.
In 1390 BC, Phrixus and his family joined a group of immigrants led by Aeetes and moved to Colchis on the eastern coast of the Black Sea.

< Cleopatra, daughter of Boreas >
1 Origin
Cleopatra was born in 1380 BC near the Rheginia (now Ergene) River in Thracia.
Cleopatra's father was Boreas.
Cleopatra's mother was Orithyia (or Oreithyia).

2 Family
2.1 Cleopatra's husband
Cleopatra married Phineus of Salmydessus, near the source of the Rheginia River.
In 1390 BC, Phineus, along with his father Belus, joined a colony led by Aeetes, son of Sisyphus, and emigrated to the mouth of the Aesepus River in the northwest of the Anatolia Peninsula.
Cleopatra's father Boreas also joined the colony, and Boreas emigrated to the Rheginia River in Thracia.
In other words, Cleopatra's father Boreas and Phineus' father Belus were acquainted with each other as they were in the same immigrant group.

2.2 Cleopatra's sons
Cleopatra had two sons, Clytius and Polymedes (or Plexippus and Pandion).

< Clytius, son of Phineus >
1 Origin
Clytius was born in 1360 BC in Salmydessus on the southwestern coast of the Black Sea.
Clytius' father was Phineus, son of Belus.
Clytius' father was Cleopatra, daughter of Boreas.

2 Family
Clytius, or Polymedes, married Perseis (or Perse).
To them was born Aeetes, who became the father of Jason's wife Medea.

3 Others
Clytius emigrated from Salmydessus to Tauric Chersonese (present-day Crimea) with his brother Polymedes.

< Cecrops, father of Erysichthon >
1 Origin
Cecrops was born in Boeotia in 1596 BC.
Cecrops' ancestor was Ogygus, who is said to be the ancestor of the Athenians.
Ogygus was the king of Ectenes.
At one time the name Ectenes was synonymous with the people of Boeotia.
Ectenes lived in the north of the land that would later become Thebes.

2 Family
Cecrops married Agraulus, daughter of Actaeus.
Cecrops had a son, Erysichthon.
Cecrops had a daughter, Herse.
Cecrops had daughters, Agraulus and Pandrosus.

3 Others
3.1 Emigration to Egypt
In 1580 BC, due to the outbreak of plagues and pressure from other tribes, some of the Ectenes left and others migrated to other places.
Cecrops' father migrated to the Nile Delta in Egypt and founded Sais.
Cecrops migrated with his father from Boeotia to Egypt.

3.2 Diphyes
Cecrops was called Diphyes, which means "two-formed" because he spoke another language besides Greek. It means "speaking two languages".
It is assumed that the "other language" that Cecrops spoke was the Phoenician language.
The Greeks who lived in the Nile Delta had a connection with Phoenicia, which was on the sea route from Greece to Egypt. Their relationship can be inferred from the following four things.
1) Cecrops' daughter Herse married into Tyre in Phoenicia.
2) Phoenix, the son of Agenor, married Perimede, the daughter of Oeneus, who is thought to be a descendant of Herse.
3) Phoenix became king of Tyre.
4) The Agenor family, who were driven out of Egypt, moved to Sidon near Tyre.

3.3 Emigration from Egypt to Attica
In 1562 BC, Cecrops, attempting to return to Greece from Egypt, landed at Myrrinous, a coastal area about 25 km north of Cape Sunium in Attica.
Colaenus, who lived at Myrrinous, migrated to Messenia and founded Colonides on the western peninsula at the entrance to the Gulf of Messenia.
Cecrops married Agraulus, daughter of Actaeus of Athmoneis.

3.4 Founding of Cecropia
In 1561 BC, Cecrops founded Cecropia and became the first king of Athens.
Cecrops later founded Eleusis and Athens on the Triton River near Alalcomenae in Boeotia.

3.5 Death of Erysichthon
Erysichthon, the son of Cecrops, died on the voyage to Attica after completing the rituals in Delos. He was buried in Prasiae, just south of Myrrinous.
Erysichthon built the temple of Apollo in Delos, and the Athenians had a long history of ties with Delos.

3.6 Death of Cecrops
In 1511 BC, Cecrops died of old age and was buried in the Acropolis of Athens.

< Calais, son of Boreas >
1 Origin
Calais was born in 1384 BC near the Rheginia (now Ergene) River in Thracia.
Calais' father was Boreas.
Calais' mother was Orithyia (or Oreithyia), daughter of Erechtheus.

2 Others
2.1 Emigration to the west coast of the Black Sea
In 1365 BC, Zetes and Calais migrated from Thracia to the island of Peuce in the Ister (now Danube) River on the west coast of the Black Sea.
It was the land inhabited by the Hyperboreans, and from there offerings were sent to Delos.
The Hyperborean kings and administrators of the sanctuary were descendants of Boreas.
In other words, Zetes and Calais were the ancestors of the Hyperboreans.

2.2 Offerings to Delos
The Hyperboreans would make an annual offering of first-fruits to Delos.
The first-fruits were likely to have been offered to the Temple of Apollo, which was built in Delos by Erysichthon, the son of Cecrops, the first king of Athens.

< Chione, daughter of Boreas >
1 Origin
Chione was born in 1387 BC near the Rheginia (now Ergene) River in Thracia.
Chione's father was Boreas.
Chione's mother was Oreithyia (or Oreithyia), daughter of Erechtheus.

2 Family
Chione married Ceryx, son of Eumolpus.
Ceryx and Chione had a son, Eumolpus.

< Ceryx, son of Eumolpus >
1 Origin
Ceryx was born in Eleusis in 1408 BC.
Ceryx's father was Eumolpus.

2 Family
Ceryx's wife is presumed to have been Chione, daughter of Orithyia, for the following reasons:
1) Chione gave birth to Eumolpus. Eumolpus led the Thracians during the battle between the Eleusinians and the Athenians, and rushed to the side of the Eleusinians.
2) Eumolpus, who rushed from Thracia to the battle between the Eleusinians and Erechtheus of Athens, was Ceryx's son.
In other words, Ceryx's wife was Chione, and they had a son, Eumolpus.

3 Others
In 1390 BC, a huge tsunami occurred in the Aegean Sea and hit Eleusis.
Ceryx, along with Boreas of Athens, joined the colony of Aeetes, son of Sisyphus, who set sail from Ephyra (later Corinth) in search of new lands.
Ceryx settled in Thracia.
In 1352 BC, a battle broke out between Immaradus, son of Eumolpus, and Erechtheus of Athens, and Ceryx, along with his son Eumolpus, sided with Eleusis.
Immaradus was killed in the battle, and the cult of Eleusis was inherited by Immaradus' father Eumolpus. After Eumolpus' death, Ceryx inherited the cult of Eleusis.

< Cranaus, son of Telegonus >
1 Origins
Cranaus was born in Sais in the Nile Delta in Egypt in 1557 BC.
There are no historical documents that record the names of Cranaus' parents, but it is assumed that Cranaus was the son of Telegonus and Io based on the following:
1) The Athenians were Pelasgians in ancient times.
2) The Athenians before the return of Peloponnesus of Heracleidae were Pelasgians.
3) The Athenians when they were called Cranaans were Pelasgians.
In other words, it is assumed that the Pelasgians migrated from Egypt to Athens with Cranaus.
In 1560 BC, a great famine occurred in Argos, and the inhabitants migrated to various places.
The Pelasgians, led by Iasus, the son of Triopas, migrated to Egypt.
Iasus' daughter Io married Telegonus.
In 1525 BC Cranaus, likely the son of Io, moved to Athens, taking with him the Pelasgians who had migrated from Argos to Egypt with Iasus and Io.

2 Family
Cranaus married Pedias, daughter of Mynes.
Cranaus had two daughters, Cranae and Menaechme.
Cranaus had a daughter, Atthis (or Athena).
Cranaus had a son, Rharus (or Eleusis).

3 Others
3.1 Successors of Cecrops
In 1511 BC, Cranaus succeeded Cecrops as the second king of Athens.
In 1502 BC, Cranaus was banished from Athens by his son-in-law Amphictyon.
In 1492 BC, Erichthonius, the son of Cranaus' daughter Atthis, banished Amphictyon and became the fourth king of Athens.

3.2 Death of Cranaus
Expelled by Amphictyon, Cranaus fled to Lamptrae, halfway between Athens and Cape Sunium, where he died.

3.3 Son of Erysichthon, son of Cecrops
Cranaus had a son Rharus and a grandson Celeus. Why was Erichthonius, the son of Cranaus' daughter Atthis, able to ascend to the throne as king of Athens instead of them?
This is probably because Erichthonius' father, Hephaestus, was the son of Erysichthon, the son of Cecrops.
Hephaestus and Atthis were married before Cecrops' death, and Erysichthon's son Hephaestus was Cecrops' successor.
Either due to the usurpation of the throne by Cranaus or other circumstances, Hephaestus and Atthis went to Egypt.

< Circe, daughter of Perseis >
1 Origin
Circe was born in Tauric Chersonese (now Crimea) in 1330 BC.
Circe's mother was Perseis (or Perse).
Circe's father is presumed to be the son of Cleopatra, daughter of Boreas.

2 Other
Circe's tomb was in Megara.

< Circe, daughter of Aeetes >
1 Origin
Circe was born in Colchis in 1287 BC.
Circe's father was Aeetes, son of Perseis.
Circe's mother was Hecate (or Idyia), daughter of Perses.

2 Family
Circe married the king of the Sarmatians.

< Cadmus, son of Agenor >
1 Origin
In 1450 BC, Cadmus was born in Thebes, Egypt.
Thebes, where Cadmus was born, was not a town in Upper Egypt, but was founded by Ogygus, the father of Thebe.
Cadmus' father was Agenor.
Cadmus' mother was Telephassa.

2 Family
Cadmus married Harmonia.
Cadmus and Harmonia had a son, Polydorus, and four daughters, Semele, Ino, Autonoe, and Agave.

3 Others
3.1 Emigration to Sidon
In 1430 BC, Cadmus and his father Agenor migrated from Egypt to Sidon in Phoenicia.
It is assumed that this was due to the oppression of Greeks living in the Nile Delta by Pharaoh Thutmose III of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt.

3.2 From Sidon to Rhodes
In 1425 BC, Cadmus left Sidon in search of a new land, inviting prospective emigrants from Phoenicia. Cadmus' emigration party included Phoenicians and Arabians.
Cadmus sailed left around the Aegean Sea and landed at Ialysus, northeast of Rhodes, before reemerging at Lindus, southeast of the island. In that town is the temple of Athena, founded by Danaus, to which Cadmus dedicated a bronze cauldron inscribed with Phoenicia letters.

3.3 From Rhodes to Thera
Cadmus then stopped at Calliste (later Thera) and left prospective settlers on the island, with Membliarus, son of Poeciles, as their leader. The descendants of the settlers at this time lived on the island for eight generations, until Theras, son of Autesion, settled on the island from Sparta.

3.4 Thera to Samothrace
Cadmus continued northward, traveling around the islands, and landed at Samothrace, where the highest mountain in the islands of the Aegean Sea is located.
Samothrace was inhabited by Dardanus and Megassares, who migrated from Methydrium in Arcadia in 1430 BC.
At Samothrace, Cadmus married Dardanus' sister Harmonia.

3.5 From Samothrace to Thracia
Cadmus left Samothrace, landed in Thracia, and settled near Mount Pangaeus in the northern part of the Chalcidice Peninsula, accompanied by the Telchines, who were probably prospecting wherever they went, and the gold they found in Mount Pangaeus made Cadmus became wealthy from the gold he found in the Pangaeus Mountains.
Cadmus' mother, Telephassa, died in Thracia.

3.6 From Thracia to Boeotia
In 1420 BC, a tsunami hit the coast of Thracia where Cadmus' immigrants had settled, and Cadmus again led an immigrant group through Thessaly and invaded Boeotia.
At that time, Boeotia was home to the Temmix (Temmikes), Hyantes, Ectenes, and Aonians, and fierce battles ensued. At first, Cadmus's invading group continued to lose to the natives, but by changing tactics, they won.
The Hyantes, who lived around Thebes, were driven out by the Hyantes about 160 years ago and most of them had migrated to Attica.
The Ectenes, who had remained in Boeotia, were driven out by Cadmus and migrated to Attica.
The Aonians who lived around Glissas, about 11 km northeast of Thebes, were allowed to continue living there.

3.7 Founding of Cadmeia
Cadmus built a palace on a hill in the area vacated by the Hyantes, and called it Cadmeia.
The Gephyraeans who accompanied Cadmus from Phoenicia settled in Tanagra.
The Arabians who were part of Cadmus' group also moved to Euboea and settled there.

3.8 From Boeotia to Illyria
In 1390 BC, the Encheleans, who had migrated with Cadmus to Boeotia and had settled around Lake Copais, resettled in Illyria. The migration of Athamas, son of Aeolus, from Thessaly to the east side of Lake Copais in Boeotia, is thought to have been the cause of the Encheleans' resettlement.
The Encheleans, oppressed by the native tribes of Illyria, requested assistance from Cadmus.
Cadmus complied with the Encheleans' request, re-migrated to Illyria, and died there.
Cadmus' final resting place was Buthoe (now Budua) in Illyria, where he was buried with his wife Harmonia near the Rizous River.

< Coritus, son of Orchomenus >
1 Origin
In 1475 BC, Coritus was born in Methydrium in Arcadia.
Coritus' father is presumed to have been Orchomenus, son of Lycaon, based on the following
1) Coritus was the father of Dardanus.
2) Dardanus inherited Methydrium from Atlas (Orchomenus).
3) Orchomenus was the founder of Methydrium.

2 Family
Coritus married his half-sister Electra.
Coritus and Electra had a son, Dardanus.
Coritus and Electra had a son Iasus.
Coritus and Electra had a daughter, Harmonia.

3 Others
Coritus inherited Methydrium from his father Orchomenus.

< Celaeno, daughter of Orchomenus >
1 Origin
In 1440 BC, Celaeno (or Clonia) was born in Methydrium in Arcadia.
Celaeno's father was Orchomenus, son of Lycaon.
Celaeno's father was also called Atlas, and Electra was one of the Pleiades (or Atlantides).

2 Family
Celaeno married Hyrieus, son of Alcyone, sister of Celaeno.
Celaeno had a son Nycteus.
Celaeno had a son Lycus.
Celaeno had a son Eupemus.

3 Others
In 1430 BC, Celaeno joined Dardanus' band of emigrants from Arcadia to Samothrace.
In 1420 BC, Celaeno joined Cadmus' band of emigrants from Samothrace to Boeotia, where he married Hyrieus, son of Megassares, and lived in Euboea (later Hyria), founded by Megassares.

< Chryse, daughter of Pallas >
1 Origin
In 1450 BC, Chryse was born in Pallantium in Arcadia.
Chryse's father was Pallas, son of Lycaon.
Chryse's mother was Titanis (or Styx).

2 Family
Chryse married Dardanus, son of Coritus.
Dardanus and Chryse had a son, Deimas.
Dardanus and Chryse had a son, Idaeus.

3 Others
In 1430 BC, a flood caused famine in Methydrium.
Dardanus left Idaeus' brother Deimas and half of the inhabitants behind and emigrated to Samothrace.
In 1420 BC, a tsunami hit Samothrace and Dardanus emigrated to the Troad.
Chryse is presumed to have been a victim of the tsunami.

< Cybele, daughter of Pallas >
1 Origin
In 1446 BC, Cybele was born near Mount Ida in Crete.
Cybele is presumed to be one of the Cabeirides, whose ancestors were Cadmilus.

2 Family
Cybele married Iasion, brother of Dardanus.
Iasion and Cybele had a son, Corybas.

3 Others
3.1 From Crete to Samothrace
In 1435 BC, Teucrus, the founder of the kingdom of Troy, migrated from Crete to Troad.
Cybele may have been among the Teucrus emigrants, along with Idaean Dactyls.
Cybele visited the islands around the Troad with the Idaean Dactyls, who were searching for mines, to spread the Cabeiri cult.
Cybele married Iasion, who had emigrated from Arcadia, at Samothrace.

3.2 Birth of the Samothrace Ritual
Chryse, wife of Iasion's brother Dardanus, brought the divinely ordained mysteries to Samothrace.
Iasion learned from his wife Cybele and sister-in-law Chryse and initiated the rituals at Samothrace.

3.3 From Samothrace to Troad
In 1420 BC, Samothrace was hit by a great tsunami, and Cybele was taken by Dardanus to the Troad.
Iasion and Chryse are presumed to have been victims of the tsunami.

3.4 Co-habitation with Teucrus
Teucrus founded and lived in Teucris in Troad.
Dardanus cohabited with Teucrus, but their intermediary was probably Cybele, who migrated with Teucrus from Crete.

3.5 Cybele's Deification
Later, Cybele and her son Corybas lived at the foot of Mount Ida; Cybele was revered by the people as a goddess, and Corybas called those who celebrated his mother's rites Corybantes and taught them to dance.
Cybele moved to Pessinus in Phrygia, where she came to be called "Mother of the Gods," "Mother of the Mountains," "Great Goddess of Phrygia," and so on.

< Corybas, son of Iasion >
1 Origin
Corybas was born in Samothrace in 1427 BC.
Corybas' father was Iasion, son of Coritus.
Corybas' mother was Cybele.

2 Family
Corybas married Thebe, daughter of Cilix.
Corybas and Thebe had a daughter, Ide.
Corybas also had a wife, Demodice.
Corybas and Demodice had a son, Scamander.

3 Others
In 1420 BC, when Samothrace was hit by a great tsunami, Corybas and his mother Cybele were taken by Dardanus to the Troad.
Cybele was worshipped as a goddess and Corybas called those who celebrated her mother's rites Corybantes and taught them how to dance.

< Calydon, son of Aetolus >
1 Origin
Calydon was born in Pleuron in 1320 BC.
Calydon's father was Aetolus, son of Endymion.

2 Family
Calydon married Aeolia, daughter of Amythaon.
Calydon and Aeolia had two daughters, Epicaste and Protogenia.
Oeneus, father of Tydeus, is also presumed to be Calydon's son.

3 Others
3.1 Founding of Calydon
Calydon, or Aetolus, founded Calydon on the east side of Pleuron.
Aeolis, who migrated from Elis to Aetolia under Aetolus's leadership, moved from Pleuron to Calydon.
The descendants of Pleuron, son of Aetolus, who married Xanthippe, daughter of Dorus, remained in Pleuron.
Xanthippe belonged to the Curetes, who had lived near Pleuron before the migration of Aetolus.

3.2 Calydon's Marriage
In 1301 BC, Calydon married Aeolia, daughter of Amythaon from Pylus in Eleia.
Aethlius, father of Endymion, father of Calydon's father Aetolus, was the brother of Salmoneus, father of Tyro, mother of Aeolia's father Amythaon.
In other words, Calydon was a third cousin of Aeolia, and they were of the same race, with Aeolus, son of Hippotes, as their common ancestor.
However, Salmoneus, grandfather of Aeolia's father Amythaon, was an enemy of Calydon's father Aetolus, who had driven him out of Elis.

3.3 Conflict between Curetes and Aeolis
Calydon married a wife from Pylus to oppose Pleuron, who was gaining power by teaming up with Curetes.
It is assumed that Aeolia's marriage was accompanied by Aeolis from Pylus, who migrated to Calydon, intensifying the conflict with Pleuron.

< Cynortas, son of Amyclas >
1 Origin
Cynortas (or Cynortes) was born in Amyclae in 1347 BC.
Cynortas' father was Amyclas.

2 Family
Cynortas had a son, Oebalus.
Cynortas may also have had other sons named Hippolytus and Amyclas.

3 Others
Cynortas succeeded his brother Aigalus as king of Lacedaemon.

3.1 Pelops' Guide
Pelops, the son of Tantalus, emigrated from Lydia to Greece.
It is believed that Pelops first met Perseus of Mycenae.
It is believed that Pelops was heading for his ancestors' homeland, Olympia, and heard the following from Perseus.
1) Evarete, wife of Oenomaus of Pisa, was the sister of Perseus' mother, Danae.
In other words, Oenomaus was Perseus' uncle-in-law.
2) Eurydice, sister of Amyclas of Amyclae, was the mother of Perseus' mother, Danae.
In other words, Cynortas' aunt, Eurydice, was Perseus' grandmother.
It is believed that Cynortas accompanied Pelops to Olympia along with Perseus.

3.1.1 Support for the Presumption
The relationships between Cynortas and Pelops and Perseus are supported by the following:
1) Amyclas' daughter Hegesandre married Pelops' son Argeius.
2) Cynortas' son Oebalus' wife was Batia.
The wife of Dardanus, the founder of the Trojan Kingdom, was also named Batia.
Batia is presumed to be the daughter of a Phrygian leader who accompanied Pelops to Greece from Asia Minor.
In Sparta, there was the tombs of the Phrygians who migrated with Pelops.
3) Cynortas' son Oebalus married Perseus' daughter Gorgophone.

< Clymenus, son of Oeneus >
1 Origin
1270 BC Clymenus was born in Calydon.
Clymenus' father was Oeneus, son of Calydon. [Apo.1.8.1]

2 Others
1246 BC Clymenus died fighting the sons of Thestius. [Apo.1.8.1]

< Cometes, son of Thestius >
1 Origin
Cometes was born in Pleuron in 1275 BC.
Cometes' father was Thestius, son of Pleuron. [Paus.8.45.6]
Cometes' mother was Laophonte, daughter of Pleuron. [FGrH.Nr333.F9]

2 Others
Cometes died in a battle with the sons of Oeneus in 1246 BC. [Paus.8.45.6]

< Celeutor, son of Parthaon >
1 Origin
In 1230 BC, Celeutor was born at Pleuron in Aetolia.
Celeutor' father was Agrius, son of Parthaon. [Apo.1.8.6].
Celeutor' mother was Dia, daughter of Parthaon. [FGrH.333.123].

2 Others
Celeutor, together with his brothers, exiled Oeneus of Calydon. [Paus.2.25.2]
Celeutor was then attacked and killed in battle by Diomedes, son of Tydeus. [Apo.1.8.6, Hyginus.175, Paus.2.25.2]

< Cydon, son of Tegeates >
1 Origin
Cydon was born in Tegea, Arcadia, in 1467 BC.
Cydon's father was Tegeates, son of Lycaon. [Paus.8.53.2]
Cydon's mother was Maera (or Maia), daughter of Orchomenus. [Paus.8.48.6]

2 Family
2.1 Cydon's wife
Cydon's wife was Europa, daughter of Phoenix. [See Europa]

2.2 Cydon's son
In addition to Minos, Cydon and Europa had a son, Cardys. [See Cardys]

3 Others
3.1 Founding of Cydonia
In 1450 BC, Tegea suffered a severe food shortage, and the three sons of Tegeates, son of Lycaon, Cydon, Gortys, and Archedius, led the Arcadians to Crete. [Paus.8.53.4]
Cydon founded Cydonia in the northwest of Crete. [Paus.8.53.4]

3.2 Marriage to Europa
In 1425 BC, Cydon married Europa, daughter of Phoenix, who was among the colonists led by Cadmus who stayed in Cydonia.

< Cardys, son of Cydon >
1 Origin
Cardys was born in Cydonia, northwest of Crete, in 1422 BC.

1.1 Father of Cardys
Cardys was the father of Clymenus, who held the games in Olympia. [Paus.5.8.1]
Clymenus emigrated from Cydonia, northwest of Crete, to Olympia. [Paus.6.21.6]
Thus, Cardys lived in Cydonia.
Clymenus was banished from Olympia by Endymion, son of Aethlius of Elis. [Paus.5.8.1]
Thus, Cardys was of the same generation as Aethlius, son of Aeolus.
Cydonia was a city founded by Cydon, son of Tegeates, who emigrated from Arcadia. [Paus.8.53.4]
When I make a genealogy of Cydon and Cardys, I find that there is only one generation difference between their birth years.
Therefore, Cardys is presumed to be the son of Cydon, the founder of Cydonia.

1.2 Cardys' mother
Cardys' mother is presumed to be Europa, daughter of Phoenix. [See Europa]

2 Family
Cardys had a son, Clymenus. [Paus.5.8.1]

2.1 Wife of Cardys
Clymenus was the grandson of the Idaean Heracles. [Newton.156]
Therefore, Cardys' wife is presumed to be the daughter of the Idaean Heracles (or Acmon).
Acmon's wife was Astypalaea, the daughter of Phoenix, and Cardys and Acmon's daughter were cousins. [See Astypalaea]

3 Others
In 1420 BC, Cydonia was hit by a tsunami, and Cardys lost his father Cydon, but survived with his mother Europa and brother Minos.
Cardys married the daughter of Acmon who moved from Aptera near Cydonia to Cherronesus on the opposite shore of Rhodes, and founded the city.
Cardys had a son, Clymenus.
In 1390 BC, Crete was again hit by a huge tsunami.
The Cardys family, along with the Minos, joined a convoy of immigrant of Telchines from Aptera to Asia Minor and emigrated to the Troad.
The Cardys family returned to Cydonia some time later.

< Clymenus, son of Cardys >
1 Origin
Clymenus was born in Cydonia, northwest of Crete, in 1395 BC.

1.1 Father of Clymenus
Clymenus' father was Cardys. [Paus.5.8.1]
Cardys' father was Cydon, son of Tegeates. [See Cardys]

2 Family
Clymenus had a son, Tantalus. [See Tantalus]

3 Others
3.1 Migration to the Troad
In 1390 BC, after a tsunami hit Cydonia, Clymenus was taken by his father to the Troad.
The Cardys family returned to Cydonia some time later.

3.2 Migration to Olympia
In 1345 BC, Clymenus migrated from Cydonia to Olympia and held the games there. [Paus.5.8.1, Strabo.8.3.30]
Clymenus founded a temple to Athena surnamed Cydonian in Phrixa, east of Olympia. [Paus.6.21.6]

3.3 Migration from Olympia
In 1344 BC, Clymenus was banished from Olympia by Endymion, son of Aethlius, who lived in Elis. [Paus.5.8.1]

3.4 Whereabouts of Clymenus
The whereabouts of Clymenus after being banished from Olympia by Endymion are unknown.
Clymenus is thought to have migrated to Troad, where he had lived as a child.
Near Mount Ida on the Troad lived Tantalus, son of Clymenus. [Strabo.12.8.21]
Around Mount Ida lived the Idaean Dactyls. [Strabo.10.3.22]
Clymenus was the grandson of the Idaean Heracles (or Acmon). [Newton.156]
The Idaean Heracles was also one of the Idaean Dactyls. [Strabo.8.3.30]

< Celmis, son of Melisseus >
1 Origin
Celmis (or Kelmis, Scelmis) was born in Aptera, northwest of Crete, in 1470 BC.

2 Others
In 1438 BC, Celmis and Damnameneus (or Damnaneus) discovered iron on Mount Ida in Crete and began processing it in Aptera. [Diod.5.64.5, Parian.Marble.11]
Celmis had four brothers and five sisters, and was called the Idaean Dactyls. [Strabo.10.3.22]
Celmis' father is presumed to be Melisseus, the father of Idaea, the mother of Teuclus, the founder of the Kingdom of Troy.
Celmis and Damnameneus also discovered iron in Cyprus. [Hesiod.ID.F2]
Celmis and Damnameneus were Idaean Dactyls and belonged to the Telchines. [Nonnus.14.36]

< Cleomestra, daughter of Tros >
1 Origin
Cleomestra (or Cleopatra) was born in Dardanus on the Troad in 1354 BC.
Cleomestra's father was Tros, son of Erichthonius. [Apo.3.12.2, Dictys.4.22]

2 Other
Dictys of Crete tells us that Cleomestra was the wife of Aesyetes and the mother of Antenor. [Dictys.4.22]
However, other traditions say that Priam, the son of Laomedon, son of Ilus, brother of Cleomestra, was of the same generation as Antenor.
If Antenor was the son of Cleomestra, Antenor and Priam would not be of the same generation.

< Callirrhoe, daughter of Scamander >
1 Origin
Callirrhoe (or Kallirroe) was born in Troad in 1375 BC.
Callirrhoe's father was Scamander. [Apo.3.12.2, Photios.186.12]
Scamander was a river god, and the name of Callirrhoe's father as a human is unknown.

2 Family
Callirrhoe married Tros, son of Erichthonius. [Apo.3.12.2, Photios.186.12]
Tros and Callirrhoe had a son, Ilus (or Ilos). [Apo.3.12.2, Diod.4.75.3, Home.20.220, Suda.Iota.320, Photios.186.12]
Tros and Callirrhoe had a son, Ganymedes (or Ganymede). [Apo.3.12.2, Diod.4.75.3, Home.20.220, Suda.Iota.320, Photios.186.12]
Tros and Callirrhoe had a daughter, Cleomestra (or Cleopatra). [Apo.3.12.2, Dictys.4.22]

< Cynosourus, son of Pelops >
1 Origin
Cynosourus was born in Pisa, Eleia, in 1297 BC.
His father was Pelops, son of Tantalus. [Euri.Scho.Or.5.1]

< Calaus, son of Thyestes >
1 Origin
Calaus (or Calaeus) was born in Midea, Argolis, in 1270 BC.
Calaus' father was Thyestes, son of Pelops. [Euri.Scho.Or.5.1, Tzetzes.1.440]
Calaus' mother was Laodameia. [Euri.Scho.Or.5.1]

< Copreus, son of Pelops >
1 Origin
Copreus was born in Pisa, Eleia, in 1307 BC.
Copreus' father was Pelops, son of Tantalus. [Apo.2.5.1]

2 Family
Copreus had a son, Periphetes. [Home.Il.15.639]

3 Others
In 1287 BC, a major event occurred in Pisa, and Pelops' wife and sons emigrated to various places.
It is believed that Copreus emigrated to Mycenae at this time. [See Periphetes]
Copreus' sister Nicippe (or Archippe), who married Sthenelus, son of Perseus, lived in Mycenae.

< Cleonymus, son of Pelops >
1 Origin
Cleonymus (or Cleones) was born in Pisa, Eleia, in 1290 BC.
Cleonymus' father was Pelops, son of Tantalus. [FGrH.2.3, Paus.2.15.1]

2 Family
Cleonymus had a son, Anchises. [FGrH.2.3]

3 Others
In 1287 BC, Cleonymus emigrated from Pisa to Sicyon in Argolis. [This is presumed because Echepolus, son of Anchises, son of Cleonymus, lived in Sicyon.]
In 1217 BC, Cleonymus emigrated to a town founded by his brother Atreus and changed the name of the town to Cleonae. [Paus.2.15.1]

< Cleola, daughter of Dias >
1 Origin
Cleola was born in Eleia in 1279 BC.
Cleola's father was Dias, son of Pelops. [Euri.Scho.Or.5.1]

2 Family
Cleola married Atreus, son of Pelops. [Euri.Scho.Or.5.1]
Atreus and Cleola had a son, Pleisthenes (or Plisthenes). [Euri.Scho.Or.5.1]

< Corinthus, son of Pelops >
1 Origin
In 1312 BC, Corinthus (or Corintus) was born in Pisa, Eleia.
Corinthus' father was Pelops, the son of Tantalus. [Euri.Scho.Or.5.1]
Corinthus' mother was Hippodamia (or Hippodameia), the daughter of Oenomaus.

< Cleodaeus, son of Hyllus >
1 Origin
Cleodaeus (or Cleodaios, Cleodotos, Cleodas) was born in Tricorythus, Attica, in 1218 BC.
Cleodaeus' father was Hyllus, son of Heracles. [Diod.7.17.1, Herod.6.52, 7.204, 8.131, Paus.3.15.10, AelianAnim.12.31, TzeAdLyco.804]
Cleodaeus' mother was Iole, daughter of Eurytus. [Apo.2.8.2, TzeAdLyco.804]

2 Family
Cleodaeus married Peridea. [TzeAdLyco.804]
Cleodaeus had a son, Aristomachus (or Aristomachos). [AelianAnim.12.31, Diod.7.17.1, Herod.6.52, 7.204, 8.131, Paus.2.7.6]
Cleodaeus had a daughter, Lanassa. [FGrH.12.23, Plut.Pyrr.1, Just.17.3]

3 Others
In 1211 BC, Hyllus failed to return to Peloponnesus and was killed in battle. [Diod.4.58.4, Herod.9.26]
Cleodaeus emigrated to Pindus in Doris. [Diod.4.58.6]
In 1173 BC, Cleodaeus led the Dorians in an attack on Mycenae and destroyed the city. [Paus.3.15.10, estimated from Paus.4.30.1]
Afterwards, Cleodaeus was counterattacked by the Mycenaeans and returned to Pindus.
However, some people, including Cleodaeus' eldest son, were unable to return to Doris and remained in Peloponnesus. They fled to Ire (later Abia) in Messenia and settled there.
On Heracleidae' final return, it is believed that they first chose Messenia as their first destination in order to join their remaining brethren. [Paus.4.30.1]
The Dorians led by Cleodaeus also invaded Laconia and devastated Amyclae. Peisander of Amyclae also participated in the colonization of Tenedos by Orestes, which took place immediately after the Dorians' invasion. [FGrH.Nr4.F32, Pind.Ne.11, Strabo.13.1.3]
It is more reasonable to assume that some of the Dorians who were defeated in the battle fled to Ire, not from Argolis, but from Amyclae.
The colonization of Orestes was also participated in by Epidaurus in Argolis, and it is assumed that the Dorians also devastated Epidaurus. [StephByz.P517.17]

< Cepheus, son of Belus >
1 Origin
Cepheus was born in 1390 BC near the mouth of the Aesepus River in the northwest of Anatolia.
Cepheus' father was Belus. [Apo.2.1.4, Herod.7.61]

2 Family
Cepheus married Cassiepea. [Apo.2.4.3, FGrH.790.38]
Cepheus and Cassiepea had a daughter, Andromeda. [Apo.2.4.3, Herod.7.61, Plin.6.182]

3 Others
Cepheus was succeeded by Perses, son of Perseus and Andromeda. [Apo.2.4.5, Herod.7.61]
Benthesicyme, mother of Daeira who married Eumolpus, son of Chione, who lived in Thracia, is also thought to be a daughter of Cepheus.

< Cassiepea, mother of Andromeda >
1 Origin
Cassiepea was born in 1379 BC near the mouth of the Aesepus River in the northwest of Anatolia.

2 Family
Cassiepea married Cepheus, son of Belus. [Apo.2.4.3, FGrH.790.38]
Cepheus and Cassiepea had a daughter, Andromeda. [Apo.2.4.3, Herod.7.61, Plin.6.182]

< Calchinia, daughter of Leucippus >
1 Origin
1595 BC, Calchinia was born in Aegialeia (later Sicyon).
Calchinia's father was Leucippus, the eighth king of Sicyon. [Paus.2.5.7]

2 Family
Calchinia married Messapus, son of Argus. [See Messapus]
Messapus and Calchinia had a son, Peratus (or Eratus). [Paus.2.5.7]

< Cres, son of Telchin >
1 Origin
Cres was born in Aegialeia (later Sicyon) in 1710 BC.
It is assumed that Cres' father was Telchin. [Antiq.1.11, Euseb.Chron.267, Paus.8.3.5]

2 Others
In 1690 BC, Cres led a part of the Telcines from Aegialeia, who had been defeated in a battle with Apis of Argos, to Crete. [Paus.8.53.5, Cleme.Str.1.21, Orosius.1.7]
Cres became king of the Eteocretans in Crete. [Diod.5.64.1]

< Clymenus, son of Phoroneus >
1 Origin
Clymenus was born in Phoroneus (later Argos) in 1743 BC.
Clymenus' father was Phoroneus, son of Inachus. [Paus.2.35.4]

2 Others
Clymenus, together with his sister Chthonia, built the sanctuary of Demeter on the summit of Mount Pron in Hermione, Argolis. [Paus.2.35.4]

< Chthonia, daughter of Phoroneus >
1 Origin
Chthonia was born in Phoroneus (later Argos) in 1738 BC.
Chthonia's father was Phoroneus, son of Inachus. [Paus.2.35.4]

2 Others
Chthonia, together with her brother Clymenus, built the sanctuary of Demeter on the summit of Mount Pron in Hermione, Argolis. [Paus.2.35.4]

< Car, son of Phoroneus >
1 Origin
Car was born in Phoroneus (later Argos) in 1740 BC.
Car's father was Phoroneus, son of Inachus. [Paus.1.39.5]

2 Others
Car emigrated to Megara. [Paus.1.39.5]
Car died in Megara. [Paus.1.44.6]

< Cleopompus, father of Parnassus >
1 Origin
In 1850 BC, Cleopompus was born in the upper reaches of the Cephisus River, north of Mount Parnassus.

2 Family
Cleopompus married Cleodora. [Paus.10.6.1]
Cleopompus and Cleodora had a son, Parnassus. [Paus.10.6.1]

< Cleodora, mother of Parnassus >
1 Origin
In 1845 BC, Cleodora was born in the upper reaches of the Cephisus River, north of Mount Parnassus.

2 Family
Cleodora married Cleopompus. [Paus.10.6.1]
Cleopompus and Cleodora had a son, Parnassus. [Paus.10.6.1]

< Corycia, daughter of Parnassus >
1 Origin
Corycia was born in 1800 BC, upstream of the Cephisus River, north of Mount Parnassus.
Corycia's father was probably Parnassus, son of Cleopompus.

2 Family
Corycia had a son, Lycorus (or Lycoreus). [Paus.10.6.3]

< Celaeno, daughter of Hyamus >
1 Origin
Celaeno was born in 1730 BC, in Lycoreia, near the top of Mount Parnassus.
Celaeno's father was Hyamus. [Paus.10.6.3]

2 Family
Celaeno had a son, Delphus. [Paus.10.6.3]

< Callirhoe, wife of Piranthus >
1 Origin
Callirhoe was born in Argos in 1668 BC.

2 Family
Callirhoe married Peirasus (or Piras, Peiras, Peranthus, Piranthus), son of Argus. [Hyginus.145]
Peirasus and Callirhoe had a son, Triops. [Hyginus.124, 145]
Peirasus and Callirhoe had two sons, Argus and Arestorides. [Hyginus.145]
Peirasus and Callirhoe had a daughter, Callithyia. [Plut.Mor.Fr]

< Callithyia, daughter of Peirasus >
1 Origin
Callithyia was born in Argos in 1635 BC.
Callithyia's father was Peirasus, son of Argus. [Plut.Mor.Fr]

2 Family
Callithyia had a son, Trochilus. [SchoAratus.Pheno.161]

3 Others
Callithyia became the first priestess of the temple of Hera, founded by her father Peirasus. [Plut.Mor.Fr]

< Criasus, son of Argus >
1 Origin
Criasus was born in Argos in 1675 BC.
Criasus' father was Argus, son of Niobe. [FGrH.333.F66]

2 Family
Criasus married Melantomice (or Melantho). [AugustCity.18.8, EuriSchoOr.932.02]
Criasus and Melantomice had a son, Phorbas. [AugustCity.18.8, EuriSchoOr.932.02]
Criasus and Melantomice had a son, Ereuthalion. [FGrH.333.F66]
Criasus and Melantomice had a daughter, Cleoboea. [EuriSchoOr.932.02]

3 Others
In the list of kings of the Argives by the chronicler Castor, Criasus is listed as king between Argus, son of Niobe, and Triopas. [Euseb.Chron.177]
However, Hyginus records that Argus was succeeded by Peirasus, Criasus' brother. [Hyginus.124]
It is assumed that Peirasus, not Criasus, succeeded Argus as king of the Argives. [See Peirasus]

< Cerdo, daughter of Pelasgus >
1 Origin
Cerdo was born in Argos in 1755 BC.

2 Family
Cerdo married Phoroneus, son of Inachus. [Paus.2.21.1]

< Cleoboea, daughter of Criasus >
1 Origin
Cleoboea was born in Argos in 1645 BC.
Cleoboea's father was Criasus, son of Argus. [EuriSchoOr.932.02]
Cleoboea's mother was Melantomice (or Melantho). [AugustCity.18.8, EuriSchoOr.932.02]

< Crotopus, son of Agenor >
1 Origin
Crotopus was born in Argos in 1580 BC.
Crotopus' father was Agenor, son of Triopas. [Paus.2.16.1]

2 Family
Crotopus had a daughter, Psamathe. [Paus.1.43.7]

3 Others
In 1560 BC, Crotopus moved to Megara and founded Tripodiskion. [Photios.186.19]

< Celaeno, daughter of Danaus >
1 Origin
Celaeno was born in Chemmis, Egypt in 1448 BC.
Celaeno's father was Danaus, son of Belus. [Strabo.12.8.18]

2 Family
Celaeno married Phlyus, son of Dysaules. [Paus.4.1.5, Strabo.12.8.18]
Phlyus and Celaeno had a son, Celaenus. [Paus.4.1.5]

3 Others
In 1430 BC, Celaeno emigrated from Egypt to Argos with his father Danaus. [Paus.2.16.1]

< Carmenta, mother of Evander >
1 Origin
Carmenta (or Themis) was born in Onceium, Arcadia in 1285 BC.

2 Family
Carmenta had a son, Evander. [Antiq.1.31, Hyginus.277, PlutQuestR.56, Strabo.5.3.3]
Evander was the son of the daughter of the river god Ladon. [Paus.8.43.2]
In other words, Carmenta was the daughter of the river god Ladon.

2.1 Carmenta's father
The Alpheius River, which flows from near Pallantium where Carmenta lived, flows down to the Ladon River, which joins it from the north near the border between Eleia and Arcadia.
At the time of Carmenta's marriage, the area around Onceium near the Ladon River was ruled by Oncus. [Paus.8.25.4]
Oncus was the man who provided a stallion to Heracles, who was about to attack Elis. [Paus.8.25.10]
Carmenta was of the same generation as Heracles, and Oncus is presumed to be her father.

2.2 Carmenta's husband
In 1240 BC, Carmenta emigrated with Evander from Pallantium in Arcadia to the central part of the Italian peninsula near the Tiber River. [Antiq.1.31.1-4, Paus.8.43.2]
In other words, Carmenta's husband lived in Pallantium and is presumed to be a descendant of Pallas, the son of Lycaon, the founder of the city. [Paus.8.3.1]

< Crius, son of Lynceus >
1 Origin
Crius was born in Abae in Phocis in 1330 BC.

2 Family
Crius had a son who plundered the sanctuary of Delphi. [Paus.10.6.6]
Pausanias reports that Crius' son was killed by Apollo. [Paus.10.6.6]
According to Apollodoros and Strabo, the son killed by Apollo was Tityus, the son of Elara, daughter of Orchomenus. [Apo.1.4.1, Strabo.9.3.12]
In other words, Crius' wife was Elara (or Elare), and Crius' son was Tityus.

3 Others
Crius was the ruler of Euboea. [Paus.10.6.6]
In 1310 BC, Abas, the son of Lynceus, who lived in Abae in Phocis, emigrated to Euboea. [See Abas]
A genealogy suggests that Abas was of the same generation as Crius and that they were brothers who emigrated to Euboea at the same time.
In other words, Crius' father is likely Lynceus, the son of Deucalion.

< Carmanor, son of Pandion >
1 Origin
Carmanor was born in Athens in 1310 BC.

2 Family
Carmanor had a son, Eubulus (or Phoenix). [Paus.2.30.3]
Carmanor had a daughter, Chrysothemis. [Paus.10.7.2]

3 Others
3.1 Apollo legend
Pausanias tells us that Carmanor purified Apollo, who had killed Pytho. [Paus.2.30.3]
Pytho was Tityus, son of Crius, who lived in Panopeus in Phocis. [See Eubulus]
Apollo was also Eubulus, son of Carmanor. [See Eubulus]

3.2 Father of Carmanor
Carmanor is presumed to be the son of Pandion, the eighth king of Athens, for the following reasons:
1) Phoenix, the father of Britomartis' mother Carme, was an Ogygian. [VirgilAp.220]
Britomartis was the daughter of Carme, the daughter of Eubulus, the son of Carmanor. [Paus.2.30.3]
2) Apollo (Eubulus), who defeated Tityus, set out from Athens. [Strabo.9.3.12]
3) Lebadus migrated from Athens to Midea (later Lebadeia), near Panopeus. [Paus.9.39.1]
Lebadus is thought to be the brother of Peteus, the son of Oeneus, the son of Pandion.
Peteus founded Stiris, southwest of Midea. [Paus.10.35.8]
Peteus and Lebadus are presumed to have been exiled by Aegeus, the ninth king of Athens, and Carmanor is also thought to have been exiled by Aegeus.

3.3 Emigration to Crete
During the war between Minos of Crete and Athens, Aegeus's brothers-in-law, who were enemies of Aegeus, were on friendly terms with Androgeus, Minos' son. [Diod.4.60.4-5]
It is believed that Carmanor, who was chased by Aegeus at this time, emigrated to Crete.
In 1262 BC, Carmanor emigrated to Tarrha in the southwest of Crete. [Paus.10.16.5]

< Chrysothemis, daughter of Carmanor >
1 Origin
Chrysothemis was born in Athens in 1268 BC.
Chrysothemis' father was Carmanor. [Paus.10.7.2]

2 Family
Chrysothemis married Staphylus, son of Ariadne, daughter of Minos. [Diod.5.62.1]
Staphylus and Chrysothemis had three daughters, Molpadia, Rhoeo, and Parthenos. [Diod.5.62.1]
Staphylus and Chrysothemis also presumably had a son named Damaethus. [See Damaethus]
Staphylus and Chrysothemis had a daughter, Hemithea. [Parthe.1]

3 Others
3.1 Emigration to Crete
In 1262 BC, Carmanor left Athens, pursued by King Aegeus of Athens.
Afterwards, Chrysothemis migrated with Carmanor to Tarrha in the southwest of Crete. [Paus.10.16.5]

3.2 Marriage to Staphylus
In 1250 BC, Chrysothemis married Staphylus, son of Oenarus, who lived in Naxos. [Diod.5.62.1]

3.3 Emigration to Peparethos
In 1249 BC, Staphylus and Chrysothemis emigrated from Naxos to the island of Peparethos, north of Euboea. [Diod.5.79.2]

3.4 Victory in singing
In 1247 BC, Chrysothemis won the competition to sing the Pythian Apollon hymn at the Pythian festival. [Paus.10.7.2]

3.5 Migration to Caria
In 1240 BC, Staphylus and Chrysothemis migrated to Bybastus in Caria, ceding the island to Staphylus' brother Peparethus. [Apo.E.1.9, Parthe.1]

< Cleone, daughter of Epopeus >
1 Origin
Cleone was born in Asopia (later Sicyon) in 1365 BC.
Cleone's father was Epopeus, son of Aloeus, called the river god Asopus. [Diod.4.72.1]

< Chalcis, daughter of Epopeus >
1 Origin
Chalcis was born in Asopia (later Sicyon) in 1365 BC.
Chalcis's father was Epopeus, son of Aloeus, called the river god Asopus. [Diod.4.72.1]

< Caanthus, son of Ladon >
1 Origin
Caanthus was born in Cadmeia (later Thebes) in 1365 BC.
Caanthus' father was Ladon. [Paus.9.10.5]

2 Others
Caanthus' tomb was on the hill where the Ismenian sanctuary was located in Thebes. [Paus.9.10.5-6]

< Callirhoe, son of Achelous >
1 Origin
1220 BC, Callirhoe (or Callirrhoe) was born in Acarnania.
Callirhoe was the daughter of Achelous. [Paus.8.24.9]

2 Family
Callirhoe married Alcmaeon, son of Amphiaraus. [Paus.8.24.9]
Alcmaeon and Callirhoe had a son, Amphoterus. [Apo.3.7.6]
Alcmaeon and Callirhoe had a son, Acarnan. [Apo.3.7.6]
Alcmaeon and Callirhoe had a son, Phoetius. [FGrH.4.30]

< Calchas, son of Thestor >
1 Origin
Calchas was born in Megara in 1225 BC.
Calchas' father was Thestor, son of Idmon. [Dares.15, Home.Il.1.68, Hyginus.190]

2 Others
Calchas accompanied Ajax, king of Megara, on his expedition to Troy. [Estimated from Paus.1.43.1]
Calchas migrated from the Troad to Pamphylia after the Achaeans gave up on their siege of Ilium, and founded Selge. [Herod.7.91, Strabo.12.7.3, Strabo.14.4.3]
In the 4th century BC, the inhabitants of Selge became trusted allies of Alexander the Great. [Arr.1.28.1]
Strabo also states that the Lacedaemonians founded Selge after Calchas. [Strabo.12.7.3]
At that time, Sparta was an enemy of Alexander the Great, and many of the inhabitants of Selge were probably connected to Argos, the ancestral city of Calchas.

< Carnus, son of Acarnan >
1 Origin
Carnus was born in Anaktorion, Acarnania, in 1175 BC.
It is believed that his father was Acarnan, the son of Alcmaeon. [Paus.3.13.4]

2 Others
In 1115 BC, Carnus was murdered in Naupactus by Hippotas (or Hippotes), son of Phylas, son of Antiochus, son of Heracles. [Apo.2.8.3, Paus.3.13.4, Photios.186.26]
Carnus was worshiped among the Dorians as Apollo Carneus. [Paus.3.13.4]

< Clytius, son of Alcmaeon >
1 Origin
Clytius was born in Argos in 1215 BC.
Clytius' father was Alcmaeon, son of Amphiaraus. [Paus.6.17.6]
Clytius' mother was Alphesiboea (or Arsinoe), daughter of Phegeus. [Apo.3.7.5, Paus.8.24.8]

2 Others
Clytius was a descendant of Melampus and a prophet. [Paus.6.17.6]
Clytius migrated to Elis and became the founder of the Clytidae family of prophets. [Paus.6.17.6]

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