< Daetus, descendant of Cephalus >
1 Origin
In 1050 BC, Daetus was born in Cephallenia.
Daetus was a 10th generation descendant of Cephalus, who gave Cephallenia its name.
2 Other
Daetus returned from Cephallenia to his ancestral home of Athens with Chalcinus.
< Deiope, son of Triptolemus >
1 Origin
In 1280 BC, Deiope was born in Athens.
Deiope's father was Triptolemus.
2 Family
Deiope's husband was Musaeus.
Musaeus was a poet.
Musaeus' father was Antiophemus, the son of Eumolpus.
Deiope and Musaeus had a son, Eumolpus.
Eumolpus was the first to initiate the mysteries at Eleusis.
< Demodocus >
1 Origin
The 12th century AD theologian Eustathius of Thessalonica tells us that Demodocus was a Laconian.
Although Demodocus's family history is completely unknown, the following suggests that he may have been from Amyclae of Laconia.
1) Demodocus was depicted on a throne in Amyclae with Phaeacian dancers.
2) Amyclae was inhabited by Peisander, son of the daughter of Melanippus, an immigrant from Thebes.
3) Demodocus wrote the History of Heracles.
2 Career
According to Eustathius, Demodocus became a pupil of Automedes and Perimedes of Argos, won a prize at the Pythian games, and then followed Agamemnon to Mycenae.
Demodocus then went to Corcyra, where he was employed by Alcinous, son of Phaeax.
Demodocus was a poet who is mentioned alongside Linus, Thamyris, and Orpheus.
3 Others
Demodocus is thought to have written the original versions of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
The Iliad contains information that would have been unknown to anyone other than those who belonged to the Trojan royal family.
For example, the genealogy from Dardanus to Hector. This genealogy is not something that later poets could have heard from the descendants of the Trojans.
It is thought that the author heard it directly from a member of the Trojan royal family during the Trojan War.
The Trojan royal was Helenus, son of Priam, who lived in Buthroutum, very close to Corcyra, where Demodocus lived.
In 1186 BC, Helenus had fled from Ilium to the land of the Molossians with Neoptolemus, son of Achilles.
Furthermore, Demodocus was the author of The Destruction of Troy.
In 1170 BC, Helenus gave an army to the sons of Hector to recapture Ilium, which had been occupied by the sons of Antenor.
Demoducus must have known about the recapture of Ilium by the sons of Hector.
It is believed that Demodocus created a story with Agamemnon as the main character after hearing about the battle at Ilium from Helenus and those who participated in the expedition of the sons of Hector.
Also, Nausicaa, the daughter of Alcinous, employer of Demodocus, was married to Telemachus, the son of Odysseus.
It is believed that Demodocus wrote the original version of the Odyssey after getting a lot of information from Odysseus and Telemachus.
< Daedalion, son of Actor >
1 Origin
In 1303 BC, Daedalion was born in Phthia of Thessaly.
Daedalion was the brother of Ceyx of Trachis.
Trachis was the town of Myrmidons, and Ceyx is presumed to be the son of Actor, son of Myrmidon.
In other words, Daedalion's father was probably Actor, son of Myrmidon.
The name of Daedalion's mother is unknown, but is assumed to be Aegina, daughter of Sicyon, based on her relationship to his wife.
2 Family
Daedalion's wife was Philonis (or Chione).
Philonis was the daughter of Pandion, the 8th king of Athenians, and Cleoboia.
Sicyon, father of Aegina, mother of Daedalion, was the son of Marathon and daughter of Erechtheus, 6th king of Athenians.
In other words, Daedalion and Philonis were kin with Erechtheus as their common ancestor.
Daedalion and Philonis had twin sons, Autolycus and Philammon.
3 Others
Daedalion's brothers emigrated to various places, leaving Eurytion as Actor's successor in Phthia.
Aeacus moved to Oenoe (later Aegina), Pyttius to Eleia, Ctimenus to Dolopia, and Ceyx to the foot of Mount Oeta.
Daedalion moved to the vicinity of Mount Parnassus.
< Dionysus, son of Semele >
1 Origin
In 1400 BC, Dionysus was born in Haliartus.
Dionysus's mother was Semele, daughter of Cadmus.
2 Other
2.1 Conflict among Cadmus' descendants
Dionysus killed Pentheus, son of Agave, daughter of Cadmus.
Pentheus killed Polydorus, who succeeded Cadmus, and it is believed that this was due to a power struggle in Cadmeia.
2.2 Haliartus, Place of Birth
From the following legends, it is assumed that Dionysus was born in Haliartus.
1) The newborn Dionysus was washed by his nurse in the spring of Cissusa in Haliartus.
2) Thebans, who were captured by the Thracians, were rescued by the god Dionysus in Haliartus.
2.3 Father of Dionysus
At the time of Dionysus' birth, Haliartus had not yet been founded, and was inhabited by the Hyantes, who were fighting against Cadmus.
It is believed that the battle between Cadmus and the Hyantes was protracted, and that Semele was taken prisoner by the Hyantes, at which point Dionysus was born.
Presumably, the battle between Cadmus and Hyantes was protracted, and Semele was presumably taken prisoner by Hyantes and Dionysus was born.
< Diores, son of Amarynceus >
1 Origin
Diores was born in Buprasium, Eleia, in 1255 BC.
Diores' father was Amarynceus.
2 Family
Diores had a son, Automedon.
3 Others
Diores appears in the Iliad with his son Automedon.
Diores, along with his brother Hippostratus, organized a funeral games for their father, Amarynceus.
< Deidamia, daughter of Lycomedes >
1 Origin
In 1230 BC, Deidamia was born in Scyros.
Deidamia's father was Lycomedes.
2 Family
Deidamia married Achilles, son of Peleus of Phthia in Thessaly.
Deidamia and Achilles had a son, Neoptolemus (or Pyrrhus).
Deidamia and Achilles also had a son named Oneiros.
3 Other
Achilles' mother, Thetis, is presumed to be the daughter of Scyros's son, who emigrated from Scyros to Salamis.
Lycomedes is also presumed to be the son of Scyros's son.
In other words, Deidamia married Achilles, cousin of her father, Lycomedes.
< Daedalus, son of Eupalamus >
1 Origin
Daedalus was born in Athens in 1261 BC.
His mother was Merope, daughter of Erechtheus.
Daedalus was a cousin of Theseus.
Erechtheus, father of Merope, was probably another name for Pandion, the 8th king of Athens.
Some sources say that Daedalus' father was Metion.
This seems to mean that he was a descendant of Metion, as Pausanias writes.
Daedalus' father was Eupalamus.
Eupalamus' father was Metion, whose father was Erechtheus, the 6th king of Athens.
2 Family
Daedalus married a woman from Gortyn in Crete.
Daedalus had a son, Iapyx.
Botton, who emigrated from Crete to Bottiaea in Macedonia, is also thought to be a son of Daedalus.
3 Others
Daedalus is said to have killed his sister's son and fled to Minos.
In legends, Daedalus' nephew was named Talos, Attalus, Calos, and Perdix.
This legend is thought to be a fiction.
Daedalus' father, Eupalamus, was one of the sons of Metion, who fought with Pandion, the eighth king of Athens, and Aegeus, the ninth king of Athens.
In other words, Daedalus's exile was the result of a fight with Aegeus, not because he killed his nephew.
< Dorus, son of Hellen >
1 Origin
Dorus was born in Melitaea, Thessaly, in 1485 BC.
Dorus' father was Hellen, son of Deucalion.
2 Family
Dorus married Clymene.
Dorus had a son, Tectamus.
Dorus had a daughter, Iphthime.
Dorus may have also had a son named Deucalion.
Dorus may have also had a son named Macednus.
3 Others
In 1470 BC, Dorus, along with his brother Aeolus, drove his brother Xuthus out of Thessaly.
In 1460 BC, Dorus moved from Melitaea down the Enipeus River to the land north of the Peneius River.
The land became known as Doris, and the inhabitants as Dorians.
In 1420 BC, Dorus settled between Mount Oeta and Mount Parnassus and founded Pindus.
< Dryops, son of Polydore >
1 Origin
Dryops was born in 1410 BC in Doris near the Peneius River in northern Thessaly.
Dryops' mother was Polydore, daughter of Danaus who lived in Argos.
According to legend, Dryops' father was the river god Peneius.
Based on the following, Dryops' father is presumed to be the son of Iphthime.
1) Iphthime's sons
At that time, the Dorians, whose ancestor was Dorus, son of Hellen, lived in Doris in northern Thessaly.
In 1420 BC, Dorus led the Dorians in migrating from Doris to the area between Mount Oeta and Mount Parnassus.
At that time, Dorus' daughter Iphthime remained in Doris.
Iphthime's husband is thought to have been a Pelasgian who lived next to Doris.
Iphthime had three sons, Pherespondos, Lycos, and Pronomos.
2) Long-distance marriage
The following circumstances are believed to have made the long-distance marriage between Polydore, who lived in Argos, and the river god Peneius possible.
Polydore's sisters Scaea and Automate were wives of Archander and Architeles, the sons of Achaeus, who had migrated from Thessaly to Argos.
Achaeus' father Xuthus was the brother of Iphthime's father Dorus.
In other words, Iphthime's sons and Polydore were of the same generation, and Polydore's husband, the river god Peneius, is presumably Iphthime's son.
2 Family
Dryops had a daughter, Dryope.
3 Others
In 1390 BC, the Pelasgians who lived in Thessaly were expelled by the sons of Deucalion.
Dryops moved from Doris to the area near the Spercheius River.
Dryops became the eponym for the Dryopians.
< Deucalion, son of Dorus >
1 Origin
Deucalion was born in 1460 BC in Doris, near the Peneius River in northern Thessaly.
Deucalion's father was Dorus, son of Hellen.
2 Family
Deucalion had a son, Amphictyon.
Deucalion had a son, Pronous.
Deucalion had a son, Orestheus.
Deucalion had a son, Marathonius.
Deucalion had a daughter, Protogenia.
Deucalion had a daughter, Thyia.
3 Other
In 1420 BC, Deucalion emigrated from northern Thessaly to the land (later Cynus) at the eastern edge of Epicnemidian Locris.
< Demophon, son of Theseus >
1 Origin
Demophon was born in Athens in 1240 BC.
Demophon's father was Theseus, the 10th King of Athens.
Demophon's mother was Phaedra, daughter of Minos.
2 Family
2.1 Demophon's Wife
The chronicle of Jerome, a theologian of the 5th century AD, tells us that some believe that Demophon's son Oxyntes was a descendant of Heracles.
If this is true, then Demophon's father Theseus is the same generation as Heracles, so the woman who is Demophon's wife and Oxyntes' mother must be Heracles' daughter.
Demophon's wife is presumed to have been Macaria, daughter of Heracles, based on the following
1) In 1218 BC, Eurystheus of Mycenae threatened Ceyx of Trachis with force if he did not remove the Heracles family.
2) Tricorythus had a spring named after Macaria, daughter of Heracles and Deianeira.
3) Eurystheus was concerned that Heracles' children were coming of age one after another and attacked them. In other words, Macaria was also of marriageable age.
4) Theseus' son Demophon was also of marriageable age and lived in the same area.
Based on the above, Jerome's theory seems to be true.
Iope, sister of Iolaus, the guardian of Macaria, was one of the wives of Demophon's father Theseus.
It is presumed that Iolaus introduced Macaria to Demophon, the son of his brother-in-law Theseus.
2.2 Demophon's son
Demophon had a son, Oxyntes.
Demophon became the 13th King of Athens.
3 Others
3.1 Exile to Euboea
In 1210 BC, Demophon and Acamas went into exile to Elephenor, son of Chalcodon of Chalcis in Euboea.
Elephenor was the brother of Chalciope, the mother-in-law of Theseus. In other words, Elephenor was the brother of Demophon's father's mother-in-law.
3.2 Return to Athens
In 1186 BC, Demophon and Acamas returned from Euboea to Athens and became the 13th King of Athens.
Menestheus, pursued from Athens by Demophon and Acamas, fled to the island of Melos, where he died.
< Deimas, son of Dardanus >
1 Origin
In 1432 BC, Deimas was born in Methydrium in Arcadia.
Deimas' father was Dardanus, son of Coritus.
Deimas' mother was Chryse, daughter of Pallas.
2 Others
In 1430 BC, Methydrium was struck by famine due to a flood.
Dardanus emigrated to Samothrace, leaving Deimas and half of the inhabitants.
< Demodice, mother of Scamander >
1 Origin
In 1420 BC, Demodice was born in Troad.
2 Family
Demodice married Corybas, son of Iasion.
Corybas and Demodice had a son, Scamander.
< Dardanus, son of Coritus >
1 Origin
In 1450 BC, Dardanus was born in Methydrium in Arcadia.
Dardanus' father was Coritus.
Dardanus' mother was Electra, daughter of Orchomenus.
2 Family
Dardanus married Chryse, daughter of Pallas.
Dardanus and Chryse had a son, Deimas.
Dardanus and Chryse had a son, Idaeus.
Dardanus married Bateia (or Batia, Arisba), daughter of Teucrus (or Teucer, Teukros).
Dardanus and Bateia had a son, Erichthonius.
Dardanus and Bateia had a son, Ilus.
Dardanus and Bateia had a daughter, Idaea.
3 Others
3.1 From Arcadia to Samothrace
In 1430 BC, Dardanus emigrated from Arcadia to Samothrace with his wife Chryse, his son Idaeus, his brother Iasion and his sister Harmonia.
This was due to a famine caused by a flood in Methydrium.
3.2 From Samothrace to Troad
In 1420 BC, Samothrace was hit by a great tsunami, and Dardanus moved to Troad with Cybele and Corybas.
Chryse and Iasion are presumed to have been victims of the tsunami.
3.3 Founding of Dardanus
Dardanus cohabited with the Teucrians who lived in Teucris, Troad.
Dardanus enlarged the town and founded the city of Dardanus.
3.4 Marriage with Bateia
Dardanus remarried Bateia, daughter of Teucrus, and after Teucrus' death, Dardanus inherited the region.
< Dorycleus, son of Hippocoon >
1 Origin
Dorycleus (or Dorceus) was born in Sparta in 1280 BC.
Dorycleus' father was Hippocoon, son of Oebalus.
2 Others
Dorycleus was killed in battle with Heracles in 1239 BC along with his father Hippocoon and other brothers.
< Deiphobus, son of Hippolytus >
1 Origin
Deiphobus was born in Amyclae in 1290 BC.
Deiphobus' father was Hippolytus.
2 Others
Deiphobus purified Heracles.
< Domneus, son of Socos >
1 Origin
Domneus was born in Aptera, northwest of Crete, in 1438 BC.
Domneus' father was Socos. [Nonnus.13.135]
Domneus' mother was Combe. [Nonnus.13.135]
2 Others
Domneus appears in Nonnus' epic poem "Dionysiaca" as one of the seven sons of Socos.
< Damnameneus, son of Melisseus >
1 Origin
Damnameneus (or Damnaneus) was born in Aptera, northwest of Crete, in 1471 BC.
2 Others
In 1438 BC, Damnameneus and Celmis (or Kelmis, Scelmis) discovered iron on Mount Ida in Crete and began processing it in Aptera. [Diod.5.64.5, Parian.Marble.11]
Damnameneus had four brothers and five sisters, and was called the Idaean Dactyls. [Strabo.10.3.22]
Damnameneus' father is presumed to be Melisseus, the father of Idaea, the mother of Teuclus, the founder of the Kingdom of Troy.
Damnameneus and Celmis also discovered iron in Cyprus. [Hesiod.ID.F2]
Damnameneus and Celmis were Idaean Dactyls and belonged to the Telchines. [Nonnus.14.36]
< Dias, son of Pelops >
1 Origin
Dias was born in Pisa, Eleia, in 1306 BC.
Dias' father was Pelops, son of Tantalus. [Euri.Scho.Or.5.1]
Dias' mother was Hippodamia (or Hippodameia), daughter of Oenomaus.
2 Family
Dias had a daughter, Cleola. [Euri.Scho.Or.5.1]
< Daeira, mother of Benthesicyme >
1 Origin
Daeira was born in 1350 BC near the mouth of the Aesepus River in the northwest of Anatolia.
Daeira's mother was Benthesicyme. [Apo.3.15.4]
2 Family
Daeira married Eumolpus, son of Chione. [Apo.3.15.4, Euseb.Pra.2.6]
Eumolpus and Daeira had a son, Ismarus. [Apo.3.15.4, Euseb.Pra.2.6]
Eumolpus and Daeira had a son, Antiophemus. [FGrH.10.13]
< Deianira, daughter of Arcas >
1 Origin
Deianira was born in Aegialeia (later Sicyon) in 1710 BC.
Deianira's father was Lycaon, son of Aegialeus (or Aezeius). [Antiq.1.11.2]
2 Family
Deianira married Pelasgus, son of Arcas, who lived in Phoroneus (later Argos). [Antiq.1.11.2]
Pelasgus and Deianira had a son, Lycaon. [Antiq.1.13.1]
< Delphus, son of Celaeno >
1 Origin
Delphus was born in 1710 BC in Lycoreia near the top of Mount Parnassus.
Delphus' mother was Celaeno. [Paus.10.6.3]
2 Family
Delphus had a son Pythes. [Paus.10.6.5]
3 Others
Delphus emigrated from Lycoreia in 1690 BC and founded Delphi. [Paus.10.6.3]
< Danaus, son of Belus >
1 Origin
Danaus was born in Chemmis, Nile Delta, Egypt, in 1470 BC.
Danaus' father was Belus, son of Libya. [Hyginus.273]
Danaus' mother was Anchinoe (or Achiroe, Sida), daughter of Nilus. [Apo.2.1.4, Tzetzes.7.350, MalaChro.2.30]
2 Family
Danaus married Elephantis. [Apo.2.1.5]
Danaus married Europe, daughter of Agenor. [Apo.2.1.5]
Danaus had a daughter, Hypermnestra. [Apo.2.1.5]
Danaus had a daughter, Polydore. [Antoninus.32]
Danaus had a daughter, Amymone. [Apo.2.1.5, Apollo.1.133, Hyginus.169, Paus.7.1.6]
Danaus had a daughter, Scaea. [Apo.2.1.5, Paus.7.1.6]
Danaus had a daughter, Automate. [Apo.2.1.4, Hyginus.169]
Danaus had a daughter, Celaeno. [Strabo.12.8.18]
Danaus had a daughter, Midea. [Hyginus.170]
Danaus had a daughter, Isione. [Cleme.Reco.10.21]
Danaus had a daughter, Anaxitea. [FGrH.333.41]
Danaus had a daughter, Hippodamia. [Cleme.Reco.10.21]
Danaus had a daughter, Phylodameia. [Paus.4.30.2]
Danaus had two daughters, Helice and Archedice. [Parian.Marble.9]
Danaus also probably had a daughter named Messene. [See Messene]
3 Others
In 1430 BC, Danaus emigrated from Egypt to Argos. [Paus.2.16.1]
The reason for the migration was the war with the Egyptian 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Thutmose III. The people living in the Nile Delta fought in Auaris (or Avaris, Athyria) and made an agreement to leave Egypt. [Manetho.2.78-89]
Danaus lost his three daughters in Rhodes and built a temple to Athena. [Diod.5.58.1]
It is said that the temple was built in Lindos, but at the time it was a town called Cyrbe. [Diod.5.57.8]
Danaus landed at Apobathmi near Lerna at the head of the Gulf of Argolis. [Paus.2.38.4]
Danaus seized control of Argos from Gelanor, son of Sthenelas (or Stheneleus, Sthenelus, Sthelenus). [Paus.2.16.1, Plut.Pyrrhus.32, JeromeChro.1475]
Danaus' tomb was in Argos. [Paus.2.20.6]
< Deucalion, son of Abas >
1 Origin
Deucalion was born in Argos in 1380 BC.
2 Family
Deucalion is thought to have had a son named Lynceus. [See Lynceus]
3 Others
Deucalion's father is presumed to be Abas, son of Lynceus, based on the following:
1) Aristippus, who wrote "History of Arcadia," mentions Abas' son Deucalion. [FGrH.333.85]
2) Abas, son of Lynceus, took a wife, Aglaia, from Arcadia. [Apo.2.2.1]
After Abas returned to Argos, the ruler of Abae, which Abas founded, is unknown.
It is likely that Deucalion lived in Abae.
< Danae, daughter of Acrisius >
1 Origin
Danae was born in Chemmis, Nile Delta, Egypt, in 1380 BC.
Danae's father was Acrisius, son of Abas. [Herod.6.54, Hyginus.63]
Danae's mother was Aganipe. [Hyginus.63]
2 Family
Danae married Pilumnus. [ComAugCity.18.13]
Danae had a son, Perseus. [Herod.7.61, Pliny.3.56, Strabo.10.5.10]
Danae had a son, Daunus. [ComAugCity.18.13]
3 Others
3.1 Birth of Danae
In 1387 BC, Danae's father, Acrisius, was banished from Argos by his twin brother, Proetus. [Euseb.Chron.179]
Acrisius fled to Archander, the guardian of his father Abas, who emigrated from Argos to Egypt in 1402 BC. [Herod.2.98, Paus.7.1.6]
Acrisius married Aganippe, presumably the daughter of Archander and Scaea, and had a daughter, Danae. [Herod.6.54, Hyginus.63]
3.2 Acrisius' Return to Argos
In 1370 BC, Acrisius returned to Argos 17 years after being driven out, and recaptured the city from Proetus. [Euseb.Chron.157]
Danae remained in Egypt with her mother Aganippe. [Estimated from Herod.2.91]
3.3 Danae's Husband
Danae married Pilumnus. [ComAugCity.18.13]
Pilumnus' father is presumed to be Metanastes, the son of Archander and Scaea, daughter of Danaus. [Paus.7.1.6]
3.4 Birth of Perseus
In 1360 BC, Danae and Pilumnus had a son, Perseus. [Herod.7.61, Pliny.3.56, Strabo.10.5.10]
Later, Perseus became the heir of his grandfather Acrisius, so it is assumed that Danae's other son Daunus was born before Perseus.
3.5 Emigration of Perseus
In 1349 BC, Perseus emigrated to Argos to succeed Acrisius, whose sons had died before him. [Estimated from Plut.Mor.106a]
3.6 Emigration to Italy
In 1341 BC, Danae led a group of immigrants from Egypt to Sardinia. On the way, the ships carrying Danae's immigrants were blown away by a strong wind and washed up on the western coast of the Italian peninsula. [Virg.Aene.7.409]
Aristaeus, son of Archander, led a group of immigrants from Egypt to settle on Sardinia in 1372 BC. [Diod.4.82.4, Paus.10.17.3]
Aristaeus is presumed to be the brother of Metanastes, father of Danae's husband Pilumnus.
The reason for the Danae's migration is thought to have been an epidemic. [wiki: Akhenaten]
3.7 Founding of Ardea
Danae founded Ardea 30km southeast of Rome. [Pliny.3.56, Virg.Aene.7.409, Solinus.2.5]
Turnus, the leader of the Rutuli who died fighting Aeneas in 1182 BC, was a descendant of Danae. [Euseb.Chron.283, Just.43.1, Virg.Aene.7.372]
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