< Geryones >
1 Origin
Geryones was born in Tartessus on the Iberian Peninsula in 1320 BC.
Geryones is believed to have been a descendant of Maceris, who founded Heracleia (near present-day Algeciras) on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula and died there.
2 Family
Norax, son of Geryones' daughter Erytheia, emigrated to Sardinia and founded the oldest town, Nora (near present-day Pula cape), on the southern tip of the island.
3 Others
Geryones lived in Tartessus, centered on the Baetis (formerly Tartessus, now Guadalquivir) River, northwest of Heracleia on the Iberian Peninsula.
Gadeira (now Cadiz), near the mouth of the Baetis River, and the island opposite, were collectively called Erytheia, where Geryones kept cattle.
< Gorgophone, daughter of Perseus >
1 Origin
Gorgophone was born in Mycenae in 1324 BC.
Gorgophone's father was Perseus, son of Danae.
2 Family
Gorgophone married Perieres, son of Aeolus.
Perieres and Gorgophone had two sons, Aphareus and Leucippus.
Perieres and Gorgophone had a daughter, Deidamia (or Leucippe).
After Perieres' death, Gorgophone remarried Oebalus, son of Cynortas.
Oebalus and Gorgophone had a son, Tyndareus.
Oebalus and Gorgophone had a daughter, Arene.
Gorgophone is also thought to be the mother of Oebalus' son, Icarius.
< Gortys, son of Tegeates >
1 Origin
Gortys was born in Tegea, Arcadia, in 1467 BC.
Gortys' father was Tegeates, son of Lycaon. [Paus.8.53.2]
3 Others
In 1450 BC, Tegea suffered a serious food shortage, and the three sons of Tegeates, son of Lycaon, Cydon, Gortys, and Archedius, led the Arcadians to Crete. [Paus.8.53.4]
Gortys founded Gortyna in the center of Crete. [Paus.8.53.4]
< Ganymedes, son of Dardanus >
1 Origin
Ganymedes was born in Dardanus on the Troad in 1345 BC.
Ganymedes' father was Tros, son of Erichthonius. [Apo.3.12.2, Diod.4.75.3, Home.20.220, Suda.Iota.320, Photios.186.12]
Ganymedes' mother was Callirrhoe (or Kallirroe), daughter of Scamander. [Apo.3.12.2, Photios.186.12]
2 Others
Ganymedes is thought to have died in a battle with Tantalus, along with his brother Ilus.
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