< Maceris >
1 Origin
In 1450 BC, Maceris was born in the Nile Delta of Egypt.
Maceris was called Egyptian Heracles or Phoenician Heracles.
Due to the time of his activity and his connection to Egypt and Phoenicia, he is presumed to be the brother of Phoenix, son of Agenor.
2 Family
Maceris had a son, Sardus.
3 Life
Maceris emigrated from Egypt to Phoenicia with Agenor.
At that time there lived in Tire Astynous, son of Phaethon, son of Tithonus, son of Cephalus, son of Herse, daughter of Cecrops, first king of Athens.
Later, Sandocus, son of Astynous, founded Celenderis in Cilicia Tracheia.
Maceris is presumed to have learned navigation from the clan of Astynous in Tyre.
Maceris then learned celestial knowledge from Actis (or Auges, Atlas) at Heliopolis in Egypt.
Actis, son of Rhodos, was one of the Heliadae of Rhodes and the founder of Heliopolis in Egypt.
Maceris, who incorporated knowledge of the celestial bodies into navigation, was a god-like being to the Phoenicians, a sea people. Maceris was called Egyptian Heracles or Phoenician Heracles.
In addition to Tyre, Heracles' sanctuaries and temples were located in Tartessus on the Iberian Peninsula, Canopus in Egypt, and on Thasos.
The 2nd century historian Arrian considered the Heracles worshiped at Tartessus to be the same as the Heracles of Tyre.
Phoenix, the son of Agenor, lived in Tire, and Thasus, the son of Cillix, the son of Agenor, lived on Thasos.
Maceris founded Heracleia (later Calpe, modern near Algeciras) in the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula, where he died.
Near Heracleia was the northern pillar (Mount Calpe) of the Pillars of Heracles.
< Machaon, son of Asclepius >
1 Origin
In 1235 BC, Machaon was born in Tricca of Thessaly.
Machaon's father was Asclepius (or Aesculapius).
Machaon's mother was Coronis.
2 Family
Machaon's wife was Anticleia.
Anticleia's father was Diocles, who lived in Pharae of Messenia.
Machaon and Anticleia had two sons, Gorgasus and Nicomachus.
Machaon had three sons, Alexandre, Sphyrus, and Polemocrates, from a wife other than Anticleia.
3 Others
3.1 Long-distance marriage between Machaon and Anticleia
The marriage between Machaon, who lived in Thessaly, and Anticleia, who lived in Messenia, is assumed to have taken place as follows:
When Idas, son of Aphareus, who reigned in Messenia, died, he was succeeded by Nestor, son of Neleus.
Most of the Messenians submitted to Nestor's rule, but those who followed the sons of Asclepius, i.e. the Lapiths, did not submit to Nestor.
So Nestor tried to use the influence of the leading Lapiths in Thessaly to subjugate the Lapiths.
At that time, Diocles, the son of Ortilochus, who lived in Pharae, felt threatened by the Lacedaemonians' advance into Messenia.
Nestor tried to gain the support of the Lapiths in his territory by arranging a marriage between Diocles' daughter Anticleia and a leading Lapith in Thessaly.
Shortly before this, the Lapiths of Thessaly had been defeated in a battle with Heracles, and only Asclepius of Tricca retained power.
In 1200 BC, Nestor made a long journey to Tricca and was welcomed by Asclepius.
Asclepius had two sons, Machaon and Podalirus, but Podalirus was not yet of marriageable age, and Machaon, who already had three sons, decided to take Anticleia as his wife.
3.2 Trojan War
Machaon and Podalirus are believed to have participated in the Troy expedition led by Achilles, son of Peleus, for the following reasons:
1) The expedition needed a military surgeon.
2) The circumstances surrounding the return of Machaon's remains and his burial are plausible.
3) The descendants of Podalirus had been living on the island of Cos for generations.
< Marathonius, son of Deucalion >
1 Origin
Marathonius was born in Doris, near the River Peneius in northern Thessaly, in 1435 BC.
Marathonius' father was Deucalion, son of Dorus.
2 Family
Marathonius' wife was probably Chrysorthe, daughter of Orthopolis, for the following reasons:
Castor, a chronicler of the 2nd century BC, lists Marathonius as the 13th king of Sicyon.
He was the son of Deucalion, and is thought to have married Chrysorthe in the following way:
In 1407 BC, Achaeus' sons Archander and Architeles fought against Sicyon.
Pausanias reports that Lamedon was the opponent of Achaeus' sons.
However, Lamedon was three generations after the sons of Achaeus, and the king of Sicyon of the same generation as the sons of Achaeus was Orthopolis, the 12th king of Sicyon.
The sons of Achaeus fought against Orthopolis, and Sisyphus, the son of Aeolus, and Marathonius, the son of Deucalion, sided with the sons of Achaeus, as they were of the same race.
After the battle, Sisyphus founded Ephyraea (later Corinth) on the east side of Sicyon.
Marathonius married Chrysorthe, the daughter of Orthopolis, and became the 13th king of Sicyon.
3 Others
In 1420 BC, Marathonius moved from northern Thessaly to the land (later Cynus) at the eastern end of Epicnemidian Locris.
In 1407 BC, Marathonius moved to Sicyon and married Chrysorthe.
Castor lists six names of kings of Sicyon, from Marathonius to Lamedon.
Of these, five, except Epopeus, did not have the right to rule Sicyon.
After the battle of 1407 BC, Sicyon was under the control of Ephyraea.
Sicyon became independent in 1321 BC when Marathon's son Sicyon took control of the town.
< Meganira, daughter of Crocon >
1 Origin
In 1420 BC, Meganira was born in Eleusis.
Meganira's father was Crocon.
2 Family
Meganira married Arcas, son of Callisto, who lived in Arcadia.
This marriage is believed to have been formed when Meganira's grandfather Triptolemus taught Arcas how to grow grain.
< Melanippe, daughter of Aeolus >
1 Origin
Melanippe (or Arne, Antiope) was born in Arne, Thessaly, in 1410 BC.
Melanippe's father was Aeolus, son of Hippotes.
2 Family
Melanippe's husband was Itonus.
Melanippe and Itonus had a daughter, Cromia.
Melanippe had a son, Aeolus (or Hellen).
Melanippe had a son, Boeotus.
3 Others
3.1 From Thessaly to Italy
In 1390 BC, the town of Itonus was attacked by the Pelasgians led by Dius, and Melanippe was taken prisoner.
Melanippe was taken to Metapontium in the southern part of the Italian peninsula.
Itonus is thought to have died in a battle with the Pelasgians.
Itonus' father, Amphictyon, rallied his people and drove the Pelasgians out of Thessaly.
3.2 From Italy to Thessaly
In 1370 BC, Melanippe returned from Metapontium to Arne in Thessaly with his son Boeotus, who succeeded his grandfather Aeolus.
< Musaeus, son of Antiophemus >
1 Origin
In 1290 BC, Musaeus was born in Eleusis.
Musaeus' father was Antiophemus.
2 Family
Musaeus' wife was Deiope, daughter of Triptolemus.
Musaeus and Deiope had a son, Eumolpus.
Eumolpus was the first to initiate the mysteries at Eleusis.
< Molossus, son of Neoptolemus >
1 Origin
In 1180 BC, Molossus was born in Hellopia of Epirus.
Molossus's father was Neoptolemus.
Molossus's mother was Andromache.
Molossus was also known as Amphialus.
2 Other
In 1156 BC, when Helenus, who succeeded Neoptolemus, died, Molossus succeeded Helenus and inherited Buthroutum.
< Macaria, daughter of Heracles >
1 Origin
Macaria was born in Trachis in 1230 BC.
Macaria's father was Heracles.
Macaria's mother was Deianeira.
2 Family
2.1 Husband of Macaria
The chronicles of the theologian Jerome, who lived in the 5th century AD, state that Oxyntes, the son of Demophon, the son of Theseus, was a descendant of Heracles.
If this is true, Theseus and Heracles were of the same generation, so Demophon's wife must have been the daughter of Heracles.
At the age of 37, Heracles married Deianeira, daughter of Oeneus, who lived in Calydon.
Heracles died at the age of 52.
Heracles and Deianeira had four sons: Hyllus, Ctesippus, Hodites, and Gleneus.
Their only daughter, Macaria, is known.
After Heracles' death, Heracles' children emigrated from Trachis to Tricorythus in Attica, under threat from Eurystheus of Mycenae.
In Tricorythus, there was a spring named after Heracles' daughter Macaria.
Eurystheus was said to have been worried by the fact that Heracles' children were coming of age one after another, and Macaria was of marriageable age.
Demophon was also of marriageable age and lived in the same area, so Jerome's story is likely true.
Iope, the sister of Macaria's guardian Iolaus, was one of the wives of Demophon's father Theseus.
It is assumed that Iolaus introduced Macaria to Demophon, the son of Theseus, brother-in-law of Iolaus.
It is assumed that Macaria's husband was Demophon, the 12th king of Athens.
2.2 Son of Macaria
Macaria and Demophon had a son, Oxyntes.
Oxyntes became the 13th king of Athens.
< Menestheus, son of Peteus >
1 Origin
Menestheus was born in Stiris, Phocis, in 1261 BC.
Menestheus' father was Peteus.
Peteus' father was Orneus, son of Pandion, the 8th king of Athens.
2 Others
2.1 Enthroned King Athens
In 1209 BC, Menestheus became king of Athens, expelling Aegeus' son Theseus and Theseus' sons Demophon and Acamas.
Many historical sources say that the Dioscuri (Castor and Polydeuces, sons of Tyndareus) were involved in Menestheus' seizure of power.
However, there is no blood relationship between Menestheus and the Dioscuri.
Theseus and the Dioscuri were connected as follows.
1) Pittheus, father of Theseus' mother Aethra, was the son of Pelops.
2) Gorgophone, the mother of Tyndareus, the father of the Dioscuri, was the daughter of Perseus.
3) Perseus' three sons married the daughters of Pelops.
In other words, Theseus' grandfather and the Dioscuri's grandmother were step-siblings.
In fact, it is believed that the Dioscuri, who came to Athens to bring back Helen, were used by Menestheus, who was plotting to seize power while Theseus was away.
2.2 Expulsion from Athens
Tradition has it that Menestheus took part in the expedition to Troy.
But Menestheus became king of Athens after banishing Aegeus' son Theseus and his sons Demophon and Acamas, and there was a fear that he would retake the throne.
In 1186 BC, Menestheus was exiled by Theseus' sons who returned to Athens from Euboea.
Menestheus fled to Melos and died on that island.
< Metion, son of Erechtheus >
1 Origin
Metion was born in Athens in 1380 BC.
2 Family
2.1 Metion's father
Diodorus reports that Metion's father was Eupalamus, the son of Erechtheus.
However, other sources state that Metion's father was Erechtheus.
Pandion, the son of Cecrops, was banished by Metion's sons and fled to Megara, where he married Pylia, the daughter of Pylas.
In other words, Metion is thought to be one generation before Pandion and the same generation as Cecrops.
Therefore, Metion is presumed to be the son of Cecrops' father Erechtheus, the sixth king of Athens.
2.2 Metion's sons
Metion had many sons, but only one is known by name.
Metion's son Eupalamus became the father of Daedalus.
3 Others
Pausanias records that Cecrops, the son of Erechtheus, migrated to Euboea.
Cecrops' migration is thought to have been due to a dispute with his brother Metion.
After this incident, the descendants of Cecrops and Metion fought for several generations.
They were the Erecthids, whose ancestor was Erechtheus, and their internal conflicts caused chaos in Attica for a long time.
< Menoetius, son of Actor >
1 Origin
Menoetius was born in Phthia, Thessaly, in 1280 BC.
2 Family
Menoetius' father was Actor.
Menoetius married Acastus' daughter Sthenele.
Menoetius and Sthenele had a son Abderus.
Abderus was a minion of Heracles.
Menoetius and Sthenele had a daughter Myrto.
Menoetius married Peleus' daughter Philomela (or Polymele), and had a son Patroclus.
3 Others
In 1262 BC, Opus, son of Locrus, founded Opus in Epicnemidian Locris.
At that time, Menoetius participated in the construction of Opus from Phthia.
Menoetius gained Opus's trust and was entrusted with the town.
Cynus, the son of Opus, founded Cynus near Opus.
< Myrmidon, son of Eurymedusa >
1 Origin
Myrmidon was born in Phthia, Thessaly, in 1345 BC.
Myrmidon's father was Neonus, son of Hellen.
Myrmidon's mother was Eurymedusa, daughter of Cletor.
Myrmidon's real name may have been Triopas.
Triopas was a hardworking man, and may have been named Myrmidon after an ant.
2 Family
Myrmidon married Pisidice, daughter of Aeolus.
Myrmidon had a son, Actor.
Myrmidon had a son, Antiphus (or Antippus).
Myrmidon had a son, Erysichthon (or Aethon).
Myrmidon had a daughter, Eupolemeia (or Eupolemia).
3 Others
Myrmidon was the eponym of the Myrmidons, but the names of the sons of Myrmidon, other than Actor, who succeeded him are unknown.
Thus, Myrmidons came to refer to the descendants of Actor, son of Myrmidon.
< Minyas, son of Chryses >
1 Origin
Minyas was born in Orchomenus, Boeotia, in 1360 BC.
Minyas' father was Chryses, son of Chrysogeneia.
2 Family
Minyas had a son, Orchomenus.
Minyas had a son, Cyparissus.
Minyas had a daughter, Clymene.
Minyas had a daughter, Periclymene.
Minyas had daughters, Alcathoe, Arsinoe, and Leucippe.
3 Others
3.1 Drainage of Lake Copais
Minyas dug an underground channel to drain the waters of Lake Copais into the sea. The entrance to a natural underground channel was near Copae, northeast of Lake Copais, and the channel was dug to improve the flow of the water.
3.2 Construction of the Treasury
During the time of Minyas, Minyans entered a golden age and the first treasury was built.
This shows how plentiful the harvest was from the land around Lake Copais, into which the Cephisus River flows.
3.3 Expansion of Minyans
The wealth of Minyans was so widespread that Neleus, son of Cretheus, married Chloris, daughter of Amphion, son of Iasius of Minyans.
< Melas, son of Phrixus >
1 Origin
Melas was born in 1385 BC in Colchis.
Melas' father was Phrixus, son of Athamas.
Melas' mother was Chalciope, daughter of Aeetes.
2 Family
Melas married Eurycleia, daughter of Athamas.
Melas and Eurycleia had a son Hyperes.
Hyperes gave his name to the Hypereia fountain in the center of Pherae in Thessaly.
3 Others
In 1370 BC, Melas emigrated with his brother Presbon to Athamas in Boeotia.
Melas' migration was probably related to the migration of Asterios, son of Minos, son of Europa, to Colchis.
Melas succeeded Athamas by marrying Athamas' daughter Eurycleia.
< Mariandynus, son of Phineus >
1 Origin
Mariandynus was born in Salmydessus on the southwestern shore of the Black Sea in 1380 BC.
Mariandynus' father was Phineus.
Mariandynus' mother was Idaea.
2 Others
Mariandynus migrated from Salmydessus to the land (later Heraclea) on the south shore of the Black Sea and became the ancestor of the Mariandynians.
< Megamede, daughter of Arneus >
1 Origin
Megamede was born in 1285 BC in Boeotia.
2 Family
Megamede married Thespius, son of Teuthras.
Megamede had many daughters with Thespius.
< Melanippus, son of Theseus >
1 Origin
Melanippus was born in Athens in 1245 BC.
Melanippus' father was Theseus, the 10th King of Athens.
Melanippus' mother was Perigune, daughter of Sinis of Isthmus.
2 Family
Melanippus had a son Ioxus.
< Merope, daughter of Orchomenus >
1 Origin
In 1455 BC, Merope was born in Methydrium in Arcadia.
Merope's father was Orchomenus, son of Lycaon.
Merope's father was also called Atlas, and Merope was one of the Pleiades (or Atlantides).
2 Family
Merope married Sisyphus, son of Aeolus.
Merope had two sons, Aeetes and Aloeus.
3 Others
In 1437 BC, Merope married Sisyphus, son of Aeolus, of Melitaea in Thessaly.
In 1407 BC, Merope moved with her family from Thessaly to Argolis.
Sisyphus founded Ephyraea (later Corinth) on the east side of Aegialeia (later Sicyon).
< Megassares, father of Pharnace >
1 Origin
In 1465 BC, Megassares was born in Arcadia.
2 Family
Megassares married Alcyone.
Megassares had a son Hyrieus.
Megassares had a son Hyperenor (or Anthas).
Megassares had a daughter, Aethusa.
Megassares had a daughter Pharnace.
3 Others
3.1 From Arcadia to Samothrace
In 1430 BC, Megassares and his family joined the Dardanus emigration party and moved from Arcadia to Samothrace.
Dardanus' migration was due to a famine caused by a flood in Methydrium, where he lived.
Thus, it is presumed that Megassares also lived in or near Methydrium.
3.2 From Samothrace to Boeotia
In 1420 BC, Megassares and his family joined the Cadmus emigration party and moved from Samothrace to Boeotia, founding Euboea (later Hyria) near the Euripus Strait.
< Maera, daughter of Orchomenus >
1 Origin
Maera (or Maia) was born in 1490 BC at Orchomenus in Arcadia.
Maera's father was Orchomenus, son of Lycaon.
Maera's father was also called Atlas, and Maera was one of the Pleiades (or Atlantides).
2 Family
Maera married Tegeates, son of Lycaon.
Maera had a son, Cydon.
Maera had two sons, Scephrus and Leimon.
Maera had two sons, Archedius and Gortys.
3 Others
In 1470 BC, Tegeates founded Tegea in Arcadia.
< Mnesileus, son of Polydeuces >
1 Origin
Mnesileus (or Mnasinous) was born in Sparta in 1235 BC.
Mnesileus' father was Polydeuces, son of Tyndareus.
Mnesileus' mother was Phoebe, daughter of Leucippus.
< Menalippus, son of Oeneus >
1 Origin
Menalippus was born in Calydon in 1268 BC.
Menalippus' father was Oeneus, son of Calydon. [Hyginus.69]
2 Others
Menalippus was killed by his half-brother Tydeus, and appears in legend as the cause of Tydeus' exile to Argos. [Hyginus.69]
< Melanippus, son of Parthaon >
1 Origin
In 1230 BC, Melanippus was born at Pleuron in Aetolia.
Melanippus' father was Agrius, son of Parthaon. [Apo.1.8.6].
Melanippus' mother was Dia, daughter of Parthaon. [FGrH.333.123].
2 Others
Melanippus, together with his brothers, exiled Oeneus of Calydon. [Paus.2.25.2]
Melanippus was then attacked and killed in battle by Diomedes, son of Tydeus. [Apo.1.8.6, Hyginus.175, Paus.2.25.2]
< Melas, son of Parthaon >
1 Origin
Melas was born in Pleuron, Aetolia, in 1258 BC.
Melas' father was Parthaon, son of Agenor. [Apo.1.8.5]
2 Family
Melas had sons Pheneus, Euryalus, Hyperlaus, Antiochus, Eumedes, Sternops, Xanthippus, and Sthenelaus. [Apo.1.8.5]
< Mothone, daughter of Oeneus >
1 Origin
Mothone was born in Pleuron, Aetolia, in 1220 BC.
Mothone's father was Oeneus, son of Parthaon. [Paus.4.35.1]
2 Others
Pedasus, on the west coast of Messenia, renamed itself after Mothone. [Paus.4.35.1]
Pausanias reports that Mothone, born after the Trojan War, was the half-sister of Tydeus, father of Diomedes. [Paus.4.35.1]
< Melisseus, son of Socos >
1 Origin
Melisseus was born in Aptera, northwest of Crete, in 1439 BC.
Melisseus' father was Socos. [Nonnus.13.135]
Melisseus' mother was Combe. [Nonnus.13.135]
2 Others
In 1419 BC, Melisseus and his brothers emigrated to Olympia in Eleia and held the first Olympic Games. [Paus.5.7.6-]
The Melisseus brothers then emigrated to Cherronesus on the opposite shore of Rhodes and founded five towns. [Diod.5.60.1]
In 1415 BC, Melisseus atoned for the crime of Triopas, son of Rhodos, who had killed his brother and fled from Rhodes. [Diod.5.61.1]
< Mimas, son of Socos >
1 Origin
Mimas was born in Aptera, northwest of Crete, in 1438 BC.
Mimas' father was Socos. [Nonnus.13.135]
Mimas' mother was Combe. [Nonnus.13.135]
2 Others
Mimas appears in Nonnus' epic poem "Dionysiaca" as one of the seven sons of Socos.
< Melisseus, father of Ida >
1 Origin
Melisseus was born in Aptera, northwest of Crete, in 1505 BC.
Melisseus' father is presumed to be Apteras. [Estimated from JeromeChro.1503]
Apteras ruled Crete. [JeromeChro.1503]
2 Family
Melisseus had two daughters, Idaea (or Ida, Idothea) and Adrastia (or Adrasta). [Apo.1.1.6]
Melisseus had two daughters, Melissa and Amalthaea (or Althaea). [Lacta.1.22.3]
Celmis (or Kelmis, Scelmis) and Damnameneus (or Damnaneus), the first discoverers of iron in Crete, are also presumed to be Melisseus' sons. [Estimated from Parian.Marble.11]
Celmis and Damnameneus were Idaean Dactyls and belonged to the Telchines. [Nonnus.14.36]
Also, Socos, the father of Acmon, is presumed to be the son of Melisseus. [Estimated from Socos being an Idaean Dactyl]
Furthermore, Lapis, who ruled Crete, is presumed to be the son of Melisseus. [Estimated from JeromeChro.1503]
3 Others
Melisseus ruled Crete. [HygAstro.2.13.5, Lacta.1.22.3]
< Menelaus, son of Pleisthenes >
1 Origins
Menelaus was born in Cleonae, Argolis, in 1230 BC.
Menelaus' father was Pleisthenes, son of Atreus. [Apo.3.2.2, Dictys.1.1, 5.16, MalaChro.5.94]
Menelaus' mother was Aerope (or Eriphyle), daughter of Catreus. [Apo.3.2.2, Dictys.1.1]
2 Family
Menelaus married Helen, daughter of Tyndareus. [Hyginus.78, Paus.2.22.6]
Menelaus and Helen had a daughter, Hermione.
Menelaus also had two sons, Nicostratus and Megapenthes, by the Aetolian slave Tereis (or Pieris). [Apo.3.11.1, Paus.2.18.6]
Menelaus and Cnossia had a son, Xenodamus. [Apo.3.11.1]
3 Others
In 1217 BC, Eurystheus was succeeded by Atreus, who emigrated from Cleonae to Mycenae with his father Atreus. [Diod.4.58.2]
In 1205 BC, Menelaus moved from Mycenae to Sparta and married Helen, daughter of Tyndareus. [Hyginus.78, Paus.2.22.6]
In legend, Menelaus received the throne of Lacedaemon from his wife's father Tyndareus. [Apo.3.11.2, Apo.E.2.16]
However, when Menelaus and Helen married, Tyndareus and his sons who succeeded Tyndareus were dead.
It is assumed that Menelaus gained control of the Lacedaemonians with the backing of Mycenae.
Menelaus appears in the legend of the Trojan War, but it is thought that he did not campaign against Troy for the same reasons as Agamemnon. [See Agamemnon]
Menelaus was buried in Therapne with Helen. [Paus.3.19.9]
< Messapus, son of Argus >
1 Origin
Messapus was born in Argion (later Mycenae) in 1600 BC.
1.1 Father of Messapus
Castor, a chronicler from the 2nd century BC, lists Messapus as the 9th king of Sicyon. [Euseb.Chron.175]
Pausanias gives a genealogy of the kings of Sicyon, but does not mention Messapus.
Pausanias states that Leucippus, the 8th king of Sicyon, was succeeded by Peratus, the son of his daughter Calchinia. [Paus.2.5.7]
Messapus was probably Calchinia's husband, Peratus' father, and Argus' son.
2 Family
Messapus married Calchinia, daughter of Leucippus, and had a son named Peratus (or Eratus). [Paus.2.5.7]
Argus' wife was Ismene, daughter of Thurimachus, the seventh king of Sicyon, and Messapus and Calchinia were cousins.
3 Others
Messapus inherited Argion from his father Argus.
In 1560 BC, there was a great migration of the inhabitants of Argos.
The cause of this migration is presumed to have been an attack by Messapus, for the following reasons:
1) Recent archaeological research has revealed that Mycenae developed into a great power between 1550 BC and 1450 BC.
2) Gelanor, who ruled Argos when Danaus migrated from Egypt in 1430 BC, had a deep connection with Sicyon. [See Gelanor]
Messapus also brought Argos under his control.
As a result, Argion ruled over all the people of the Peloponnesus Peninsula, except for the Pelasgians who lived in Arcadia.
Messapus died around 1540 BC and is believed to be the person associated with the Mask of Agamemnon excavated at Mycenae.
< Mycenaeus, son of Sparton >
1 Origin
Mycenaeus was born in 1705 BC in Phoroneus (later Argos).
Mycenaeus' father was Sparton, son of Phoroneus. [Paus.2.16.4]
< Mycene, daughter of Inachus >
1 Origin
Mycene was born in 1765 BC in Phoroneus (later Argos).
Mycene's father was Inachus. [Home.Od.2.120, Paus.2.16.4]
2 Other
Mycene married Arestor. [Paus.2.16.4]
Pausanias says that the city was named Mycenae after Mycene. [Paus.2.16.4]
< Melantomice, wife of Criasus >
1 Origin
Melantomice (or Melantho) was born in Argos in 1670 BC.
2 Family
Melantomice married Criasus, son of Argus. [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]
< Messene, daughter of Phorbas >
1 Origin
Messene was born in Argos in 1623 BC.
Messene's father was Phorbas, son of Criasus. [Paus.2.16.1]
Messene's mother was Euboea, daughter of Asterion. [EuriSchoOr.932.02]
< Midea, daughter of Danaus >
1 Origin
Midea was born in Chemmis, Egypt in 1449 BC.
Midea's father was Danaus, son of Belus. [Hyginus.170]
2 Family
Midea married Antimachus, son of Aegyptus. [Hyginus.170]
Antimachus and Midea had a son, Amphianax. [Paus.3.25.10]
3 Other
Midea emigrated from Egypt to Argos with her father Danaus in 1430 BC. [Paus.2.16.1]
< Messene, daughter of Danaus >
1 Origin
Messene was born in Argos in 1430 BC.
1.1 Father of Messene
Pausanias records that Messene's father was Triopas of Argos. [Paus.4.1.1, Paus.4.3.9, Paus.4.26.8, Paus.4.27.6, Paus.4.31.11]
Pausanias reports that Messene's father was the most famous and powerful in Greece. [Paus.4.1.2]
At the time of Messene's marriage, Danaus ruled Argos, and Triopas was probably an alias or real name of Danaus.
The Egyptian chronicle of Thutmose III records that tribute was paid from the land of Danaya (Tanaju), which is presumed to be the Greeks. [wiki: Mycenaean Greece]
Danaya was the name of the tribe of Danaus, and the name Danaus may have been coined from the tribe's name, like a person's name.
2 Family
Messene married Polycaon, son of Lelex. [Paus.4.1.5]
3 Others
In 1410 BC, Polycaon moved to a place about 47 km west-northwest of Lacedaemon and founded Andania. [Paus.4.1.2]
Many people from Argos, Messene's hometown, participated in the construction of the city. [Paus.4.1.2]
< Megapenthes, son of Proetus >
1 Origin
Megapenthes was born in Mantineia, Arcadia, in 1370 BC.
Megapenthes' father was Proetus, son of Abas. [Hyginus.170]
Megapenthes' mother was Steneboea, daughter of Amphianax. [Apo.2.2.1]
2 Family
Megapenthes had a son, Argeus. [Paus.2.18.4]
Megapenthes had a daughter, Iphianeira (or Iphianassa). [Diod.4.68.5, Apo.2.2.2]
Megapenthes had daughters, Lysippe and Iphinoe. [Apo.2.2.2]
Megapenthes also supposedly had a son, named Arisbas. [Paus.9.36.6]
3 Others
3.1 Emigration to Arcadia
In 1368 BC, Megapenthes migrated from Mantineia to Tiryns accompanied by his father Proetus. [Estimated from Apo.2.2.1]
3.2 Emigration to Argos
In 1339 BC, after the death of Acrisius, Megapenthes moved to Argos. [Estimated from Apo.2.4.4]
Megapenthes was the direct grandson of Abas, king of Argos, and likely claimed the right to succeed him as king of Argos.
3.3 Death of Megapenthes
In 1310 BC, Megapenthes killed Perseus, avenging his father Proetus. [Hyginus.244]
Megapenthes also killed Lynceus of Abae in Phocis. [Hyginus.244]
Megapenthes was killed by Abas, son of Lynceus. [Hyginus.244]
< Molurus, son of Megapenthes >
1 Origin
1305 BC, Molurus was born in Argos.
Molurus' father was Arisbas. [Paus.9.36.7]
2 Others
Molurus was killed by Hyettus. [Paus.9.36.7]
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