< Thero, daughter of Phylas >
1 Origin
In 1170 BC, Thero (or Thuro) was born in Alopece of Attica.
Thero's father was Phylas.
Thero's mother was Leipephilene (or Leipephile).
2 Family
Thero had a son, Chaeron.
Chaeron founded Chaeroneia in Boeotia.
< Triptolemus, son of Rarus >
1 Origin
In 1305 BC, Triptolemus was born in Athens.
Triptolemus's father was Rarus.
2 Family
Triptolemus had a daughter, Deiope.
3 Others
Rarus, the father of Triptolemus, is thought to be a descendant of Crocon, who first settled in the Athenian lands across the Rheiti River from the Eleusinian lands.
< Thetis, daughter of Scyrius >
1 Origin
In 1275 BC, Thetis was born in Salamis.
Thetis was the daughter of Chiron, also called Nereus, the sea god.
Thetis was the sister of Psamathe, the daughter of Nereus.
Thetis is presumed to have been the daughter of Scyrius, the sea god Nereus.
2 Family
Thetis married Peleus, the son of Aeacus, who lived in Phthia of Thessaly.
Thetis gave birth to a son, Achilles, with Peleus.
3 Others
In 1236 BC, the Minyans, who lived in Iolcus, rebelled against the tyranny of Acastus, the son of Pelias, and destroyed the town.
Peleus drove out Minyans and rescued Thetis from Iolcus.
Thetis is presumed to have been the wife of Acastus' son.
< Telamon, son of Aeacus >
1 Origin
Telamon was born in Aegina in 1235 BC.
Telamon's father was Aeacus, son of Actor.
Telamon's mother was Endeis (or Endais), daughter of Scyrius.
2 Family
Telamon married Glauce, daughter of Cychreus, king of the Salaminians.
Glauce was Telamon's maternal cousin.
Telamon and Glauce had a son, Teucer.
After the death of Glauce, Telamon married Periboea (or Eriboea), daughter of Alcathous of Megara.
Telamon and Periboea had a son, Ajax.
3 Others
3.1 Emigration to Salamis
In 1256 BC, Telamon migrated from Aegina to Salamis.
Telamon's brothers, Phocus and Peleus, also left Aegina.
The reasons for the migration of Aeacus' sons are presumed to be as follows:
In 1264 BC, in the war between Minos and King Aegeus of Athens, the inhabitants of Aegina and Salamis sided with Aegeus.
Aeacus' wives in Aegina were sisters of Aegeus.
Cychreus in Salamis was brother of Aegeus.
The Cretans migrated to Aegina, and Aeacus' family lived with them.
After Aeacus' death, Aeacus' sons left Aegina and migrated to various places.
3.2 Lysidice, wife of Ajax
The father of Lysidice, wife of Ajax, was Coronus, son of Caeneus of Gyrton in Thessaly.
Coronus was the leader of the Lapiths, and was killed in battle with Heracles in 1227 BC.
There is a legend that Telamon participated in Heracles' campaign against Troy and won Laomedon's daughter Hesione.
This legend is a fiction, but it is thought that the basis of the story is the battle between Heracles and Coronus.
It is assumed that Telamon participated in Heracles' campaign, fought against Coronus, and won his daughter Lysidice as a wife for Ajax.
Telamon was the hero over Ajax.
3.3 Later life of Telamon
In 1264 BC, in the war between Minos and Aegeus, king of Athens, the inhabitants of Aegina and Salamis sided with Aegeus.
The wives of Aeacus of Aegina were sisters of Aegeus.
Cychreus of Salamis was brother of Aegeus.
After Aegeus was defeated in the battle, the Cretans migrated to Aegina.
The Cretans then expanded their settlements to Salamis, and Telamon's sons migrated to various places.
Teucer migrated to Cyprus.
Ajax migrated to Megara, where he succeeded his maternal grandfather Alcathous.
There is a legend that Telamon drove Teucer back after the Trojan War, but if he was alive at that time, Telamon would have been about 90 years old.
< Teucer, son of Telamon >
1 Origin
Teucer was born in Salamis in 1250 BC.
Teucer's father was Telamon, son of Aeacus.
1.1 Teucer's mother
1.1.1 Periboea (or Eriboea)
The mother of Teucer's brother Ajax was Periboea, daughter of Alcathous of Megara.
Ajax succeeded Alcathous as king of Megara.
If Teucer's mother was Periboea, then Teucer was born after Ajax.
However, it is said that Ajax's mother and Teucer's mother are different.
1.1.2 Hesione
Many legends say that Teucer's mother was Hesione, the daughter of Laomedon.
However, the following facts lead us to believe that the legend that Hesione was Teucer's mother is a fiction.
1) One of Priam's sisters had a son named Trambelus.
2) Achilles killed Trambelus.
3) Trambelus, whom Achilles killed, was the king of Leleges in Miletus.
If Trambelus was the son of Telamon, he would have been Achilles' cousin, and there is no way that Achilles would not have known about it.
The mother of Trambelus was Hesione, who is said to have married Telamon, and it is believed that Hesione married the king of Leleges in Miletus, not Telamon.
1.1.3 Glauce
Diodorus writes that Telamon married Periboea after the death of his wife Glauce, but does not say whether she had children.
However, there is a tradition that Cychreus' daughter Glauce had a son.
It is assumed that the mother of Teucer was Cychreus' daughter Glauce.
If this is true, Teucer was older than Ajax.
2 Family
Teucer married Eune, daughter of Cinyras.
Teucer and Eune had a daughter, Asteria.
3 Other
3.1 Emigration to Cyprus
The 12th century AD rhetorician Tzetzes states that Teucer migrated to Cyprus before Agapenor. He also writes that Agapenor came to Cyprus to mine copper.
In 1225 BC, Teucer migrated from Salamis to Cyprus and married Eune, daughter of Cinyras.
Probably, Teucer migrated to Cyprus in search of the precious ores found in Amathus.
Cinyras' mother, Amathousis, was the godmother of the town of Amathus.
Cinyras became synonymous with wealth, rivaling King Midas, due to the precious ores found in Amathus.
3.2 Trojan War
In 1188 BC, the sons of Antenor expelled the sons of Priam and occupied Ilium.
The sons of Priam requested reinforcements from the Achaeans, who had been on friendly terms with them through the use of the Hellespont.
The Achaeans organized an expeditionary force against Troy, with Achilles as its commander-in-chief.
Teucer's brother Ajax, cousin of Achilles, also participated in the expedition.
In 1186 BC, Teucer heard of the Achaeans' struggle and rushed from Cyprus to Troy to help Ajax. However, when Teucer arrived in Troy, Achilles and Ajax had already died.
Teucer entrusted Ajax's sons, who were born during the expedition, to Achilles' son Neoptolemus, and returned to Cyprus with the Trojans who wanted to emigrate.
3.3 Founding of Salamis
Teucer founded Salamis in Cyprus.
The first inhabitants of Salamis were Trojans who had followed Hector, son of Priam, in a battle against the sons of Antenor and been defeated.
Teucer's descendants ruled Salamis until the time of Euagoras in the 4th century BC.
It is believed that early Salaminian rulers spread the fiction that Teucer was of Troy royal descent in order to subjugate the Trojans.
< Thebe, daughter of Physcius >
1 Origin
Thebe was born in Antheia near Thermopylae in 1360 BC.
Thebe's father is presumed to be Physcius, the son of Aetolus, for the following reasons:
1) Thebe was the daughter of the river god Asopus.
In legend, the Asopus River is a river in Phlius, but there is also a river near Antheia.
2) Physcius' son Locrus assisted Amphion and Zethus in their attack on Thebes.
Since Locrus was Thebe's brother, it is believed that Locrus assisted Amphion and Zethus.
3) The Proetidian gate in Thebes was named after Proetus.
It is believed to have been named after Proetus, the father of Physcius' wife Maera.
2 Family
Thebe married Zethus, the son of Antiope.
Thebe and Zethus had a son, Neis.
The Neistan gate in Thebes was named after Neis.
Thebe accidentally caused the death of Neis, and Zethus died of grief.
< Thynus, son of Phineus >
1 Origin
Thynus was born in 1380 BC in Salmydessus on the southwestern coast of the Black Sea.
Thynus' father was Phineus.
Thynus' mother was Idaea.
2 Others
Thynus migrated from Salmydessus to Phrygia and became the ancestor of the Thynians.
< Telephus, son of Auge >
1 Origin
In 1250 BC, Telephus was born in Arcadia.
Telephus' mother was Auge.
Auge's father was Lycurgus, son of Aleus.
1.1 Father of Telephus
Telephus' father is reported to have been Heracles, but the following suggests that he was Clymenus, son of Schoeneus.
1) Proximity of residence
Clymenus lived in Schoenus, which his father founded in Arcadia.
Auge lived in Tegea in Arcadia.
Schoenus was located near Tegea.
2) Mass Migration of Inhabitants
Telephus migrated with his mother Auge to Mysia of Pergamene in Asia Minor.
Since the Arcadians who migrated at this time lived in Pergamus, Telephus' migration was a mass migration.
The emigration was probably due to the arrogance of Clymenus.
An example of emigration of inhabitants due to the tyranny of a town ruler is the Caucones of Lepreus in Eleia, who emigrated to Lycia.
3) Parthenopaeus' Participation in the Emigration
The group of immigrants led by Telephus also included Parthenopaeus, the son of Clymenus' sister Atalanta, who was Telephus' cousin.
In 1215 BC, when Adrastus of Argos launched an army against Thebes, Parthenopaeus joined the expedition to avenge his grandfather Schoeneus, but was killed in battle.
In 1205 BC, Parthenopaeus' two sons, Tlesimenes and Biantes, rushed from Mysia to join Epigoni's attack on Thebes to avenge their father.
2 Family
Telephus married Argiope (or Astyoche), daughter of Teuthras.
Telephus and Argiope had a son, Eurypylus.
Some say that Telephus had a son, Tyrrhenus, who emigrated to Italy.
3 Others
In 1230 BC, Telephus emigrated from Arcadia to Mysia of Pergamene.
Telephus' mother Auge married Teuthras, ruler of Mysia, and Telephus married Argiope, daughter of Teuthras.
Telephus succeeded Teuthras as ruler of Mysia.
< Timeas, son of Polyneices >
1 Origin
Timeas was born in Argos in 1220 BC.
Timeas' father was Polyneices, son of Oedipus.
2 Others
In 1205 BC, Timeas, together with his brother Thersander and the Argives, attacked and captured Thebes.
< Thersander, son of Polyneices >
1 Origin
Thersander was born in Argos in 1224 BC.
Thersander's father was Polyneices, son of Oedipus.
Thersander's mother was Argia (or Argea), daughter of Adrastus.
2 Family
Thersander's wife was Demonassa, daughter of Amphiaraus.
Thersander and Demonassa had a son, Tisamenus.
3 Others
3.1 Epigoni's attack on Thebes
In 1205 BC, Thersander decided to attack Thebes with his brothers, Adrastus and Timeas.
Thersander's expeditionary force included his mother Demonassa's brother Alcmaeon and many Argives.
The expeditionary force captured Thebes, and Thersander became king of Thebes, expelling Laodamas, son of Eteocles.
3.2 Mysia Expedition
3.2.1 Motive for the Expedition
Pausanias tells us that an expedition led by Agamemnon landed in Mysia mistaking it for Troy, and that Thesander was killed fighting Telephus.
In addition to Pausanias, this story is told by Dictys of Crete, who says he participated in the Trojan War, and by Apollodoros, a writer of the 2nd century AD.
The true story of the Mysia expedition is estimated as follows.
Epigoni's attack on Thebes resulted in many captives (refugees).
Alcmaeon, son of Amphiaraus, took care of the captives, including Manto, daughter of Tiresias.
The captives wanted to settle in a new land.
Alcmaeon asked Thersander son of Polyneices to help them move.
Alcmaeon was not only Thersander's brother-in-law, but also the benefactor who restored him to the throne of Thebes.
3.2.2 Reasons for choosing Mysia
One of the Epigoni who joined Thebes with Thersander was Tlesimenes, a son of Parthenopaeus from Mysia of Pergamene in Asia Minor.
Tlesimenes' father, Parthenopaeus, who had emigrated from Arcadia to Mysia of Pergamene with his son Telephus of Auge, was killed in Adrastus' attack on Thebes.
Presumably, Thesander heard from Tlesimenes about the advantages of Mysia of Pergamene and decided that it would be the best place for his captives to settle.
3.2.3 Thersander's Death
In 1196 BC, Thersander arrived safely at Mysia of Pergamene with Tlesimenes as his pilot, but Thersander died there.
The cause of Thersander's death is unknown, but at least it appears that there was no battle.
The captives, including Tiresias' daughter Manto, sailed further south and were received by the Cretans of Colophon, who cohabited with them.
< Tlesimenes, son of Parthenopaeus >
1 Origin
Tlesimenes was born in 1225 BC in Mysia of Pergamene.
His father was Parthenopaeus, son of Atalanta.
Tlesimenes' mother was Clymene.
2 Family
Tlesimenes had a son, Aulon.
3 Others
In 1205 BC, Tlesimenes participated in Epigoni's attack on Thebes to avenge the death of Parthenopaeus, who was killed in Adrastus' attack on Thebes.
In 1196 BC, Tlesimenes piloted Thersander, who led the captives (refugees) of Thebes to a new land, to Mysia of Pergamene, where Thersander died.
It is assumed that Tlesimenes then emigrated from Mysia of Pergamene to Arcadia.
Tlesimenes' son Aulon lived in Arcadia.
Presumably, Tlesimenes succeeded Schoinus, founded by Schoeneus, the father of Atalanta, the mother of Parthenopaeus.
< Theseus, son of Aegeus >
1 Origin
In 1263 BC, Theseus was born in Troezen, Argolis.
Theseus' father was Aegeus, the 9th King of Athens.
Theseus' mother was Aethra, daughter of Pittheus.
2 Family
2.1 Perigune
Theseus married Perigune, daughter of Sinis of Isthmus.
Theseus and Perigune had a son, Melanippus.
Later, Theseus divorced Perigune.
Perigune remarried to Deioneus, son of Eurytus of Oechalia in Messenia.
2.2 Antiope
Theseus married Antiope of Amazons.
Theseus and Antiope had a son Hippolytus (or Demophoon).
2.3 Aegle
Theseus married Aegle, daughter of Panopeus.
2.4 Iope
Theseus married Iope, daughter of Iphicles.
2.5 Phaedra
Theseus married Phaedra, daughter of Minos.
Theseus and Phaedra had a son Demophon.
Theseus and Phaedra had a son Acamas.
3 Others
3.1 Emigration to Athens
In 1247 BC, Theseus emigrated from Troezen to Athens at the request of his father Aegeus.
Presumably, Aegeus had sons who were his heirs. However, it is presumed that the battle with the sons of Pallas resulted in Aegeus having no sons to succeed him, and thus he brought Theseus to Athens.
3.2 Tribute to Minos
Tradition has it that Theseus went to Crete as tribute to Minos after Athens was defeated in battle.
However, this tradition is a fiction.
Theseus was a son born to Aegeus after Aegeus was defeated in battle against Minos and exiled to Troezen.
There is no way that Aegeus could have summoned Theseus from Troezen, knowing Athens' promise to send tribute to Minos.
3.3 Marriage to Phaedra
In 1241 BC, Theseus married Phaedra, daughter of Minos.
Deucalion, son of Minos, married his sister Phaedra to Theseus, son of Aegeus, Athenian king, in order to form an alliance with the Athenians.
After this, Iapyx, son of Daedalus, and Botton emigrated from Crete to the Italian peninsula and Macedonia. Presumably, the war within Crete necessitated an alliance with the Athenians.
3.4 Paying tribute to Crete
After the marriage of Theseus and Phaedra, tribute payments from Athens to Crete appear to have been discontinued.
In 1264 BC, the Athenians were defeated in battle against Minos and made peace by paying tribute every ninth year, seven young men and seven young women.
It is estimated that the third and last tribute was paid in 1246 BC.
3.5 Accession of King Athens
In 1239 BC, Aegeus died, and Theseus ascended the throne as the 10th King of Athens at the age of 24.
Theseus fought and won against Pandion's son Pallas and his sons.
Theseus' rise to power was probably due in large part to Anaphlystus and Sphettus, who had migrated with their father Aegeus from Troezen to Athens and established a town there, and who were paternal cousins of Theseus' mother Aethra.
3.6 Consolidation of the Twelve Towns
Theseus united the towns of Attica, which had previously been divided into 12 towns and were in constant strife, into one.
Strabon names 11 towns: Cecropia, Tetrapolis, Epacria, Deceleia, Eleusis, Aphidna, Thoricus, Brauron, Cytherus, Sphettus, and Cephisia. Another is presumed to be Anaphlystus, founded at the same time as Sphettus.
3.7 Protection of Heracleidae
In 1218 BC, Theseus accepted the children of Heracles, who had been driven out of Trachis, and sent them to live in Tricorythus in Attica.
One of Theseus' wives, Iope, was the sister of Iolaus, the protector of the children of Heracles, and Theseus and Iolaus were brothers-in-law.
In 1217 BC, Eurystheus led the Mycenaeans into Athens, where the Heracleidae lived, but Eurystheus and his sons were killed in battle.
3.8 Mediation between Argos and Thebes
In 1215 BC, Athens was not involved in Adrastus' attack on Thebes. However, at the request of Adrastus, who was defeated by the Thebans, Theseus sent a messenger to request permission from the Thebans to take back his dead.
The 4th century BC orator Isocrates tells us that Athens threatened Thebes.
Thebes was probably threatened by Athenians, who had defeated the army of Eurystheus of Mycenae, which at the time was a force that outnumbered the other towns.
3.9 The Battle with Menestheus
The consolidation of the 12 towns, carried out by Theseus, provoked a backlash from those who ruled each of them.
Menestheus, son of Peteos, son of Orneus, son of Erechtheus (Pandion), incited them.
When Menestheus had denounced the malcontents and was preparing to rebel against Theseus, Theseus went to the oracle that invoked the dead in Aornum in Thesprotis for his wife Phaedra, who had died not long before.
3.10 Uprising of Menestheus
Dioscuri from Lacedaemon appeared to Athens while Theseus was away to reclaim his sister Helen, and Menestheus rose up at the same time.
In 1210 BC, Theseus' two sons, Demophon and Acamas, fled to Elephenor, son of Chalcodon of Chalcis in Euboea.
It is reported that Theseus evacuated his sons, but they were adults and acted of their own volition.
Elephenor was the brother of Chalciope, wife of Aegeus. In other words, Elephenor was the brother of Theseus' mother-in-law.
3.11 Death of Theseus
In 1209 BC, Theseus returned to Athens from Thesprotis and, unable to control the animosity of the inhabitants, went to Scyros.
Theseus did not know that his sons had gone to Euboea; if Theseus had known that his sons had disappeared, he would have gone to Chalcis, not to Scyros.
Lycomedes, fearing that Theseus would stay and take his place, killed Theseus.
Or perhaps Lycomedes was in cahoots with Menestheus.
Lycomedes was the father of Deidamia, wife of Achilles, and grandfather of Neoptolemus.
Lycomedes was the grandson of Scyrius, the biological father of Aegeus, and presumably a cousin of Theseus.
< Teuthras, son of Pandion >
1 Origin
Teuthras (or Teuthrantos) was born in Athens in 1315 BC.
Teuthras' father was Pandion, the 8th king of Athens.
2 Family
Teuthras' wife was Thespia (or Thespeia), daughter of the god Asopus.
Thespia was the daughter of Aeolus, son of Oeoclus.
Teuthras had a son Thespius.
3 Others
In 1275 BC, Teuthras, pursued by his brother-in-law Aegeus, moved from Athens to Boeotia and founded Thespiae.
< Thespia, daughter of Aeolus >
1 Origin
In 1312 BC, Thespia was born near the Asopus River, which flows through Boeotia.
2 Family
Thespia gave her name to Thespiae of Boeotia.
Thespia's husband was Pandion's son Teuthras, founder of Thespiae.
Thespia was the sister of Tanagra, daughter of the Asopus river god and presumably of Aeolus, son of Oeoclus.
< Thespius, son of Teuthras >
1 Origin
In 1290 BC, Thespius was born in Athens.
His father was Teuthras, son of Pandion.
2 Family
Thespius married Megamede, daughter of Arneus.
Thespius had many daughters and from them many sons.
Thespius' grandsons settled in Sardinia, led by Iolaus, son of Iphicles.
3 Others
In 1275 BC, Thespius and his father Teuthras migrated from Athens to Boeotia and founded Thespiae.
< Tegeates, son of Lycaon >
1 Origin
In 1500 BC, Tegeates was born in Lycosura in Arcadia.
Tegeates' father was Lycaon.
Lycaon was the son of Pelasgus.
2 Family
Tegeates married Maera, daughter of Orchomenus.
Tegeates had a son Cydon.
Tegeates had two sons, Scephrus and Leimon.
Tegeates had two sons, Archedius and Gortys.
3 Others
In 1470 BC, Tegeates founded Tegea in Arcadia.
< Taygete, daughter of Orchomenus >
1 Origin
In 1445 BC, Taygete was born in Methydrium in Arcadia.
His father was Orchomenus, son of Lycaon.
Taygete's father was also called Atlas, and Taygete was one of the Pleiades (or Atlantides).
2 Family
Taygete had a son Lacedaemon.
< Tebrus, son of Hippocoon >
1 Origin
Tebrus (or Sebrus) was born in Sparta in 1280 BC.
Tebrus' father was Hippocoon, son of Oebalus.
2 Others
Tebrus was killed in battle with Heracles in 1239 BC along with his father Hippocoon and other brothers.
< Tyndareus, son of Oebalus >
1 Origin
Tyndareus was born in Sparta in 1282 BC.
Tyndareus' father was Oebalus, son of Cynortas.
Tyndareus' mother was Gorgophone, daughter of Perseus.
2 Family
Tyndareus married Leda, daughter of Thestius.
Tyndareus and Leda had two sons, Castor and Polydeuces (or Pollux).
Tyndareus also had the daughters, Timandra, Clytaemnestra, Phylonoe, and Helen.
3 Migration to Aetolia
Tyndareus emigrated from Sparta to Aetolia in 1265 BC.
Tradition has it that Hippocoon expelled Tyndareus and Icarius from Lacedaemon.
But Hippocoon was the rightful heir of Oebalus, and he had many sons of the same age as Tyndareus, so it was impossible for Tyndareus to inherit the throne.
3.1 Companion
Tyndareus left Sparta of his own accord and went to Apahareus, who lived in Arene in Messenia.
Apahareus was Tyndareus' half-brother.
Apahareus was also the husband of Tyndareus' sister Arene, and thus his brother-in-law.
Apahareus had a son, Idas, who was the same age as Tyndareus.
Tyndareus emigrated to Aetolia with his nephew Idas.
3.2 Place of residence
Tyndareus and Idas emigrated to Pleuron in Aetolia.
Thestius, who lived in Pleuron, was the husband of Apahareus' sister Deidamia (or Leucippe).
Deidamia was Tyndareus' half-sister and Idas' aunt.
Thus, Tyndareus and Idas migrated to Aetolia, seeking refuge with Deidamia.
3.3 Marriage of Tyndareus and Idas
After migrating to Pleuron, Tyndareus married Leda, daughter of Thestius.
Idas married Marpessa, daughter of Evenus and Alcippe, and had a daughter, Cleopatra (or Halcyone).
Cleopatra, daughter of Idas, married Meleager, son of Calydon who lived in Calydon.
3.4 Aetolia's conflict
The battle called the Calydonian boar hunt ensued.
The battle was between the inhabitants of Pleuron, descendants of Curetes, the native of Aetolia, and the inhabitants of Calydon, descendants of Aetolus, son of Endymion, who had migrated from Eleia.
Tyndareus fought on the side of Pleuron, and Idas on the side of Calydon.
However, Tyndareus does not appear in the story of the Calydonian boar hunt, and his sons, the Dioscuri, participate in it.
The original author of the story does not seem to have thought of Tyndareus and Idas as being of the same generation, but rather that Tyndareus was one generation older than Idas.
4 Emigration to Sparta
Hippocoon, who succeeded Oebalus as ruler of Sparta, was attacked by Heracles and killed in battle along with many of his sons.
After this battle, Tyndareus' brother Icarius joined Heracles' campaign and emigrated to Acarnania.
In 1237 BC, Tyndareus emigrated from Aetolia to Sparta to inherit the kingdom.
4.1 Nemesis, the second wife
In Sparta, Tyndareus married Nemesis.
Nemesis is the name of a goddess. Nemesis's human name is unknown, but she is presumed to be the daughter or granddaughter of Hippocoon, who was left behind as an orphan.
Nemesis gave birth to Clytaemnestra, who became the wife of Agamemnon, and Helen, who became the wife of Menelaus.
Many sources say that Helen was the daughter of Leda, the daughter of Thestius.
However, the age difference between Leda's sons, Dioscuri, and Helen is more than 40 years. It is unlikely that they were born to the same woman.
In other words, Clytaemnestra and Helen were daughters born to Tyndareus after he returned to Sparta.
4.2 Battle with Andania
Tyndareus first attacked Andania.
Andania was a colony of Lacedaemon and was close to Sparta.
Andania was inherited by Perieres' son Leucippus after his death.
In a battle with Tyndareus, Leucippus died and his two daughters were carried off by Tyndareus' two sons, Castor and Polydeuces, to become their wives.
The sons of Tyndareus and the daughters of Leucippus were cousins.
4.3 Battle with Oechalia
Tyndareus next attacked Eurytus, son of Melaneus, of Oechalia near Andania.
Oechalia was a town founded by a land grant from Andania.
Eurytus moved to Euboea and founded the third Oechalia.
4.4 Idas brothers join the battle
Leucippus of Andania was Idas' uncle, and Eurytus of Oechalia was the son of Melaneus, who was invited from Thessaly by Idas' grandfather Perieres.
Melaneus and Perieres were the sons of Aeolus, son of Lapithus.
In other words, Idas and Eurytus were Lapiths, whose common ancestor was Lapithus, and the Idas brothers also joined Andania and Oechalia in fighting against Tyndareus.
The battle between Tyndareus and Idas in Aetolia was transferred to a battle between the Lacedaemonians and the Messenians.
4.5 The Battle with the Idas Brothers
The battle between Tyndareus and the Idas brothers continued for nearly 30 years, with the two sons of Tyndareus taking over.
The final chapter of their battle began with Idas's kidnapping of Tyndareus' daughter Helen.
In 1210 BC, Idas kidnapped Helen and entrusted her to Theseus, Athenian king. Theseus entrusted her to Aphidnus of Aphidnae.
Theseus' friend Peirithous was Lapiths, and it is believed that Idas and Theseus were also friends through Peirithus.
The two sons of Tyndareus took Helen back.
Then, the battle between the Dioscuri and the Idas brothers ended with the destruction of both.
5 Succession of Tyndareus
Tradition has it that Tyndareus ceded the kingship of Lacedaemon to his son-in-law Menelaus.
[Apo.3.11.2, Apo.E.2.16, Hyginus.78].
However, there is a tradition that Dioscuri succeeded Tyndareus, and Tyndareus may have died before Dioscuri. [Paus.3.1.5].
Tyndareus' sons, Castor and Polydeuces, had sons about the same age as Menelaus. [Apo.3.11.2, Paus.2.22.5, TzeAdLyco.511]
Tyndareus had at least three daughters by women he married after his return from Aetolia to Sparta. Although not mentioned in the tradition, it is likely that he also had sons.
In other words, although Tyndareus had an heir, he was succeeded by his son-in-law Menelaus.
Presumably, with the power of Mycenae behind him, Menelaus gained control of Lacedaemonians over the legitimate heirs of Tyndareus.
As evidence, Menelaus was succeeded by Agamemnon's son Orestes, and Orestes was succeeded by his son Tisamenus, although they did not live in Lacedaemon.
< Toxeus, son of Thestius >
1 Origin
Toxeus was born in Pleuron in 1275 BC.
Toxeus' father was Thestius, son of Pleuron. [Ovid.8.300]
Toxeus' mother was Laophonte, daughter of Pleuron. [FGrH.Nr333.F9]
2 Others
Toxeus died in a battle with the sons of Oeneus in 1246 BC. [Ovid.8.300]
< Thyreus, son of Oeneus >
1 Origin
1270 BC Thyreus was born in Calydon.
Thyreus' father was Oeneus, son of Calydon. [Apo.1.8.1]
2 Others
1246 BC Thyreus died fighting the sons of Thestius. [Apo.1.8.1]
< Toxeus, son of Oeneus >
1 Origin
Toxeus was born in Calydon in 1270 BC.
Toxeus' father was Oeneus, son of Calydon. [Apo.1.8.1]
2 Others
Toxeus died in battle with the sons of Thestius in 1246 BC. [Apo.1.8.1]
< Thersites, son of Parthaon >
1 Origin
In 1220 BC, Thersites was born in Pleuron, Aetolia.
Thersites' father was Agrius, son of Parthaon. [Apo.1.8.6].
Thersites' mother was Dia, daughter of Parthaon. [FGrH.333.123].
2 Others
Thersites appear in tales of the Calydonian boar hunt and in the lore of the Troy expedition. [FGrH.333.123, Tzetzes.7.890]
However, the Calydonian boar hunt was in the time of the sons of Thestius, the brother of Agenor, the father of Parthaon, the father of Agrius, the father of Thersites, making it impossible for the Thersites to participate.
Also, the name of the father of the Thersites in Homer's work is unknown.
It is presumed that Thersites, son of Agrius, either died in battle with Diomedes, son of Tydeus, or Thersites led his clan and fled to the interior of Aetolia.
< Tegeates, son of Lycaon >
1 Origin
Tegeates was born in Tegea, Arcadia, in 1500 BC.
Tegeates' father was Lycaon, son of Pelasgus. [Paus.8.3.4]
2 Family
Tegeates married Maera (or Maia). [Paus.8.48.6]
Maera was the daughter of Orchomenus, also called Atlas. [See Maera]
Tegeates and Maera had a son, Cydon. [Paus.8.53.2]
Tegeates and Maera had two sons, Scephrus and Leimon. [Paus.8.53.2]
Tegeates and Maera had two sons, Archedius and Gortys. [Paus.8.53.4]
3 Others
In 1470 BC, Tegeates founded Tegea in Arcadia. [Paus.8.3.4]
< Teucrus, son of Idaea >
1 Origin
Teucrus (or Teucer, Teukros) was born in Aptera, northwest of Crete, in 1460 BC.
Teucrus' mother was Idaea (or Ida, Idothea). [Apo.3.12.1]
Idaea was the daughter of Melisseus. [Apo.1.1.6]
Melisseus ruled Crete. [HygAstro.2.13.5, Lacta.1.22.3]
2 Family
Teucrus had a daughter, Bateia (or Batia, Arisbe). [Diod.4.75.1, Apo.3.12.1, TzeAdLyco.1305]
3 Others
3.1 Migration to the Troad
In 1435 BC, Teuclus led a group of immigrants from Crete and landed near Hamaxitus in the northwest of the Anatolia Peninsula. [Strabo.13.1.48]
Teucrus founded Teucris (later Dardanus) near the Hellespontus Strait. [Antiq.1.61.4, StephByz.D218.1]
3.2 Motivations for migration
In 1438 BC, Celmis (or Kelmis, Scelmis) and Damnameneus (or Damnaneus) discovered iron on Mount Ida in Crete. [Parian.Marble.11]
Celmis and Damnameneus, called the Idaean Dactyls, also discovered iron on Cyprus. [Hesiod.ID.F2]
Teucrus's migrants called the mountain of Troad, Mount Ida, the same as the mountain of their homeland. [Strabo.13.1.48]
The Idaean Dactyls made and worked iron on Mount Ida in Troad. [Diod.17.7.5, Strabo.10.3.22]
Teucrus' mother Idaea is presumed to be the sister of Celmis and Damnameneus.
In other words, Teucrus's immigrant group included Idaean Dactyls, and it is believed that the purpose of their migration was mineral exploration.
3.3 Indigenous People
The people who settled with Teucrus were the Greeks, who were the first to settle in the northwestern part of the Anatolia Peninsula.
At that time, the land that would later become Ilium was inhabited by the people of Wilusa, a vassal state of Hittite.
The Hittites were in the final stages of the Middle Kingdom, and were in turmoil due to ongoing internal conflicts.
Teucrus was not driven out, but it is believed that there was conflict between Teucrus and Wilusa.
3.4 Living with Dardanus
In 1420 BC, Teuclus accepted Dardanus, who had migrated to the Troad from Arcadia via Samothrace, as a fellow resident. [Apo.3.12.1, Diod.5.49.2, Hesiod.CW.F102]
Teucrus and the Idaean Dactyls belonged to the Telchines, whose ancestor was Telchine, the son of Aegialeus (or Aezeius) of Sicyon. [Strabo.10.3.7]
In other words, Teuclus and Dardanus were descendants of Inachus, and it is assumed that they spoke the same language.
< Tantalus, son of Clymenus >
1 Origin
Tantalus was born in Cydonia, northwest of Crete, in 1370 BC.
1.1 Father of Tantalus
The father of Tantalus is presumed to be Clymenus, son of Cardys, for the following reasons:
1) Clymenus was from Cydonia in Crete. [Paus.6.21.6]
Cydonia was near Aptera in Berecynthus. [Diod.5.64.5]
Tantalus owned Berecyntian land near Mount Ida in the Troad. [Strabo.12.8.21]
2) Pelops, son of Tantalus, who migrated from Lydia to Peloponnesus, settled in Pisa, which held Olympia, the place where Clymenus and his grandfather, the Idaean Heracles (or Acmon), held their games. [Paus.5.7.6, 5.8.1]
3) There is a tradition that Pelops, before competing with Oenomaus of Pisa, sacrificed himself in the temple of Athena surnamed Cydonian, built by Clymenus. [Paus.6.21.6]
2 Family
2.1 Tantalus' Wife
Dio Chrysostom, a 2nd century BC orator, states that the descendants of Atreus were connected to the Trojan royal family through Pelops. [DioChry.11.120]
Since Pelops' father Tantalus was not related to the Trojan royal family, it is likely that Pelops' mother was from the Trojan royal family.
The 5th century BC historian Pherecydes of Athens reports that Pelops' mother was Eurythemiste, daughter of Xanthus. [Euri.Scho.Or.11.1, FGrH.Nr333.F40]
This Xanthus is thought to be the river god Scamander, which flows through the Troad. [Home.Il.20.54]
In other words, Xanthus is Tros, the king of Troy who was one generation before Tantalus, and Eurythemiste is presumed to be Tros' daughter.
The marriage of Tantalus and Eurythemiste is presumed to have occurred in 1341 BC.
During Tros' time, Tantalus, who lived around Mount Ida, had a good relationship with the Trojan royal family.
2.2 Children of Tantalus
Tantalus had a son, Broteas. [Euri.Scho.Or.5.1, Paus.3.22.4]
Tantalus had a son, Pelops. [Diod.4.74.3, Hyginus.124, Paus.5.25.10, Strabo.7.7.1]
Tantalus had a daughter, Niobe. [Apo.3.5.6, Diod.4.74.3, Paus.8.2.5]
3 Others
3.1 Migration to Olympia
In 1345 BC, Tantalus and his father Clymenus migrated from Cydonia to Olympia. [Paus.5.8.1, Strabo.8.3.30]
3.2 Migration to Troad
In 1344 BC, Clymenus and Tantalus were banished from Olympia by Endymion, son of Aethlius, who lived in Elis. [Paus.5.8.1]
Clymenus migrated to the Troad, where he had lived as a child. [See Clymenus, son of Cardys]
3.3 Tantalus's territory
Tantalus lived in the land of Berecyntes near Mount Ida. [Strabo.12.8.21]
After Tantalus was banished by Ilus, son of Tros, the area was given to Adrastus, father of Ilus' wife Eurydice, and the area was subsequently called Adrasteia. [Apo.3.12.3, Strabo.13.1.13]
3.4 Tantalus' Marriage
In 1341 BC, Tantalus married Eurythemiste, daughter of Tros, from the Trojan royal family. [DioChry.11.120, FGrH.Nr333.F40, Euri.Scho.Or.11.1]
It is believed that Tantalus had a daughter Niobe and a son Broteas by another woman before this.
3.5 Tantalus and the Trojan Royal Family
The maternal grandfather of Tantalus' father Clymenus was the Idaean Heracles.
The Idaean Heracles was one of the Idaean Dactyls. [Paus.5.7.6, Paus.8.31.3, Strabo.8.3.30]
The Idaean Dactyls belonged to a tribe called the Telchines. [Strabo.10.3.7]
Teucrus, the ancestor of the Trojan royal family, also belonged to the Telchines. [See Teucrus]
3.6 Migration to Lydia
In 1325 BC, Tantalus was pursued by Ilus, the son of Tros, and emigrated to Lydia near Mount Sipylus. [Diod.4.74.4]
Earlier, Ilus had usurped the throne of Wilusa, a Hittite vassal state, and Troy (Wilusa) had expanded its power to the surrounding areas with the backing of Hittite military power. [See Ilus]
Tantalus fled to Pessinus, near the source of the Sangarius River in Phrygia, but was attacked by Ilus and emigrated to Lydia. [Diod.10.Fr.Incerta.3, TzeAdLyco.355]
3.7 The seizure of Arzawa's rule
Lydia, where Tantalus migrated, was ruled by Arzawa.
At that time, the king of Arzawa was Maskhuiluwa, the son of Tarhuntaradu, who succeeded Anzapahhadu. [wiki: Maskhuiluwa]
Tantalus accumulated great wealth by mining gold from the deposits around Mount Sipylus. [Strabo.14.5.28, Thucy.1.9]
It is presumed that the Idaean Dactyls, who were engaged in mining around Mount Ida, also participated in Tantalus' migration to Lydia.
Tantalus, with his wealth and the support of the Maeonians, whose leaders were descendants of Manes, whose common ancestor was Inachus of Argos, expelled Maskhuiluwa and became king of Arzawa.
Tantalus appears in Hittite texts under the name Uhha-Ziti.
3.8 Battle with the Hittites
The inhabitants of Hittite vassals fled to Arzawa, where Tantalus lived.
Tantalus refused the Hittites' demand to hand them over, and a battle ensued.
Tantalus made Apasas (Ephesus) his base and waited for the Hittite army led by Mursili II.
However, Tantalus became ill before the Hittite army reached Apasas and fled to a nearby island.
In 1318 BC, Tantalus' illness worsened and he died.
< Tros, son of Erichthonius >
1 Origin
Tros was born in Dardanus, Troad, in 1390 BC.
Tros' father was Erichthonius, son of Dardanus. [Apo.3.12.2, Diod.4.75.3, Home.20.220, Ovid.4.19, Photios.186.12]
Tros' mother was Astyoche, daughter of Simoeis. [Apo.3.12.2]
2 Family
Tros married Acallaris, daughter of Eumedes. [Antiq.1.62.2]
Tros and Acallaris had a son, Assaracus (or Asarakos). [Apo.3.12.2, Diod.4.75.3, Home.Il.20.220, Ovid.4.19, Photios.186.12]
Tros and Acallaris also supposedly had a daughter named Eurythemiste. [See Eurythemiste]
Tros married Callirrhoe (or Kallirroe), daughter of Scamander. [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]
3 Others
During the time of Tros, the area centered around Dardanus came to be called Troy. [Apo.3.12.2]
< Troezen, son of Pelops >
1 Origin
Troezen was born in Pisa, Eleia, in 1314 BC.
Troezen's father was Pelops, son of Tantalus. [Strabo.8.6.14]
Troezen's mother was Hippodamia (or Hippodameia), daughter of Oenomaus.
2 Family
Troezen had two sons, Anaphlystus and Sphettus. [Paus.2.30.9]
3 Others
Troezen, together with his brother Pittheus, emigrated from Pisa to the land that would later become Troezen in Argolis. [Paus.2.30.9]
< Thyestes, son of Pelops >
1 Origin
Thyestes was born in Pisa, Eleia, in 1292 BC.
Thyestes' father was Pelops, son of Tantalus. [Apo.E.2.10, Hyginus.124]
Thyestes' mother was Autochthe, daughter of Perseus. [See Atreus]
2 Family
Thyestes married Laodameia. [Euri.Scho.Or.5.1]
Thyestes and Laodameia had Orchomenus, Aglaus, and Calaus (or Calaeus). [Euri.Scho.Or.5.1, Tzetzes.1.440]
Thyestes married Electra. [Euri.Scho.Or.14.9]
Thyestes and Electra had two sons, Pleisthenes and Tantalus. [Hyginus.88]
Thyestes and Electra had a daughter, Pelopia (or Mnesiphane). [Hyginus.88]
2.1 Aegisthus
Many traditions say that Aegisthus was the son of Thyestes. [Apo.E.2.14, Home.Od.4.512, Hyginus.117, 124, 244, 252, MalaChro.5.133, Tzetzes.1.450]
Some traditions say that Aegisthus' mother was Pelopia, daughter of Thyestes. [Apo.E.2.14, Hyginus.87, 88]
Aegisthus' daughter, Erigone, married Orestes, son of Agamemnon, and bore him a son, Penthilus. [Paus.2.18.6]
The legend that Aegisthus was the son of Thyestes seems to have arisen in conjunction with the legend that Agamemnon was the son of Atreus.
In fact, Agamemnon was the son of Pleisthenes (or Plisthenes), son of Atreus, and Aegisthus was presumably the son of Pelopia, daughter of Thyestes.
3 Other
3.1 Migration to Macistus
In 1287 BC, Thyestes, together with Atreus, emigrated from Pisa to Macistus in Triphylia. [Euri.Scho.Or.5.1]
Thyestes' half-brothers also left the town at the same time, and it is assumed that an important event occurred in Pisa. As the legend goes, it may have been an event related to the death of Chrysippus, the successor of Pelops. [Paus.6.20.7]
3.2 Migration to Midea
In 1277 BC, Thyestes, together with Atreus, emigrated to Midea in Argolis. [Apo.2.4.6]
[FGrH.10.11, Tzetzes.1.460]
After Electryon of Midea died and his son Licymnius and daughter Alcmena left for Thebes, Sthenelus, son of Perseus, left Midea to Atreus and Thyestes. [Apo.2.4.6]
Atreus was the brother of Sthenelus' wife Amphibia (or Nicippe), but he had at least six older siblings. [Pind.Ol.1.89]
It is presumed that Sthenelus left Midea to Atreus and Thyestes because they were the sons of Sthenelus' sister, not because they were the brothers of Sthenelus' wife.
3.3 Migration to Cythera
In 1251 BC, Thyestes migrated from Midea to the island of Cythera. [FGrH.10.11, Tzetzes.1.460, Home.Od.4.512]
Thyestes left Midea probably because Electryon's son Licymnius returned from Thebes to Midea.
3.4 Thyestes and Mycenae
Eusebius, a historian of the 4th century AD, reports that Atreus and Thyestes succeeded Eurystheus, king of Mycenae, and ruled for 65 years. [Euseb.Chron.179]
In 1217 BC, when Eurystheus attacked Heracleidae and was killed in battle, Atreus was estimated to be 73 years old and Thyestes was estimated to be 75 years old. It is completely impossible for them to rule Mycenae for 65 years.
When Atreus succeeded Eurystheus as king of Mycenae, Thyestes was presumably already dead, meaning that he had no connection to Mycenae.
< Tantalus, son of Thyestes >
1 Origin
Tantalus was born on the island of Cythera in 1250 BC.
Tantalus' father was Thyestes, son of Pelops. [Hyginus.88]
Tantalus' mother was Electra. [Hyginus.88]
< Thurimachus, son of Aegydrus >
1 Origin
Thurimachus was born in Aegialeia (later Sicyon) in 1650 BC.
Thurimachus' father was Aegydrus (or Aegyrus). [Paus.2.5.7]
2 Family
Thurimachus had a son, Leucippus. [Paus.2.5.7]
Thurimachus had a daughter, Ismene. [See Ismene]
3 Others
Thurimachus was the seventh king of Sicyon. [Euseb.Chron.174]
< Themisto, daughter of Inachus >
1 Origin
Themisto was born in Phoroneus (later Argos) in 1760 BC.
Themisto's father was Inachus. [Cleme.Reco.10.21]
2 Family
Themisto had a son, Arcas. [Cleme.Reco.10.21]
< Trochilus, son of Callithyia >
1 Origin
Trochilus was born in Argos in 1615 BC.
Trochilus' mother was Callithyia. [SchoAratus.Pheno.161]
2 Family
Trochilus had two sons, Eubuleus and Triptolemus, by Eleusian woman. [Paus.1.14.2]
3 Others
Trochilus was banished from Agenor in Argos and went into exile in Eleusis. [Paus.1.14.2]
Agenor is presumed to be the son of Triopas, the son of Phorbas, cousin of Callithyia.
< Triptolemus, son of Trochilus >
1 Origin
Triptolemus was born in Eleusis in 1555 BC.
Triptolemus' father was Trochilus, son of Callithyia. [Paus.1.14.2]
Triptolemus' mother was Eleusian. [Paus.1.14.2]
< Triops, son of Peirasus >
1 Origin
Triops was born in Argos in 1650 BC.
Triops' father was Peirasus, son of Argus. [Hyginus.124, 145]
Triops' mother was Callirhoe. [Hyginus.145]
2 Others
Triops became king of the Argives, succeeding his father Peirasus. [Hyginus.124]
< Tiryns, son of Argus >
1 Origin
Tiryns was born in Argos in 1673 BC.
Tiryns' father was Argus, son of Niobe. [Paus.2.25.8]
2 Others
Tiryns founded Tiryns southeast of Argos. [Paus.2.25.8]
< Triopas, son of Phorbas >
1 Origin
In 1625 BC, Triopas was born in Argos.
Triopas' father was Phorbas, son of Criasus. [Paus.2.16.1]
Triopas' mother was Euboea, daughter of Asterion. [EuriSchoOr.932.02, Paus.2.16.1]
2 Family
Triopas married Oreaside (or Sosis). [Hyginus.145, EuriSchoOr.932.02]
Triopas had twin sons, Inachus (or Iasus) and Pelasgus. [Hyginus.145, EuriSchoOr.932.02, Paus.2.16.1, 2.22.1]
Triopas had a son, Agenor. [Hyginus.145, Paus.2.16.1]
Triopas had a son, Xanthus. [Hyginus.145, Diod.5.81.2]
Triopas had two sons, Anthus and Eurisabe. [Hyginus.145]
3 Others
Diodorus reports that Triopas colonized Rhodes. [Diod.4.58.7]
However, it may have been Xanthus, the son of Triopas, who also colonized Lycia and Lesbos, who actually colonized Rhodes. [FGrH.3.F69]
< Telegonus, son of Epaphus >
1 Origin
Telegonus was born in Memphis, Egypt, in 1525 BC.
Telegonus' father was Epaphus, son of Io. [EuriSchoOr.932.02]
< Telegonus, father of Epaphus >
1 Origin
Telegonus was born in Boeotia in 1585 BC.
2 Family
Telegonus married Io, daughter of Iasus. [Apo.2.1.3, JeromeChro.1511]
Telegonus and Io had a son, Epaphus. [Apo.2.1.3, Hyginus.145, JeromeChro.1511]
Cranaus, the second king of Athens, is also thought to have been the son of Telegonus and Io. [See Cranaus]
3 Others
In 1580 BC, Telegonus' father emigrated from Boeotia to Egypt and founded Sais.
Cecrops, the first king of Athens, emigrated from Sais to Greece. [Tzetzes.5.650, TzeAdLyco.111]
Cecrops was a contemporary of Telegonus, and they were probably brothers.
< Thelpusa, daughter of Oncus >
1 Origin
Thelpusa was born in Onceium in western Arcadia in 1280 BC.
2 Others
Thelpusa is said to be the daughter of the river god Ladon. [Paus.8.25.2]
Thelpusa's father is presumed to be Oncus, the founder of Onceium near the river Ladon. [See Carmenta]
Thelpusa near Onceium was named after Thelpusa. [Paus.8.25.2]
< Tithonus, son of Amphictyon >
1 Origin
Tithonus was born in Athens in 1505 BC.
Tithonus' father was Amphictyon, son of Deucalion. [TzeAdLyco.1206]
Tithonus' mother is presumed to be the daughter of Cranaus, the second king of Athens. [Paus.1.2.6, Euseb.Chron.183]
2 Family
Tithonus had a daughter, Iodama. [TzeAdLyco.1206]
3 Others
Thebe, the daughter of Iodama, Tithonus' daughter, married Aegyptus. [TzeAdLyco.1206]
Tithonus is presumed to have emigrated from Athens to Egypt.
< Thebe, daughter of Iodama >
1 Origin
Thebe was born in Egypt in 1460 BC.
Thebe's mother was Iodama, daughter of Tithonus. [TzeAdLyco.1206]
2 Family
Thebe married Aegyptus, son of Belus. [TzeAdLyco.1206]
Eumelus, who founded Aroe in Achaia, is presumed to be Thebe's son. [Paus.7.18.2]
Triptolemus of Eleusis visited Eumelus, probably because Eumelus' mother, Thebe, was there. [Paus.7.18.2]
Thebe was the daughter of Iodama, the daughter of Tithonus, the son of Cranaus' daughter.
Triptolemus was the son of Celeus, the son of Rharus, the son of Cranaus.
In other words, Thebe and Triptolemus were descendants of Cranaus, the second king of Athens.
< Tityus, son of Crius >
1 Origin
Tityus (or Tityos) was born in Euboea in 1290 BC.
Tityus' father was Crius, son of Lynceus. [See Crius]
Tityus' mother was Elara (or Elare), daughter of Orchomenus. [Apo.1.4.1]
2 Family
Tityus had a daughter, Europa. [Tzetze.2.610, Pind.Py.4.45]
3 Others
3.1 Migration to Panopeus
In 1270 BC, Tityus emigrated from Euboea to Panopeus in Phocis. [Strabo.9.3.12]
In Phocis was Abae, the birthplace of Tityus' father Crius.
Panopeus was also close to Orchomenus, the birthplace of Tityus' mother Elara.
3.2 Battle with Eubulus
In 1262 BC, Tityus was killed by Apollo from Athens. [Strabo.9.3.12]
Apollo is presumably Eubulus (or Phoenix), son of Carmanor. [See Eubulus]
Tityus appears in legend as Pytho, the serpent guardian of the oracle of Themis. [Apo.1.4.1, Paus.10.6.6]
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