< Zarex, son of Petraeus >
1 Origin
In 1255 BC, Zarex was born in Carystus of Euboea.
Zarex's father was Petraeus.
Petraeus's father Carystus was the son of Scyrius, son of Cecrops, the seventh king of Athenians.
2 Family
Zarex married Rhoeo and had a son, Anius.
Rhoeo was the daughter of Staphylus, son of Ariadne, daughter of Minos.
Anius was a priest of Delos.
3 Other
Zarex was probably also a priest of Delos.
Theseus, the son of Aegeus, stopped in Delos on his way back from Crete to Athens.
Zarex was the son of Petraeus, cousin of Theseus.
Zarex's hero's mausoleum was located near Eleusis.
< Zetes, son of Boreas >
1 Origin
Zetes was born in 1384 BC near the Rheginia (now Ergene) River in Thracia.
Zetes' father was Boreas.
Zetes' mother was Orithyia (or Oreithyia), daughter of Erechtheus.
2 Others
2.1 Emigration to the west coast of the Black Sea
In 1365 BC, Zetes and Calais migrated from Thracia to the island of Peuce in the Ister (now Danube) River on the west coast of the Black Sea.
It was the land inhabited by the Hyperboreans, and from there offerings were sent to Delos.
The Hyperborean kings and administrators of the sanctuary were descendants of Boreas.
In other words, Zetes and Calais were the ancestors of the Hyperboreans.
2.2 Offerings to Delos
The Hyperboreans would make an annual offering of first-fruits to Delos.
The first-fruits were likely to have been offered to the Temple of Apollo, which was built in Delos by Erysichthon, the son of Cecrops, the first king of Athens.
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