Ancient Greek Chronological table (1750-1220 BC)

1750 BC | Great Flood of the Ogygus era [Paus.10.6.1, JeromeChro.1757]
** It was 190 years from the great flood of the Ogygus era to the accession of Cecrops, the first king of Athens (1561 BC). [Euseb.Chron.181, JeromeChro.1757]
1750 BC | The Ectenes, led by Ogygus, settled north of Thebes. [Paus.9.5.1, Paus.9.19.6, Paus.9.33.5]
** The Boeotians were called by the name of Ectenes. [Suda.epsilon.647] The king of Ectenes was Ogygus. [Paus.9.5.1]
** Boeotia was called Ogygia. [Strabo.9.2.18]
** Ogygus was the first king of the Athenians; Ogygus was the ancestor of the Athenians. [Euseb.Chron.181]
1750 BC | Eleusis, son of Ogygus, founded Eleusis. [Paus.1.38.7, JeromeChro.1777]
** Founded by Ogygus. [Euseb.Chro.177]
1750 BC | Aezeius (or Aegialeus), son of Inachus, founded Aegialus (later Sicyon). [Paus.7.1.1, StephByz.A40.13]
1750 BC | Phoroneus, son of Inachus, founded Phoroneus (later Argos). [Paus.2.15.5]
1750 BC | Husband of Mycene, daughter of Inachus, founded Mycenae. [Paus.2.16.3-4, estimated from StephByz.M460.9]
** Mycenae is named after Mycene, daughter of Inachus. It is located at a key transportation hub connecting Sicyon and Argos, and is thought to have been built at about the same time.
1725 BC | Car, son of Phoroneus, emigrated from Argos to Megara. [Paus.1.39.5]
** Car's tomb was located on the road from Megara to Corinth. [Paus.1.44.6]
1700 BC | Hermion, son of Europs, son of Phoroneus, founded Hermione on the south-eastern coast of Argos. [Paus.2.34.4]

1690 BC | Delphus, son of Celaeno, daughter of Hyamus, son of Lycorus, emigrated from Lycoreia and founded Delphi. [Paus.10.6.3]
1690 BC | Cres, son of Telchin of Aegialeia, lost a battle with Apis of Argos and migrated to Crete. [Paus.8.53.5, Cleme.Str.1.21, Orosius.1.7]
** Cres first ruled Crete. [JeromeChro.1962]
1690 BC | Apis, son of Phoroneus, annexed Sicyon, and Peloponnesus became known as Apia, after him. [Apo.2.1.1, Paus.2.5.7]
** Peloponnesus was called Apia because it was the “village of pears”. [Athen.14.650c]
** Pausanias describes Apis as the son of Telchis. It seems that he was referring to the incorrect genealogy of King Sicyon (Euseb.Chron.173). [Paus.2.5.6]
** Peloponnesus, 21,549.6 km². The Great Chersonesus (Crimea) 27,000 km². [Strabo.7.4.5]
1665 BC | Apis is murdered by Thelxion and Telchis. [Paus.10.6.3]
** Apis ruled Sicyon for 25 years. [Euseb.Chron.173]
1645 BC | Tiryns, son of Argus, son of Niobe, founded Tiryns. [Paus.2.25.8]
1645 BC | Epidaurus, son of Argus, son of Niobe, founded Epidaurus. [Paus.2.26.2]
1635 BC | Oenotrus, son of Lycaon, migrated from Argos to southwestern Italy and founded Pandosia. [Antiq.1.11.3, Strabo.6.1.5]
** Pausanias notes that Oenotrus was the first to immigrate to other countries. [Paus.8.3.5]
1635 BC | Peucetius, son of Lycaon, migrated from Argos to the southeastern part of the Italian peninsula. [Antiq.1.11.3]
** The southeastern part of the Italian peninsula was called Peucetia, after Peucetius. [Plin.3.16.1]

1610 BC | Peiras, son of Argus, son of Niobe, founded the temple of Hera in Argos. [Euseb.Pra.3.8]
** Peiras made his daughter Callithyia the first priestess. [Euseb.Pra.3.8]
** Argus, son of Niobe, made a statue of Hera from the pear tree of Tiryns. [Cleme.Exho.4, Euseb.Pra.3.8]
** Callithias, son of Pirantos, became the first priest. [JeromeChro.1637] This seems to be a mistake for Peiras' daughter Callithyia.
1580 BC | The Mystery priest Trochilus defected from Argos to Eleusis in a dispute with Agenor, son of Triopas. [Paus.1.14.2]
** Trochilus was the son of Callithyia. [SchoAratus.Pheno.161]
1580 BC | Triopas, son of Phorbas, son of Argus, sent a colony to Rhodes. [Diod.4.58.7]
1580 BC | A plague broke out in Boeotia. [Paus.9.5.1]
1580 BC | The Ectenes of Boeotia migrated to Attica, Thessaly, and Egypt. [Paus.9.5.1, Paus.9.33.5, Suda.epsilon.647, Strabo.9.2.18]
** Some of the Ectenes remained in Boeotia. They later fights Cadmus and is defeated. [Nonnus.5.35]
1580 BC | Cecrops' father moved to the Nile Delta of Egypt and founded Sais. [Diod.1.28.4, Tzetzes.5.650]
** Cecrops came to Athens from Sais. [Tzetzes.5.650] Ogygus was the ancestor of the Athenians. [Euseb.Chron.181]

1562 BC | Herse, daughter of Cecrops, married Tyre of Phoenicia on the way from Egypt to Athens. [Estimated from Apo.3.14.3 and MarceReg.30]
1562 BC | Cecrops landed at Mirinous on the east coast of Attica from Egypt. [Paus.1.31.5]
** Cecrops was Egyptian. [FGrH.Nr328.F93, JeromeChro.1550, Suda.ka.1272, Suda.pi.2506]
1562 BC | Colaenus migrated from Mirinous to the west side of the entrance to the Gulf of Messenia and founded Colonides. [Paus.1.31.5, Paus.4.34.8]
1561 BC | Cecrops married Agraulus, daughter of Actaeus, next king of Porphyrion of Athmoneis northeast of Athens. [Apo.3.14.2, Paus.1.5.3]
1561 BC | Cecrops founded Cecropia (present-day Athens). [Apo.3.14.2, Euseb.181, Paus.1.2.6, Paus.1.5.3, Paus.1.14.7, Pliny.7.194]
** The surname “Diphyes” for Cecrops is a person who speaks two languages. [FGrH.328.F93, JeromeChro.1550]
** a body compounded of man and serpent. [Apo.3.14.1, Diod.1.28.7]
1560 BC | Iasus, son of Triopas, emigrated to Egypt, taking his daughter Io with him. [Paus.2.16.1]
** Io was a priestess of the temple of Hera in Argos. [Apo.2.1.3, Palaepha.42]
** Io was called Isis in Egypt. [Suda.iota.636]
1560 BC | Cyrnus of Argos founded Cyrnus in Cheronesus, opposite the Rhodes. [Diod.5.60.4]
1560 BC | Xanthus, son of Triopas, colonized Lycia from Argos and then the uninhabited Lesbos. [Diod.5.81.2]
1560 BC | Larisa, daughter of Pelasgus, son of Triopas, emigrated from Argos to Thessaly. [Antiq.1.17]
1560 BC | Pelasgus, son of Agenor, son of Triopas, settled at the foot of Mount Lycaeus (modern Mt. Lykaion, 1,421 m) in Arcadia. [Paus.8.1.6]

1535 BC | Epaphus, son of Telegonus, migrated from Sais south of the NileDelta and founded Memphis. [Apo.2.1.4, Cleme.Str.1.21, Herod.2.153]
1535 BC | Cranaus emigrated from Egypt to Attica. [Estimated from Diod.1.29.1]
** Cranaus is presumed to be the son of Io, since the inhabitants of Athens were Pelasgians and were called Cranaans. [Herod.8.44]
** Cranaus appears to have settled on the banks of the Triton River in Boeotia, where his ancestor Ogygus once lived. [Strabo.9.2.18]
** Cranaus (ordered by Cecrops) founded Athens and Eleusis on the banks of the Triton River. [Strabo.9.2.18]
** Homer (Il. 4.8) uses Alalcomenae as a suffix for Athena, suggesting that the village was on the banks of the Triton River even then.
** Atthis's son, Erichthonius, came from Egypt, so it seems that Atthis also returned to Egypt.
1530 BC | Erysichthon, son of Cecrops, sent a wooden statue to Delos. [Euseb.Pra.3.8]
1530 BC | Patarus, son of Lycia, daughter of Xanthus, founded Patara near the mouth of Xanthus in Lycia. [FGrH.Nr1.F256, Strabo.14.3.6]
1530 BC | Deucalion of Thessaly became king. It was during the reign of the Athenian king Cecrops. [Parian.Marble.2]
1530 BC | Atthis, daughter of Cranaus, was born. [Apo.3.14.5]
** Cranaus' daughter Atthis (also known as Athena [Apo.3.14.6, Tzetzes.1.170]) grew up near the Triton River. [Herod.4.180, Paus.1.14.6, Paus.9.33.7]
** Named Attica after Cranaus' daughter Atthis. [JeromeChro.1506, Just.2.6, Strabo.9.1.18]
1525 BC | Erysichthon, son of Cecrops, erects the Temple of Apollo at Delos. [JeromeChro.1511]
1525 BC | Lycaon, son of Pelasgus, founded Lycosura near Mount Lycaeus. [Paus.8.2.1]
1515 BC | Erysichthon, son of Cecrops, died during the voyage from Delos and was buried at Prasiae. [Paus.1.2.6, Paus.1.31.2]
1515 BC | Hellen, son of Deucalion, founded Hellas on the opposite bank of the Enipeus River. [Strabo.9.5.6]

1511 BC | Flood of the Deucalion era
** A great earthquake caused the Peneius River in Thessaly to be dammed near its mouth, causing a great flood. [Apo.3.14.5, Euseb.183]
** After Hellas was devastated, Hellen relocated to Melitaea. [Strabo.9.5.6]
1511 BC | Cranaus exiles his daughter Atthis and her husband to Egypt. [Inferred from the fact that after Cranaus' death, Cranaus' daughter's son succeeded as King of Athens, rather than Cranaus' son Rharus]
** Atthis's husband is thought to be the grandson of Cecrops, possibly the son of Erysichthon.
1511 BC | Cecrops dies and Cranaus becomes king of Athens. [Paus.1.2.6]
1510 BC | Atthis's son Erichthonius was born. [Apo.3.14.6]
1510 BC | Lycaon, son of Pelasgus, held the Lycaean games. [Paus.8.2.1]
1503 BC | Amphictyon, son of Deucalion, married the daughter of Cranaus. [Paus.1.2.6, Euseb.Chron.183]
1502 BC | Cranaus was exiled to Amphictyon and died at Lamptrae (between Athens and Cape Sunium). [Apo.3.14.6, Euseb.183, aus.1.31.3]
1500 BC | Rhodos' mother Halia's father (Telchines) settled Rhodes from Crete. [Diod.5.55.4]

1495 BC | Meliteus, son of Hellen and Othreis, founded Melitaea. [Antoninus.13, FGrH.Nr4.F125]
** In the time of Deucalion and Hellen, the town was called Pyrrha, but it seems that in the time of Meliteus, it was called Melitaea. [Strabo.9.5.6]
1492 BC | A great drought struck Greece. [Diod.1.29.1]
1492 BC | Erichthonius, son of Atthis, daughter of Cranaus, came to Athens from Egypt.
** Erichthonius deposed Amphictyon and became king of Athens. [Diod.1.29.1, Paus.1.2.6]
** Erichthonius was a cousin of Celeus, son of Rharus, son of Cranaus, who lived in Eleusis. [Newton.Chro.143]
** Rharus came from Egypt with Erichthonius.
1492 BC | The first barley seeds were sown on the plains of Rharium near Eleusis. [Diod.1.29.2, Paus.1.38.6]
** It is assumed that Rharus brought the seeds from Egypt and sowed them.
1480 BC | The Pelasgians moved their oracle from Scotussa in Thessaly to Dodona. [Strabo.7.7.10-12, Strabo.9.5.23]
** Thessalus, son of Haemon, built a temple in Dodona. [Hyginus.225]
** the sanctuary (of Dodona) also was from the beginning Pelasgian [Strabo.9.2.4]
** The sanctuary of Dodona itself appears to have been founded by the Pelasgians.
1470 BC | Xuthus, son of Hellen, was driven from Thessaly and moved to Athens. [Paus.7.1.2]
** Xuthus married Creusa, daughter of Erichthonius, the fourth king of Athens. [Paus.7.1.2]
1465 BC | Xuthus founded Tetrapolis (Oenoê, Marathon, Probalinthus, Tricorynthus) in northeastern Attica. [Strabo.8.7.1]
1460 BC | Dorus, son of Hellen, migrated from Melitaea to the Peneius River valley north of Thessaly. [Herod.1.56]
1456 BC | Erysichthon migrated from Prasus in Crete to Rhodes. [FGrH.Nr4.F122, estimated from Strabo.10.3.19]
1456 BC | Erysichthon married Rhodos, daughter of Halia of Telchines, and they had seven sons. [Diod.5.55.4, Diod.5.56.5]
1450 BC | Heraeus, son of Lycaon, founded Heraea on the right bank of the Alpheius River in Arcadia. [Paus.8.26.1]

1442 BC | Xuthus, son of Hellen, emigrated from Attica to Aegialus (later Achaia). [Paus.7.1.2]
** It is thought that after the death of his father-in-law King Erechtheus, he led the people who could not support him in Attica and migrated in search of a new world. [Paus.7.1.2]
** The first Aeolis to enter Peloponnesus was Xuthus, son of Hellen.
1440 BC | Ion, son of Xuthus, married Helice, daughter of Selinus, king of the Aegialians, succeeded Selinus, and founded Helice. [Paus.7.1.3-4]
1438 BC | Iron was discovered by chance during a forest fire on Mount Ida in Crete. [Cleme.Str.1.21]
** Telchines were the first to process iron and copper. [Strabo.14.2.7]
** Amathus in Cyprus produced copper. [Ovid.10.520]
** Idaean Dactyls of Aptera in Berecynthus of Crete were the first to invent the means of utilizing iron. [Diod.5.64.5]
** Idaean Dactyls of Crete invented the first method of wrought iron. [Pliny.7.197]
** Idaean Dactyls were the first manufacturers of iron. [FGrH.Nr333.F47]
** Men called Idaean Dactyls taught the smelting and tempering of iron in Crete. [Hesiod.Fr. ID.4]
** Celmis (and Damnameneus) of the Idaean Dactyls discovered iron in Ida of Crete, during the reign of Pandion of Athens. [Parian.Marble.11]
** The first Ideaan Dactyls, Celmis and Damnameneus, discovered iron in Cyprus. [Hesiod.ID.F2]
** Kelmis and Damnaneus, Idaean Dactyls, first discovered iron in Cyprus. [Cited by Hesiod's Fragment Cleme.Str.1.16, Euseb.Pra.10.6]
** Damnameneus, Scelmis were Telchines. [Nonnus.14.36]
** The Corybantes, the Cabeiri, the Idaean Dactyli, and the Telchines as identical with the Curetes were the same clan. [Strabo.10.3.7]

1435 BC | Achaeus, son of Xuthus, returns from Aegialus to Melitaea in Thessaly, gaining allies from Aegialus and Athens. [Paus.7.1.3]
1435 BC | Mimas, son of Aeolus, son of Hellen, migrated northwest from Melitaea and founded Arne. [Inferred from Paus.7.1.3, banished by Achaeus]
** Mimas's brothers Athamas and Sisyphus are also thought to have migrated from Melitaea to Arne.
1435 BC | Teucrus sailed from Aptera in Crete and landed near Hamaxitus in Troas. [Strabo.13.1.48]
** Associated with the discovery of iron in the Ideaan Dactyls some time earlier, probably before Cadmus stopped by Samothrace.
** Mount Ida was given the same name by the Teucrians as the mountain in Crete. [Strabo.13.1.48]
** The name of the town of Dardanus was earlier Teucrus. [StephByz.D218.1]
1433 BC|Idaean Dactyls, who accompanied Teucrus, discovered a promising vein of ore around Mount Ida and began processing iron. [Strabo.10.3.22]
1432 BC | Aeolus was born in Arne, Thessaly, the son of Hippotes and Melanippe. [Diod.4.67.3, Home.Od.10.2]
1431 BC|Idaean Dactyls migrated with Cabeiri to Lemnos, Imbros, and Samothrace. [Strabo.10.3.22]

1430 BC | Agenor migrated from Thebes in Egypt to Sidon in Phoenicia. [Diod.1.23.4, Pliny.5.76]
1430 BC | Danaus sailed from Chemmis in Egypt and landed at Lindus in Rhodes. [Apo.2.1.4, Diod.5.58.1]
1430 BC | Danaus lost three of his daughters at Lindus in Rhodes and built the temple of Athena. [Diod.5.58.1]
1430 BC | Danaus landed near Pyramia in Thyrea, on the border of Argos and Lacedaemon. [Plut.Pyrrhus.32]
** Danaus' final landing site was Apobathmi, near Lerna. [Paus.2.38.4]
** Cadmus [Dictys.5.17, Diod.3.67.1, Herod.5.58, Hyginus.277] and Danaus [Dictys.5.17, FGrH.Nr1.F20] transmitted the Phoenician alphabet.
** The Egyptians invented the alphabet, and the Phoenicians passed it on to the Greeks. [Tacit.Ann.11.14]
** It became the Greek alphabet when the Phoenicians, who migrated with Cadmus, brought it with them and their language became Greek. [Herod.5.58]
1430 BC | Danaus took control of Argos from Gelanor, son of Sthenelas (Stheneleus, Sthenelus). [Paus.2.16.1, Plut.Pyrrhus.32]
** Gelanor went into exile in Sicyon, where his people lived. [Estimated from Paus.2.6.5]
** There was a battle between Danaus and Gelanor. [Jerome.1475] Gelanor yielded to Danaus. [Apo.2.1.4]
** Gelanor was forced out of town in a civil war, and Danaus attacked and won the town. [Plut.Pyrr.32]
** Danaus claimed and took the kingship from Gelanor. [Paus.2.19.3, Paus.2.16.1]
1430 BC | Danaus' brother Aegyptus settled in Aroe (later Patrae) in the northwest of the Peloponnesus peninsula. At Aroe was the tomb of Aegyptus. [Paus.7.21.13]
1430 BC | Orus, believed to be the younger brother of Danaus, founded Oraea (later Troezen). [Paus.2.30.5]
1430 BC | Danaus' uncle Lelex settled in what would become Lacedaemon. [Apo.3.10.3, Paus.1.39.6, Paus.1.44.3]
1430 BC|Lelex moved to Megara, entrusting Lacedaemon to his son Myles. [Apo.3.10.3, Paus.1.39.6, Paus.1.44.3]
1430 BC | The husband of Lelex's daughter Therapne founded Therapne near Lacedaemon. [Paus.3.19.9, Strabo.7.7.2]
1430 BC | Dardanus emigrated from Metahydrium in Arcadia to Samothrace. [Antiq.1.61.3, Paus.8.36.1]
1430 BC | Cydon, Gortys, and Archedius migrated from Tegea to Crete and founded Cydonia, Gortyna, and Catreus. [Diod.5.80.1, Paus.8.53.4]
1430 BC | Parus, son of Parrhasius, son of Lycaon, migrated from Parrhasia in Arcadia to the island of Paros. [StephByz.P507.5, Dic: Parrhasius]
1430 BC | Celmis and Damnameneus discover iron in Cyprus. [Hesiod.ID.F2]

1429 BC | Cybele, one of the Cabeiri who went to Samothrace with the Idaean Dactyls, married Dardanus' brother Iasion. [Diod.5.49.2]
1426 BC | Cadmus, son of Agenor, sails from Sidon with a group of immigrants. [Diod.4.2.1, Isocrates.Helen.68, Ovid.Meta.3.120, Pliny.5.76]
** Cadmus, who was a citizen of Egyptian Thebes. [Diod.1.23.4]
1426 BC | Cadmus landed at Ialysus in Rhodes. [Diod.5.58.2]
** Ialysus in the northeast of the island was founded by Cercaphus' son Ialysus after the great tsunami in 1390 BC, so to be more precise, it is “the land that later became Ialysus.”
1425 BC | Archander, son of Achaeus, married Cyrene, daughter of Hypseus. [Diod.4.81.2, Hyginus.161, Nonnus.13.286]
1425 BC | The Sons of Rhodos (Heliadae) expel the Telchines from Rhodes. [Diod.5.56.1, Nonnus.14.36]
1425 BC | Lycus of Telchines moved from Rhodes to Lycia, near the Xanthus River, and dedicated a temple to Apollo Lycius. [Diod.5.56.1]
1425 BC | Astypalaea, daughter of Phoenix, who was among the Cadmus emigrants, married Ideaan Heracles of Aptera. [Estimated from Paus.7.4.1]
1425 BC | Europa, daughter of Phoenix, who was among the Cadmus emigrants, married Cydon, son of Tegeates, the founder of Cydonia. [Estimated]
1425 BC | Cadmus stopped at the island of Calliste (later the island of Thera), and some people settled on the island, led by Membliarus, son of Poeciles. [Herod.4.147]
1425 BC | Cadmus stopped at Samothrace, was initiated into the Mysteries, and married Harmonia. [Diod.5.48.5]
1425 BC | Lynceus, son of Aegyptus, married Hypermnestra, Danaus' eldest daughter. [Apo.2.2.1, Pindaros.622]
** Hypermnestra was the Priestess of the temple of Hera in Argos. [Newton.Chro.139]
1425 BC | Agenor's son Cilix moved to Cilicia near Mount Ida and founded Thebe. [Apo.3.1.1]
** Cilix's daughter Thebe married Corybas of Mount Ida, so Cilix probably named the town after her daughter. [Diod.5.49.3]
1424 BC | Aristaeus was born in Melitaea of Thessaly, to Archander and Cyrene, daughter of Hypseus. [Diod.4.81.2]
1423 BC | Abas was born in Argos between Lynceus and Hypermnestra. [Apo.2.2.1, Paus.2.16.2]
1422 BC | Cadmus discovered gold near Mount Pangaeus, north of the Chalcidice Peninsula. [Cleme.Str.1.16, Euseb.Pra.10.6, Strabo.14.5.28, Plin.7.197]
1422 BC | Cadmus' mother Telephassa died in Thracia. [Apo.3.4.1]

1420 BC |---- First tsunami of Aegean Sea ------
1420 BC | A huge tsunami hits Rhodes. [Diod.5.56.2]
1420 BC | Dardanus' wife Chryse, his son Idaeus, and brother Iasus of Samothrace, died in a tsunami. [Estimated]
1420 BC | Dardanus migrated to the Troad from Samothrace. [Apo.3.12.1, Diod.5.49.2, Hesiod.CW.F102]
1420 BC | The people who settled along the coast of Thracia with Cadmus were affected by a tsunami. [Estimated]
1420 BC | Danaus died and his son-in-law Lynceus inherited control of Argos. [Paus.2.16.1, Cleme.Str.1.21]
1420 BC | Cadmus migrated from Thracia to Boeotia and founded Cadmeia (later Thebes). [Herod.1.56, Strabo.8.7.1]
** Among Cadmus's immigrant group, there were people called Sparti (or Spartos) who were second in power to Cadmus. [Apo.3.4.2, Paus.9.5.3]
** Sparti was a leader who devised a tactic of forcing his troops to kneel before a battle, and when they were close enough to the enemy, to stand up with a roar, surprising and cowering the enemy. [Photoios.186.37]
** Cadmus and Danaus transmitted the Phoenician alphabet to Greece. [Dictys.5.17, Euseb.Pra.1.6]
** The Cadmus immigrant group also included Arabians, who settled in Euboea. [Strabo.10.1.8]
1420 BC | The Hyantes, who lived in Boeotia, were defeated by Cadmus and forced westward. [Paus.9.5.1, Paus.10.35.5]
** Hyantes lived around Onchestus. [Apollo.3.1240]
** Some of the Hyantes migrated to Aetolia. [Strabo.10.3.4]
** Later, when Aetolus migrated from Elis, it seems that the renamed Hyantes were in the land of Curetes (ancient name of Pleuron [Strabo.10.2.5]).
** Hyantes were barbarians. [Strabo.9.2.3]
** Thracians, chased by Boeotians and Orchomenians in 1126 BC, are thought to be Hyantes living in neighboring Hyampolis. [Strabo.9.2.3-4]

1420 BC|The Aonians, defeated in battle with Cadmus, were allowed to live in Glissas. [Nonnus.5.35, Paus.9.5.1]
1420 BC | The Gephyraeans, who came from Phoenicia with Cadmus, settled around Tanagra. [Herod.5.57, Strabo.9.2.10]
** Cephisus appears to have led the Gephyraeans. [Plut.QuestGr.40] Tanagra was called Gephyra. [FGrH.Nr1.F118]
1420 BC | Tectamus, son of Dorus, led a group of immigrants from Dryopis to Crete. [Diod.4.60.2, 5.80.2]
1420 BC | Achaeus migrated from Melitaea in Thessaly to Peloponnesus. [Paus.7.1.6, Strabo.8.7.1]
** Achaeus seems to have migrated to Aegialus, where he lived before going to Thessaly.
** Pausanias writes that two sons of Achaeus, Archander and Architeles, migrated from Phthiotis to Argos. [Paus.7.1.6]
** Strabo writes that Achaeus defected to Lacedaemon “guilty of negligent murder.” [Strabo.8.7.1]
** [Presumed] Achaeus and his sons returned to Aegialus, and Archander and Architeles married the daughters of Danaus.
** Joining Argos in the war against Sicyon, Archander lived in Argos and took guardianship of Abas.
** At this time, the inhabitants of the area from Aegialus to Argos were called Achaeans. Many Achaeans then migrated from Argos to Andania of Messenia, with Messene marrying Polycaon, son of Lelex, son of Lacedaemon. The inhabitants of the area from Argolis to parts of Messenia were called Achaeans.
1420 BC | Tereus migrated from Thracia to near Daulis in Phocis. [Strabo.7.7.1]
** Tereus was a Thracian and had his younger brother Dryas. [Hyginus.45]
** In the Cadmus period, the king of Edoni in the Strymon valley was Lycurgus, son of Dryas. [Apo.3.5.1-4]
** Tereus is thought to have been an Edoni that moved south with the Cadmus migration.
1420 BC | Dorus, son of Hellen, migrated from near Mount Ossa and Mount Olympus to Pindus between Mount Oeta and Mount Parnassus. [Herod.1.56]
** Dorus lived in Doris of Thessaly. [Strabo.9.5.17]
** The inhabitants of Pindus were called Macedni. [Herod.1.56, StephByz.D251.6]
** Dorus gathered the Dorians around Mount Parnassus and founded Pindus. [Ps-Scym.587, Strabo.8.7.1]
1420 BC | Heracles of Mount Ida led the people affected by the tsunami to migrate to Eleia. [Estimated from Paus.5.7.9]
** It seems that they decided where to migrate after hearing from Cydon, who founded Cydonia next to Aptera, where the Idaean Heracles lived.

1419 BC | Heracles of Mount Ida, five brothers, held the first competition at Olympia. [Paus.5.7.9]
** Idaean Heracles (Acmon) is thought to have been born in 1445 BC and was the oldest, so it seems that this happened around this time.
** The brothers ran a foot race and gave the winner an olive crown. [Paus.5.7.7]
** It was named the Olympia Festival Competition and was held every fifth year. [Paus.5.7.9]
1418 BC | Polydorus was born the son of Cadmus and Harmonia. [Apo.3.4.2]
1416 BC | The five Curetes of Crete drove out the Carians from Cheronesus, opposite the Rhodes, and founded five towns. [Diod.5.60.1]
** Estimated to be five brothers, including Ideaan Heracles, who first held competitions at Olympia. [Paus.5.7.9]
1415 BC | Eumolpus invaded Attica. [Strabo.7.7.1]
** Eumolpus, who fought Ion, was a Thracian. [Strabo.8.7.1] No other historical sources mentioned. [Aelian, Apo, Athen, Hyginus, Paus, Thucy.2.15]
** Eumolpus appears to be a descendant of Larissa, daughter of Pelasgus, who migrated from Argos to Thessaly for the following reasons.
** When Immaradus, son of Eumolpus, fought against Erechtheus of Athens, Scirus came from Dodona to support him. [Paus.1.36.4]
** At that time, Dodona was inhabited by the descendants of Larissa, daughter of Pelasgus, who had migrated to Thessaly. [Hyginus.225, Strabo.7.7.10]
** Eleusis was also inhabited by the descendants of Trochilus, a Mystery priest who had emigrated from Argos. [Paus.1.14.2]
** Trochilus defected from Argos to Eleusis around 1580 BC in a conflict with Agenor, brother of Larissa's father Pelasgus. [Paus.1.14.2]
** It is also possible that the Eumolpus invasion occurred in 1390 BC, when they were driven from Thessaly, rather than in 1415 BC, but this is ruled out for the following reasons.
** Ion (45) of Xuthus becomes quite old (70).
** The 6th Erechtheus (40) reigns instead of the 5th Pandion (55), eliminating the need for Ion to become polemarchos.
1415 BC | The Athenians took refuge for a time in Tanagra in Boeotia, where the Gephyraeans lived. [Suda.delta.1395]
** This evacuation made possible the marriage of Erechtheus and Praxithea. [Apo.3.15.1, Tzetzes.1.170]

1415 BC | Ion, son of Xuthus, became polemarchos at the recommendation of the Athenians and fought a truce with Eumolpus. [Herod.8.44, Paus.2.14.2, FGrH.333.176]
** After the battle, Eumolpus settled in Eleusis, so it seems likely that Eumolpus had the upper hand and Ion called for a truce. [Paus.2.14.2]
** A festival called Boedromia began to be held in Athens in honor of Ion who saved the Athenians. [FGrH.Nr333.F176, Suda.beta.357]
** Ion's mother was Creusa, the daughter of Erechtheus, the fourth king of Athens, and Pandion, king of Athens at the time, was Ion's uncle. [Paus.7.1.2]
** Ion was not living in Potami at the time of the Eumolpus invasion, and is thought to have arrived from Helice in Achaia. [Paus.7.1.3-4]
1415 BC | Celeus' brother Dysaules migrated from Eleusis to Celeae, near Phlius. [Paus.2.14.4]
1415 BC | Crocon, son of Triptolemus, son of Celeus, was the first Eleusinian to settle east of the River Rheiti on the border with Athens. [Paus. 1.38.2]
1415 BC | Triopas, son of Rhodos, with the help of his other brothers, killed his brother Tenages and fled to Caria. [Diod.5.57.2]
** Triopas, son of Erysichthon, founded Triopium (or Triopion) on the peninsula of Cnidus, opposite Rhodes. [Diod.5.61.1, StephByz.T636.1]
1415 BC | Macar, son of Rhodos, fled to Lesbos. [Diod.5.57.2]
1415 BC | Candalus, son of Rhodos, fled to the island of Cos. [Diod.5.57.2]
1415 BC | Auges (Actis, Actics, Atlas), son of Rhodos, emigrated from Rhodes to Egypt and founded Heliopolis. [Diod.5.57.2]
1415 BC | Athamas, son of Aeolus, founded Halus on the west coast of the Pagasetic Gulf. [Strabo.9.5.8]
1415 BC | Polydore, daughter of Danaus, married the son of Iphthime, who lived near the river Peneius. [Estimated from FGrH.Nr333.F8]
** It appears that what made Polydore's marriage possible was the marriage of her sisters Scaea and Automate with the sons of Achaeus. [Paus.7.1.6]
** Iphthime had three sons, Pherespondos, Lycos, and Pronomos. [Nonnus.14.105]
1415 BC | Deucalion, son of Dorus, migrated from Pindus to near Opus in Locris. [Strabo.9.4.2]
** Ozolian Locris was colonized from Locris on the other side of Euboea. [Ps-Scym.475]
** The first settler of Ozolian Locris appears to be Orestheus, son of Deucalion. [Athen.35b, Paus.10.38.1]

1413 BC | Deucalion's daughter Protogenia was married from Locris to Aeolus, son of Hippotes, who lived in Arne of Thessaly. [Apo.1.7.2, Paus.5.8.2]
1412 BC | Erechtheus, sixth king of Athens, married Praxithea. [Apo.3.15.1, Tzetzes.1.170]
** Cephisus, the father of Praxithea's mother Diogenia, is thought to be the chief of the Phoenicians who came to the area around Tanagra with Cadmus.
** The Phoenicians who immigrated with Praxithea brought Phoenician letters to Athens.
1410 BC | Orestheus, son of Deucalion, migrated from Epicnemidian Locris to Ozolian Locris. [Athen.35b, Paus.10.38.1, Ps-Scym.475]
1410 BC | Sandocus, son of Astynous, migrated from Tyre in Phoenicia to Cilicia and founded Celenderis. [Apo.3.14.3, MarceReg.30]
** Astynous was the son of Phaethon, son of Tithonus, son of Cephalus, son of Herse, daughter of Cecrops. [Apo.3.14.3]
** Searching for a place to settle with Sandocus, Pygmalion founded Carpasia in the northeastern part of Cyprus. [StephByz.K361.13]
1410 BC | Amphictyon, son of Deucalion, founded Antheia (or Anthela) near Thermopylae. [Herod.7.200]
1410 BC | Olenus, son of Anaxitea, daughter of Danaus, founded Olenus in Achaia. [FGrH.Nr334.F41]
1410 BC | Chthonius, son of Syme, daughter of Ialysus, settled with Triopas on the uninhabited island of Metapontis (later Syme). [Diod.5.53.1, StephByz.S591.17]
1408 BC | Lynceus died and his son Abas inherited control of Argos. [Apo.2.2.1, Paus.2.16.2]
1408 BC | Lamedon, son of Gelanor, exiled by Danaus, invaded and occupied Argos from Sicyon. [Paus.2.6.5 estimate]
1408 BC | Abas moved to Phocis and founded Abae. [Paus.10.35.1]
** It is unknown why Abas migrated to Phocis when Orus, who came with Danaus, was in Troezen and Lelex was in Lacedaemon and Megara.
1408 BC | Amphianax, son of Antimachus, son of Aegyptus, and Midea daughter of Danaus, migrated to Ptolis (later Mantineia). [Estimated from Strabo.8.3.2, Paus.8.12.7]
** Amphianax, like Abas, is thought to have been banished by Lamedon, son of Gelanor.
1408 BC | Archander, son of Achaeus, married Scaea, daughter of Danaus. [Paus.7.1.6]
1408 BC | Architeles, son of Achaeus, married Automate, daughter of Danaus. [Paus.7.1.6]

1407 BC | Archander and Architeles, sons of Achaeus, fought against Lamedon. [Paus.2.6.5]
** Pausanias writes that Archander fought with Lamedon, son of Coronus of Sicyon, but in different times. [Paus.2.6.5]
** This Lamedon appears to be the son of Gelanor, who was exiled from Argos by Danaus.
1407 BC | Orthopolis of Sicyon made peace by marrying his daughter to Marathonius, son of Deucalion, and ceding Sicyon. [Estimated from Euseb.Chron.175]
** Deucalion of Locris also appears to have joined the sons of Achaeus as a kin.
** From this time on, the royal line of Sicyon passed from the descendants of Inachus to the descendants of Deucalion of Thessaly.
1407 BC | Sisyphus, son of Aeolus, migrated from Arne of Thessaly to near Sicyon and founded Ephyra (later Corinth). [Apo.1.9.3]
** Sisyphus also appears to have joined the sons of Achaeus as a kin.
** After this, the people of Thessaly immigrated to various parts of Argolis, such as Sicyon and Corinth, and it is thought that the name Achaeans became established.
1407 BC | Abas returned to Argos from Abae, and his uncle-in-law Archander took him under his wing. [Estimated from Paus.2.6.5]
1407 BC | Aristaeus married Autonoe, daughter of Cadmus. [Apo.3.4.2, Diod.4.81.3, Paus.10.17.4]
1406 BC | Actaeon was born between Aristaeus and Autonoe. [Diod.4.81.3]
** Diodorus calls this Aristaeus was the son of Cyrene, but he seems to be a different person or a creation.
** If Aristaeus is Cyrene's son, then Aristaeus will not be able to go to Egypt with his father Archander.
1405 BC | Polycaon, son of Lelex of Lacedaemon, founded Andania in Messenia. [Paus.4.1.2]
** Many Achaeans from Argos, the birthplace of Polycaon's wife Messene, participated in the founding of Andania. [Estimated]
** When Polycaon's descendants died out, he received a successor from Thessaly. [Paus.4.2.2]
** The inhabitants of Andania are believed to be Achaeans who migrated from Thessaly to the area around Argos with the sons of Achaeus.
** Although a branch of Lacedaemon, the region was called Messene, not Lacedaemon, after Polycaon's wife Messene. [Paus.4.1.2]
1405 BC | Nauplius, son of Amymone, daughter of Danaus, founded Nauplia near Tiryns. [Paus.4.35.2, Paus.2.38.2]
1405 BC | Arcas, son of Callisto, founded Trapezus in Arcadia. [Hyginus.176, 275]

1402 BC | Archander, son of Achaeus, migrated to the NileDelta of Egypt and founded Archandropolis. [Herod.2.98, Paus.7.1.6]
** Archander was accompanied by Cyrene, whom he had married in Thessaly, and his son Aristaeus. [Diod.4.81.1, 4.82.4]
1402 BC | Triptolemus, son of Celeus, gave seeds of cultivated grain to Arcas of Arcadia. [Paus. 8.4.1]
1402 BC | Arcas, son of Callisto, married Meganira, daughter of Crocon, son of Triptolemus. [Apo.3.9.1]
** It is thought that Meganira's grandfather Triptolemus visited Arcadia.
1401 BC | Abas married Aglaia, daughter of Mantineus of Ptolis (later Mantineia) in Arcadia. [Apo.2.2.1]
1400 BC | Triptolemus visited Eumelus in Achaia and taught him grain cultivation and town building. [Paus.7.18.2]
** Triptolemus was the son of Celeus, son of Rharus, son of Cranaus, son of Io.
** Eumelus was the son of Aegyptus, son of Belus, son of Libya, daughter of Epaphus, son of Io.
1400 BC | Eumelus founded Aroe (later Patrae) in Achaia. [Paus.7.18.2]
**Eumelus seems to be the son of Aegyptus, brother of Danaus, whose tomb was in Aroe
1400 BC | Eumelus and Triptolemus jointly founded Antheia near Aroe. [Paus.7.18.3]
1400 BC | Proetus and Acrisius were born in Argos, twin sons of Abas and Aglaia. [Pindaros.418]
1400 BC | Thasus, son of Cilix, son of Agenor, settled on the island of Thasus from Thebe near Mount Ida. [Estimated from Herod.2.44]

1392 BC | Itonus, son of Amphictyon, moved from Locris to the west coast of the Pagasetic Gulf at Thessaly and founded Itonus. [Paus.9.1.1]
** Athamas, son of Aeolus, son of Hellen. Itonus, son of Dorus, son of Hellen, son of Deucalion, son of Amphictyon
** In other words, Itonus seems to have moved near Halus with the help of his grandfather's cousin Athamas, who founded Halus.
1391 BC | Actaeon, son of Autonoe, daughter of Cadmus, was bitten to death by a domestic dog. [Apo.3.4.4, Diod.4.81.3, Paus.10.30.5]
** Actaeon died while hunting on Mount Cithaeron. [Apo.3.4.4, Tzetzes.6.560]
** Like Agave's son Pentheus, he was probably attacked by a lion.
** The European lion lived between the Achelous and Nestus rivers. [Herod.7.126, Pliny.8.45]
** Lions in Europe are stronger than lions in Africa or Syria. [Arist.HA.8.28.5, Pliny.8.45]
1391 BC | Autonoe, daughter of Cadmus, mourns the death of her son Actaeon and migrates to Megara. [Paus.1.44.5]
1390 BC |---- Second tsunami of Aegean Sea ------
1390 BC | The Pelasgians migrated from Thessaly, pursued by the sons of Deucalion. [Antiq.1.17.3, Antiq.1.28.3, Diod.5.61.1, FGrH.4.4]
1390 BC | Most of the Pelasgians, driven from Thessaly, took refuge around Dodona. [Antiq.1.18.2]
1390 BC | Some of the Pelasgians founded Spina (now Comacchio) south of the Padus River estuary on the Italian peninsula. [Antiq.1.18.3, Just.20.1]
1390 BC | Canopus in Egypt was also affected by a tsunami, and Sardus, son of Maceris, led a group of immigrants to the island of Sardinia. [Paus.10.17.2]
1390 BC | Dius the Pelasgian emigrated from Thessaly to Metapontium in the southern part of the Italian peninsula with Itonus' wife Melanippe. [Strabo.6.1.15]
1390 BC | Athamas, son of Aeolus, lost Halus on the west coast of the Pagasetic Gulf in a tsunami and migrated to Boeotia. [Apo.1.9.3, Paus.9.34.7, Strabo.9.5.8]
** Athamas lived on the Athamantian Plain between Lake Copais and Acraephnium near Mt. Ptous. [Paus.9.24.1]
** Athamas founded Acraephnium (or Acraephium), and his son Ptous left his name on the nearby mountain. [StephByz.A63.10]

1390 BC | The Encheleans, who lived near Lake Copais, migrated to Illyria. [FGrH.Nr4.F50]
** The migration of the Encheleans seems to have been caused by the settlement of Athamas.
** The settlement of the Encheleans was near the Rizous River. [PsScylax.25]
1390 BC | Cadmus migrated at the request of the Encheleans of Illyria. [Apo.3.5.4, Apollo.4.507, Paus.9.5.3, Strabo.7.7.8]
** Cadmus' final resting place was Butoe (or Buthoe, now Budva) in Illyria. [FGrH.Nr790.F32]
** Accompanying them was Epirus, the daughter of Cadmus's daughter Agave and Echion. [Parthe.32]
1390 BC | Polydorus, son of Cadmus, became king of Thebes. [Apo.3.5.5]
1390 BC | The sons of Hyrieus, Nycteus and Lycus, killed Phlegyas and fled from Euboea to Hyria. [Apo.3.5.5]
** Euboea is probably an ancient name for Hyria near Aulis. Hyria is thought to be Hysiae at the foot of Cithaeron. [Strabo.9.2.12]
** So Nycteus and Lycus migrated from Hyria near Aulis to the foot of Cithaeron and founded Hysiae. [FGrH.Nr333.F5]
1390 BC | Dryops, the son of Polydore and Iphthime’s son, migrated from near the river Peneius to near the river Spercheius. [FGrH.Nr333.F8]
** Iphthime had three sons, Pherespondos, Lycos, and Pronomos. [Nonnus.14.105]
** Aristotle says that the Dryopians came out to Dryopia from near the river Spercheius. [Strabo.8.6.13]
** Dryops, son of Danaus' daughter Polydore, is thought to be the progenitor of the Dryopians.

1390 BC | Three sons of Aeolus, Macareus, Perieres and Aethlius, emigrated from Arne in Thessaly to Peloponnesus. [Diod.5.81.2-4]
** Aeolis expanded his territory westward from Locris and crossed the strait into Peloponnesus.
** Aetolia was already inhabited by part of the Hyantes who were chased by Cadmus and may have crossed the strait. [Strabo.10.3.4]
1390 BC | Macareus, son of Aeolus, married the daughter of Olenus. [Estimated from Diod.5.81.4]
1390 BC | Perieres, son of Aeolus, married the daughter of Olenus. [Deduced from the marriage of Pisus, son of Perieres, and Telegon, daughter of Pharis of Pharae]
** Perieres became Olenus' son-in-law, and his son Pisus was born in Olenus. Later, Pisus seems to have emigrated from Olenus and founded Pisa.
1390 BC | Aethlius, son of Aeolus, migrated to Eleia and founded Elis. [Paus.5.1.3]
** The river Peneius, which flows through Elis, was probably named by those who migrated with Aethlius. [Strabo. 8.3.2]
1390 BC|Archandropolis in Egypt was also hit by a tsunami, and Belus, presumed to be Archander's son, sailed to Greece. [Estimated]
1390 BC | Sisyphus' son Aeetes left Ephyraea (later Corinth) with Bunus and moved to Colchis in search of a new world. [Paus.2.3.10]
** Bunus founded the temple of Hera on Corinth. [Paus.2.4.7]
** Bunus' mother Alcidamea therefore appears to have been a priestess in the temple of Hera at Argos.
** (Reason) Sisyphus' family is a descendant of Deucalion of Thessaly and seems to have little connection to the Hera faith.
** After the battle between Sicyon and Argos, Alcidamea, believed to be the daughter of Lamedon, son of Gelanor, was married to Almus, son of Sisyphus.
1390 BC | Cinyras, son of Sandocus, migrated from Celenderis in Cilicia to the southwest coast of Cyprus and founded Palaepaphos. [Apo.3.14.3]
1390 BC | Teleboas, son of Therapne, daughter of Lelex, migrated to western Acarnania. [Paus.3.19.9]
** According to Aristotle, the Leleges and Teleboans lived in western Acarnania. [Strabo.7.7.2]
1390 BC | Aristaeus migrated to the island of Ceos. [Apollo.2.528, Diod.4.82.1]
** Participants included the Parrhasians, descendants of Lycaon (a major tribe from the founding of Arcadia). [Apollo.2.528]

1389 BC | The Pelasgians, led by Janus, migrated from Perrhaebia in Thessaly to Velia (Cutilia), east of the Reate. [Antiq.1.20.2, Plut.Mor.269a]
1389 BC | Macareus, son of Aeolus, led an immigrant group that included Ionians and Pelasgians to Pelasgia (Lesbos). [Diod.5.81.2 - 4]
** In the summer of 1389 BC, a plague spread throughout Greece. [Diod.4.82.2]
1389 BC | Autonoe died at Megara. [Paus.1.44.5]
1389 BC | Three sons of Cercaphus, Lindus, Ialysus, and Cameirus, founded three towns in Rhodes. [Diod.5.57.8, Strabo.14.2.8]
1388 BC|Melanippe, daughter of Aeolus, gave birth to Boeotus in Metapontium. [Paus.9.1.1, 7.4, Diod.4.67.4, Diod.19.53]
1388 BC | Triopas, in conflict with the natives of Thessaly, migrated to Cheronesus in Caria and founded Triopium. [Diod.5.61.2, StephByz.T636.1]
1387 BC | Thyia, daughter of Deucalion, married from Locris to Aeolus, son of Hippotes, who lived in Arne of Thessaly. [Apo.1.7.3, Hesiod.CW.F3]
1387 BC | Abas died at Argos. [Estimated from Euseb.157]
** Abas ruled for 23 years. [Euseb.157]
1387 BC | Proetus, son of Abas, expelled Acrisius and ruled over Argos for 17 years. [Euseb.157]
1387 BC | Acrisius, son of Abas, exiled from Argos to Chemmis in Egypt. [Estimated]
** Acrisius married during his exile and had a daughter, Danae. Danae gave birth to Perseus in Chemmis.
** Acrisius is presumed to have defected to Archander, the guardian of his father Abas.
1385 BC | The husband of Peneius' daughter Tricca founded Tricca in Thessaly. [Estimated from Steph.T635.1]
1385 BC | Caucon visited Andania in Messenia from Eleusis and introduced the Mysteries of the Great Goddess to Messene. [Paus.4.26.8]
** Caucon was the grandson of Messene's sister Celaeno.
1385 BC | Sancus moved to Testruna. [Antiq.1.16.1, Antiq.2.49.2]

1384 BC | Aethlius held a competition at Olympia. [Euseb.Chron.191]
1381 BC | Acrisius married Aganippe. [Hyginus.63]
1380 BC | Schoeneus, son of Athamas, founded Schoeneus, about 9 km northeast of Thebes. [Apo.1.9.2, Paus.8.35.10, Strabo.9.2.22]
1380 BC | Andreus, son of Aeolus, migrated from Arne to Boeotia and founded Orchomenus. [Paus.9.34.7]
** Athamas, son of Aeolus, ceded the land near Orchomenus to Andreus, son of Aeolus. [Paus.9.34.7]
** << Pausanias theory seems to be the opposite >>
** In 1390 BC, the Athamas, who had lost their land in a tsunami, settled in Boeotia, which was then a suitable place for migration.
** His kin Andreus emigrated from Arne in favor of Athamas. Later, with the development of Orchomenus, a contrary story seems to have been disseminated.
** Andreus was the son of Aeolus, son of Hippotes, son of Mimas, son of Aeolus, son of Hellen.
** Athamas was the son of Aeolus, son of Hellen. So Athamas is the brother of Andreus' great grandfather Mimas.
1380 BC | Danae was born as the daughter of Acrisius. [Herod.6.54, Hyginus.63]
1380 BC | Phares, son of Phylodameia, daughter of Danaus, founded Pharae in the middle reaches of the Peirus River in Achaia. [Paus.7.22.5]
1380 BC | Phineus, son of Belus, moved to the southwestern coast of the Black Sea and founded Salmydessus. [Apo.1.9.21, Apo.2.1.4, Herod.7.61]
1377 BC | Polydorus, son of Cadmus, married Nycteis, daughter of Nycteus, son of Chthonius. [Apo.3.5.5]
1375 BC | Labdacus was born as the son of Polydorus and Nycteis. [Apo.3.5.5]
1375 BC | Proetus founded a temple of Hera at Sicyon. [Paus.2.12.2]
1375 BC | Epopeus, son of Aloeus, was adopted by his maternal grandfather Aeolus, who lived in Arne of Thessaly. [Paus.2.6.1 estimation]
1375 BC | Galepsus, the son of Thasus, migrated from the island of Thasus to the mainland and founded Galepsus. [FGrH.Nr1.F152, StephByz.G197.11]

1372 BC | Aristaeus returned to Egypt from the island of Ceos and led a group of immigrants to Sardinia. [Diod.4.82.4, Paus.10.17.3]
1372 BC | Messapus migrated from Hyria in Boeotia to the southeastern part of the Italian peninsula. [Pliny.3.99, Strabo.9.2.13, StephByz.M447.12]
** It was called Messapia from the name of Messapus. [Pliny.3.99]
** From the names of Hyria in Messapia and Mount Messapius near Hyria in Boeotia, Messapus is presumed to be the son of Hyrieus of Hyria. [Paus.9.22.5]
** The time of migration is thought to be around the time when all of Greece, including Boeotia, was struck by misfortune, and Aristaeus migrated to the island of Sardinia. [Diod.4.82.2, Paus.10.17.3]
1372 BC | Leucon, son of Athamas and Themisto, died of illness. [Paus.9.34.7]
1371 BC | Coronus, son of Thersander, was adopted by Athamas and founded Coroneia southwest of Copais Lake in Boeotia. [Paus.9.34.8]
1371 BC | Haliartus, son of Thersander, was adopted by Athamas and founded Haliartus in a land near Thebes from Coroneia. [Paus.9.34.8]
** Athamas was the brother of Sisyphus, the father of Thersander.
1371 BC | The Hyantes, chased by Cadmus near Onchestus, migrated to Hyampolis in Phocis. [Apollo.3.1240, Paus.9.5.1, Paus.10.35.5]
1371 BC | Morgetes and Siceli migrated from southwestern Italy to the island of Sicily, chased by the Oenotrians. [Strabo.6.1.6]
** It is thought that the migration of the Pelasgians of Thessaly and Messapus caused a movement of inhabitants.

1370 BC | Acrisius expelled Proetus and ruled Argos for 31 years. [Euseb.Chron.157]
** Acrisius appears to have returned to Argos, leaving his wife Aganippe and his daughter Danae in Egypt.
1370 BC | Proetus defected to Amphianax of Ptolis in Arcadia. [Apo.2.2.1]
** Aegyptus, the father of Amphianax, the father of Antimachus, was the father of Lynceus, the father of Abas, the father of Proetus.
** In other words, Proetus went into exile with the help of his father Abas's cousin Amphianax.
1370 BC | Proetus married Stheneboea, daughter of Amphianax. [Apo.2.2.1]
** Homer makes Proetus' wife Anteia. [Home.Il.6.144]
** Homer confuses Corinth with Proetus, son of Thersander, son of Sisyphus. [FGrH.Nr333.F170]
** Amphianax's two daughters, Stheneboea and Anteia, are married to Proetus, son of Abas and son of Thersander, both of the same name.
1370 BC | Boeotus, son of Melanippe, daughter of Aeolus, returned from Italy to Arne of Thessaly and succeeded his grandfather Aeolus. [Diod.4.67.6]
1370 BC | Epopeus, son of Aloeus, returned to Sicyon from Arne of Thessaly. [Paus.2.6.1]
1370 BC | Polydorus dies. Because Labdacus, the son of Polydorus, was young, Nycteus became his guardian. [Paus.2.6.2, Paus.9.5.4]
** Labdacus is estimated to be 5 years old at the time.
** Polydorus was killed by Pentheus, son of Agave, daughter of Cadmus. [Nonnus.5.190]
** Pentheus was killed by Dionysus, son of Semele. [Tzetzes.6.580] Labdacus' guardian Nycteus was probably also involved.
1370 BC | Macareus' eldest son settled on the island of Chios from Lesbos. [Diod.5.81.8]
** The island of Chios was inhabited by Carians and Leleges.
** Macareus' eldest son married Parthenope, daughter of Ancaeus, son of Astypalaea, daughter of Phoenix, son of Agenor, and they had a son, Chios. [Paus.7.4.1, Strabo.14.1.3]
1370 BC | Cydrolaus, son of Macareus, emigrated from Lesbos to Samos. [Diod.5.81.8]
1370 BC | Eleuther, son of Aethusa, migrated south from Hyria across Mount Cithaeron and founded Eleutherae. [StephByz.E265.10]

1368 BC | Proetus returned from Arcadia and occupied Tiryns. [Apo.2.2.1]
1368 BC | Proetus fought against Acrisius east of Argos, losing some casualties but not winning or losing. [Paus.2.25.7]
1368 BC | Proetus made peace with Acrisius and took possession of the Primorsky region of Tiryns, Heraeum, Mideia, and Argolis. [Paus.2.16.2]
** Proetus lived in Tiryns. [Paus.2.16.2]
1365 BC | Almus, son of Sisyphus, founded Almones on land ceded by Eteocles, son of Andreus, king of Orchomenus. [Paus.9.34.10]
** Eteocles was the son of Andreus, son of Aeolus, son of Hippotes, son of Mimas, son of Aeolus, son of Hellen.
** Almus was the son of Sisyphus, son of Aeolus, son of Hellen.
** Almus was a cousin of Eteocles' great-grandfather Hippotes.
1365 BC | Melanippe's son Aeolus moved to the island of Lipara, northeast of Sicily, and married Liparus' daughter Cyane. [Diod.5.7.5-6]
1365 BC | Amphion and Zethus were born the sons of Antiope, daughter of Nycteus, son of Hyrieus (or Chthonius). [Apo.3.5.5, Home.Od.11.260]
** Estimated by counting backwards from Lycus's guardianship period and the year of marriage.
1365 BC | Nycteus dies from injuries sustained in battle with Epopeus. [Paus.2.6.2]
1365 BC|Nycteus' younger brother Lycus succeeded Labdacus as guardian. [Paus.9.5.5]
1365 BC | Cydrolaus, son of Macareus, emigrated from Lesbos to the island of Samos. [Diod.5.81.7-8]
1365 BC | Lapithus, the founder of the Lapiths, son of Aeolus, migrated from Arne to the area north of the Peneius River near Pharcadon. [Diod.4.69.2]
1365 BC | The sons of Boreas, Zetes and Calais, migrated to the island of Peuce (land of the Hyperboreans). [Hesiod.CW.F40]
1365 BC | Macareus of Lesbos emigrated his son to Chios. [Diod.5.81.7]
1365 BC | The Teleboans settled on the Leucas Peninsula in western Acarnania. [Strabo.7.7.2]
1365 BC | Deion, son of Aeolus, son of Hippotes, migrated from Arne to Phocis. [Apo.1.9.4]

1362 BC | Danae married Pilumnus, son of Metanastes. [Comments of Views on August.City.18.13]
** Danae's husband appears to be the son of Archander's son Metanastes.
** Perseus was born in Chemmis of Egypt. Danae's husband appears to have been a Chemmis. [Diod.4.9.1, Diod.1.24.8, Herod.2.91]
** Metanastes' mother Scaea spent her childhood in Chemmis before her father Danaus emigrated from Egypt. [Herod.2.91]
** Perseus' wife Andromeda was born in Ethiopia. [Apo.2.4.3, Plin.6.182]
** The founder of Ethiopia is believed to have been an immigrant from Egypt, Belus, son of Archander. [Apo.2.1.4, Herod.7.61, Strabo.1.3.21]
1362 BC | During the time of Eteocles, son of Andreus, several meteorites fell on Orchomenus. [Paus.9.38.1]
1360 BC | Elatus, son of Arcas, married Laogore, daughter of Cinyras and Metharme, who lived in Palaepaphos, southwest of Cyprus. [Apo.3.9.1]
1360 BC | Aloeus, son of Aloeus, son of Sisyphus, emigrated from Sicyon to Anthedon. [Paus.9.22.6]
** Schoinos, about half way from Anthedon to Thebes, was founded by Schoenus, son of Athamas. Schoenus was a cousin of Aloeus' father.
** Aeetes, son of Sisyphus, brother of Aloeus' father, migrated to Colchis. Anthedon was well positioned for the voyage to Colchis.
1360 BC | Phlegyas, son of Almus, founded Phlegyas. He gathered warriors called Phlegyans into the city. [Paus.9.36.2]
** Phlegyas lived near the Cephisian lake. [Hymns.3.277]
** Phlegyes lived near Thebes. [FGrH.Nr333.F41]
1360 BC | Perseus was born in Chemmis of Egypt, the son of Danae and Pilumnus. [Diod.4.9.1, Diod.1.24.8, Herod.2.91]
1360 BC | Asterios, son of Minos, son of Europa, migrated to Colchis. [Nonnus.13.222]
1360 BC | Presbon, son of Phrixus, emigrated with his brother Melas from Colchis to Boeotia, where his grandfather Athamas lived. [Paus.9.34.8]
** Athamas was still alive.
** Presbon was to inherit the lands of Athamas other than the lands that Athamas had given to his adopted sons, Haliartus and Coronus. [Paus.9.34.8]
** It is thought that he had contact with Colchis even after returning to Presbon.
** The port of the voyage to Colchis appears to be Anthedon, where Aloeus, son of Sisyphus, settled. [Estimated from Paus.9.22.6]
** The migration of Presbon and Melas may be related to the migration of Asterios to Colchis. [Nonnus.13.222]

1357 BC | Acrisius married Eurydice of Lacedaemon. [Apo.3.10.3, Paus.3.13.8]
1357 BC | Labdacus came of age and Lycus' guardianship was lifted. [Paus.9.5.5]
1356 BC | Oineus, son of Phytius of Amphissa, took Amphissa, daughter of Macar of Lesbos, as his wife. [Estimated from Paus.10.38.4]
** Amphissa is named after Amphissa, daughter of Macar, son of Aeolus. [Paus.10.38.4]
1355 BC | Danae gave birth to a son, Daunus. [Dic: Daunus]
1355 BC | Cleitor, son of Azan, founded Cleitor in northern Arcadia. [Paus.8.4.5]
1352 BC | Immaradus, son of Eumolpus, fought Erechtheus of Athens and both were killed. [Paus.1.38.3]
** The rites of Eleusis were inherited by Eumolpus and the daughters of Celeus, and afterwards by Eumolpus, son of Chione. [Paus.1.38.3]
1352 BC | Scirus was killed in battle while flying from Dodona to support Eleusis. [Paus.1.36.4]
1352 BC | Eumolpus, son of Chione, came from Thracia to support Eleusis. [Estimated from Paus.1.27.4 and Paus.1.38.2]
** There is no direct tradition of support for Chione's son Eumolpus. There is a tomb of Eumolpus in Eleusis. Descendants of Eumolpus lived in Eleusis.
** Eumolpus, who fought against the Athenians, was a Thracian. From the above, it is assumed that Eumolpus rushed to support Eleusis. [Paus.1.38.2]
** On the Athenian side, at the request of the descendants of the sons of Ion, son of Xuthus, son of Hellen, it is thought that Sicyon and Corinth, their kin, rushed to support Athenians.
** From Sicyon, Lamedon, son of Coronus, son of Marathonius, son of Deucalion, son of Dorus, son of Hellen, appears to have joined. [Paus.2.6.5]
** From Corinth, it seems that Marathon, son of Epopeus, son of Aloeus, son of Sisyphus, son of Aeolus, son of Hellen, participated. [Paus.2.1.1]
** Marathon seems to have been able to marry Erechtheus' daughter in support of this battle. [Newton.173]
1352 BC | Cecrops, son of Erechtheus, becomes the seventh king of Athens. [Paus.1.5.3]

1350 BC | Marathon, son of Epopeus, could no longer bear the tyranny of his father and moved from Sicyon to a seaside town in Attica. [Paus.2.1.1]
1350 BC | Aspledon, son of Orchomenus, founded Aspledon north of Orchomenus in Boeotia. [Paus.9.38.9, Strabo.9.2.41]
1350 BC | The Phlegyans of Boeotia ravaged Delpi. [Paus.9.36.2]
1350 BC | Acrisius organized the Amphictyons. [Strabo.9.3.7]
** Acrisius of Argos, where many Achaians had come to live, seems to have organized themselves to fight the Phlegyans at the request of Locrians and Phocians.
** The first tribes of the Amphictyons - Ionians, Dolopes, Thessalians, Aenianians, Magnesians, Malians, Phthiotians, Dorians, Phocians, Locrians who border on Phocis, living at the bottom of Mount Cnemis. [Paus .10.8.2]
** Ionians, Dolopes, Aenianians, Magnesians, Molians, Phthiotians, Dorians, Phocians, Perrhaiboi, Boiotians, Achaians, Delphians [Suda.Alpha.1736]
** Thessalians, Boeotians, Dorians, Ionians, Perrhaebi, Magnetes, Dolopians, Locrians, Oitaeans, Phthiotians, Malians, Phocians [Aeschines.116]
1350 BC | Philammon of Argos was killed in battle against the Phlegyans who ravaged Delhpi. [Paus.9.36.2]
** Philammon is thought to be the son of Acrisius, as he led the elite of Argos. [Paus.9.36.2]
1350 BC | Amyclas, son of Lacedaemon, married Diomede, daughter of Lapithus. [Apo.3.10.3]
** Amyclas' sister Eurydice was the wife of Acrisius of Argos, and Amyclas and Acrisius were brothers-in-law. [Apo.3.10.3, Paus.3.13.8]
** When Acrisius organized the Amphictyons, he probably became acquainted with Lapithus of Thessaly and brokered the marriage of his brother-in-law. [Strabo.9.3.7]
** Aeolis, who migrated from Thessaly with Diomede, was the first to settle in Lacedaemon.
1350 BC | Elatus, son of Arcas, led the Arcadians against the Phlegyans. [Paus.8.4.4, Paus.10.34.2]
1350 BC | Elatus, son of Arcas, founded Elateia in Phocis. [Paus.8.4.4]
1350 BC | Macedon, son of Aeolus, migrated from Arne to near Mount Olympus. [Hesiod.CW.F3, Strabo.7.8.2]
1350 BC | Hippomenes, son of Haliartus, migrated from Haliartus to Thebes and founded Oncestus. [Paus.9.26.5]
1350 BC | Magnes, son of Aeolus, together with his brother Macedon, emigrated from Arne to near Mount Olympus. [Apo.1.7.3, Paus.6.21.11, Hesiod.Women.3]
1350 BC | Cretheus, son of Aeolus, migrated from Arne to the north coast of the Pagasetic Gulf and founded Iolcus. [Apo.1.9.11]

1349 BC | With no successor left, Acrisius brought Perseus, son of Danae, from Egypt back to Argos. [Estimated from Plut.Mor.106a]
1348 BC | Proetus invited Cyclopes from Lycia to strengthen the walls of Tiryns. [Apo.2.2.1, Paus.2.16.5, Paus.2.25.8, Strabo.8.6.11]
** The Cyclopes were seven people and lived in a cave near Nauplia. [Strabo.8.6.2, Strabo.8.6.11]
1348 BC | Pisus, son of Perieres, took as his wife Telegone, daughter of Pharis, from Pharae near Olenus. [Described in River God of Greece]
1347 BC | Pharis, son of Phylodameia, daughter of Danaus, founded Pharae near the mouth of the Nedon River, which flows into the Gulf of Messenia. [Paus.4.30.2]
** Pharis gave the same name to the town founded by his brother Phares on the middle reaches of the Peirus River in Achaia. [Paus.7.22.5]
1345 BC | Amphion and Zethus settled near Thespiae and founded Eutresis. [Strabo.9.2.28]
1345 BC | Pisus, son of Perieres, migrated from Olenus to near the Alpheius River and founded Pisa. [Paus.6.22.2]

1343 BC | Perseus killed his grandfather's brother Proetus. [Hyginus.244]
1343 BC | Perseus flees to the island of Seriphus and is sheltered by Dictys and his wife Clymene. [Apo.2.4.1, Hyginus.63]
** Dictys and his wife Clymene are Perseus' saviors, and both have altars in Athens. Clymene appears to have ties to Athens. [Paus.2.18.1]
** Theory that Polydectes and Dictys are the sons of Magnes. [Apo.1.9.6, Hesiod.CW.F3]
Dictys, son of Aeolus, son of Hellen, son of Aeolus, son of Mimas, son of Hippotes, son of Magnes.
Perseus, son of Pilumnus, son of Metanastes, son of Archander, son of Achaeus, son of Hellen.
** Theory that Polydectes and Dictys are the sons of Peristhenes. [FGrH.Nr333.F4]
Dictys, son of Peristhenes, son of Damastor, son of Nauplius, son of Amymone, daughter of Danaus.
Perseus, son of Danae, daughter of Acrisius, son of Abas, son of Hypermnestra, daughter of Danaus.
** Both versions mention the names of the brothers Polydectes and Dictys, but do not specify their relationship to Seriphus.
** According to the former theory, the relationship with Perseus is weak, and the distance from Magnesia in Thessaly to Seriphus Island is also far.
** The latter theory suggests that Abas and his cousin Nauplius lived in nearby towns and were related to each other. It is also close to Nauplia and Seriphus.
** Therefore, the brothers Polydectes and Dictys of the island of Seriphus appear to be great-grandsons of Nauplius, son of Amymone, daughter of Danaus.
** Seriphus Island may have been a supply base for the route connecting Argos to Crete and Egypt.
** The island of Seriphus may have been used for fishing and trading by the inhabitants of Nauplia, near Tiryns, founded by Nauplius, son of Amymone, daughter of Danaus, even before the Dictys brothers settled it. Nauplius' father was one who came over with Danaus. [Paus.4.35.2]
1341 BC | Danae led a colony from Egypt to the island of Sardinia when she was blown away by a strong wind and washed ashore on the western coast of the Italian peninsula. [Virg.Aene.7.409]
** Sardinia was visited by Sardus, son of Maceris (1390 BC), and Aristaeus, son of Archander (1372 BC), leading colonies from Egypt.
1341 BC | Danae founded Ardea, 30 km south-east of Rome. [Pliny.3.56, Virg.Aene.7.409]
** The Danae colony likely included Achaeans and Pelasgians who migrated from Argos to Egypt.

1340 BC | Cytissorus, son of Phrixus, migrated from Colchis to the southern coast of the Pontus Sea and founded Cytorus. [Diod.4.72.2, Strabo.12.3.10]
1340 BC | Zethus, son of Antiope, took Thebe, daughter of Physcius, from Locris to be his wife. [Apo.3.5.6]
1340 BC | Faunus, son of Aethex, along with the Aborigines drove the Umbrians from Croton, north of Lake Trasimene. [Antiq.1.20.4, Ita.5.1]
** Arnus, son of Faunus, was a descendant of the Pelasgians who migrated from Thessaly. [Herod.1.57]
1340 BC | Aspledon, son of Orchomenus, founded Mideia, named after his mother, about 10 km southwest of Orchomenus. [Paus.9.39.1]
1340 BC | Lesbos, son of Lapithus, led a colony from Thessaly and migrated to Lesbos, where he married Methyma, daughter of Macareus. [Diod.5.81.6]
1340 BC | Macareus of Lesbos emigrated his son Neandrus to the island of Cos. [Diod.5.81.8]
1340 BC | Macareus of Lesbos sent his son Leucippus to Rhodes. [Diod.5.81.8]
1340 BC | Clymenus, son of Cardys, migrated from Cydonia in Crete to Olympia. [Paus.5.8.1, Strabo.8.3.30]
** This was about 50 years after the great flood of Deucalion's time. [Paus.5.8.1]
1339 BC | Clymenus, son of Cardys, held competitions at Olympia. [Paus.5.8.1]
1339 BC | Acrisius died in Argos and was buried in Larissa, the Acroplice of Argos. [Cleme.Exho.3]
1339 BC | Megapenthes, son of Proetus, moved from Tiryns to Argos. [Estimated]
** Megapenthes was a direct descendant of Abas, and was probably more welcomed by the inhabitants of Argos than Abas’s collateral descendant Perseus.
** Along with Megapenthes, other inhabitants such as Tiryns also appear to have migrated to Argos.
1338 BC | Laius was born in Thebes, the son of Labdacus. [Apo.3.5.5]
1338 BC | Tyro, daughter of Salmoneus, married Hippocoon, who lived in Pylus, near Arne in Thessaly. [Apo.1.9.11, Hyginus.10]
** Salmoneus probably lived on the opposite bank of the Enipeus River from Pylus.
** Tyro fell in love with Enipeus, the river god (Hippocoon). [Apo.1.9.8, Home.Od.11.235, Strabo.8.3.32]
1337 BC | Labdacus died at Thebes. [Apo.3.5.5]
** Labdacus had similar ideas to his paternal cousin Pentheus, so he was killed by frenzied women. [Apo.3.5.5]
1337 BC | Laius, son of Labdacus, was only one year old, and his grandfather Nycteus' brother Lycus became his guardian for the second time. [Apo.3.5.5, Paus.9.5.6]

1335 BC | Endymion, son of Aethlius, banished Clymenus, son of Cardys, from Olympia. [Paus.5.8.1]
1335 BC | Perseus married Andromeda, daughter of Cepheus of Ethiopia. [Apo.2.4.3]
** Tantalus, who lived in Adrasteia, and Perseus, who lived in Ethiopia (part of Adrasteia), are thought to have known each other.
** The later marriages between the sons of Perseus and the daughters of Pelops, son of Tantalus, seem to have been connected at this time.
1335 BC | Salmoneus migrated from Thessaly to Eleia and founded Salmone. [Strabo.8.3.32, Apo.1.9.7]
** Salmoneus settled near Elis, founded by his half-brother Aethlius.
1335 BC | Amphissus, son of Andraemon, founded Oeta near Mount Oeta. [Paus.7.2.5]
1335 BC | Anax founded Anactoria near the mouth of the Maeander River. [Paus.7.2.5]
** Anax appears to be the son of one of the two sons of Asterios, son of the first Minos, Miletus and Caunos. [Nonnus.13.222, 546]
1332 BC | Perseus returned from the island of Seriphus and occupied Tiryns. [Estimated]
** Perseus' previous base appears to have been the island of Seriphus. [Paus.2.18.1]
1332 BC | Amphion, son of Antiope, married Niobe, daughter of Tantalus. [Apo.3.5.6, Paus.9.5.7]
** The meeting place is thought to be the sacred area of Cabeiri, about 5 km west of Thebes. About 7km southwest of there was Eutresis, where Amphion lived.
** The Cabeiri that spread from Samothrace to Greece also included the Cybele faith of Niobe's ancestors.
** Broteas, son of Tantalus, made the oldest statue of the Mother of the Gods. [Paus.3.22.4]
1330 BC | Oenomaus, son of Alxion, migrated from Heraea in Arcadia to Eleia and founded Harpina. [Paus.6.21.8]
1330 BC | Melia's son Tenerus opened an oracle on Mount Ptous. [Paus.9.26.1, Strabo.9.2.34]
** The oracle on Mount Ptous lasted until 335 BC, when Alexander the Great destroyed Thebes. [LeakeN.2.279]
1330 BC | Glaphyrus, son of Magnes, son of Aeolus, founded Glaphyrae near Lake Boebeis in Thessaly. [StephByz.G209.3]
1330 BC | Perseus founded Mycenae and surrounded it with strong walls. [Paus.2.15.4, Paus.7.25.6]
** Mycenae was founded 420 years ago, but there may not have been a town in Perseus' time.

1329 BC | Endymion held a competition at Olympia. [Paus.5.1.4]
1328 BC | Tantalus killed Ganymedes and migrated to Mount Sipylus in Lydia, chased by Ilus. [Diod.4.74.4]
** Tantalus appears to be the son of Clymenus, son of Cardys, who was banished from Olympia by Endymion of Elis. [Paus.5.8.1]
1326 BC | Aetolus, son of Endymion, married Pronoe, daughter of Phorbas. [Apo.1.7.7]
** This was the time when Phorbas lived in Thessaly, and it was a marriage between the same tribes, whose common ancestor was Aeolus, the son of Hippotes.
1326 BC | Zethus and Amphion attacked Thebes, but were repulsed by Lycus and fled to Locris. [Estimated from FGrH.Nr333.F170 and Paus.9.5.6]
** Zethus and Amphion lived in Eutresis near Thespiae. [Strabo.9.2.28]
** In Locris lived Physcius, the father of Thebe, the wife of Zethus. [Apo.3.5.6]
1325 BC | Zethus and Amphion gather an army to attack Thebes and engage Lycus. [Diod.19.53, Paus.9.5.6]
1325 BC|Lycus was killed by Zethus and Amphion. [Apo.3.5.5]
** Lycus was in his 20th year of guardianship. 1st to 8 years (1365-57 BC), 2nd to 12 years (1337-25 BC)
** Thebe's brother Locrus joined his brother-in-law Zethus. [FGrH.Nr333.F170]
** It seems that Itonus, son of Boeotus, who lived in Arne of Thessaly, also joined them.
** Itonus was the son of Boeotus, son of Melanippe, wife of Itonus, brother of Physcius, father of Locrus, and Locrus was a cousin of Boeotus.
** Participation in this battle is thought to have been the beginning of Boeotus's son Itonus immigrating to Boeotia. [Diod.19.53, Strabo.7.7.2]
** Amphion banished Laius from Thebes. [Apo.3.5.5] Laius secretly fled from Thebes. [Paus.9.5.6]
** However, Laius later defected to Pelops, so there was no hostility between Laius and Amphion, the husband of Pelops' sister Niobe.
** It is assumed that Laius remained in Thebes and that Amphion became his guardian.
** Laius was the son of Labdacus, son of Nycteis, sister of Antiope, mother of Amphion. So, Laius was the son of Amphion's maternal cousin. [Aelian.13.5, Athen.603a, Plut.Mor.313e]
** Amphion was the son of Antiope, sister of Nycteis, mother of Labdacus, father of Laius.

1325 BC | Itonus, son of Boeotus of Arne, emigrated to Boeotia. [Diod.19.53, Strabo.7.7.2]
** Itonus appears to have first lived on the sunken Arne in Lake Copais, and from there moved to nearby Coroneia.
** Itonian Athena was found near Arne in Thessaly and around Coroneia in Boeotia. [Strabo.9.5.17, Paus.3.9.13, Paus.9.34.1, Paus.9.34.5, Strabo.9.2.29]
** Leleges also migrated from Locris to Boeotia. [Strabo.7.7.2]
1325 BC | Phylacus, son of Deion, migrated from Phocis to Thessaly and founded Phylace northeast of the Pagasetic Gulf. [Apo.1.9.12]
1324 BC | Amphion and Zethus founded a walled city below Cadmeia. [Home.Od.11.253, Paus.9.5.7]
** The walls were to protect the town from the tyrannical Phlegyes who lived nearby. [FGrH.Nr333.F41]
1324 BC | Amphion and Zethus named the town they founded below Cadmeia Thebes. [Paus.9.5.6]
1322 BC | Zethus died of grief when his son Neis died due to Thebe's negligence. [Paus.9.5.9]
1321 BC | Epopeus dies. Marathon, son of Epopeus, returned from Attica to Sicyon. [Paus.2.1.1]
** Marathon gave Asopia (later Sicyon) to Sicyon and Ephyraea (later Corinth) to Corinthus. [Paus.2.1.1]
1320 BC | Phorbas, son of Lapithes, migrated to the island from Thessaly at the invitation of the inhabitants of Rhodes. [Diod.5.58.5]
** The person who invited Rhodes is thought to be Macareus' son Leucippus. He and Phorbas were cousins whose grandfather was Aeolus, son of Hippotes.
1320 BC | Salmoneus banished Aetolus, son of Endymion of Elis. [Paus.5.1.8, Strabo.8.3.33]
1320 BC | Aetolus migrated from Elis to Aetolia. [Apo.1.7.6]
** Aetolus settled in the “Curetian country”, later known as Pleuron. [Apo.1.7.6, Strabo.10.2.5]
** Aetolus settled in the land between the Achelous and Euenus rivers, at the foot of Mount Curium.
** Aetolus was the first Greek to live in Aetolia. Aetolus became the progenitor of the Aetolians. [Paus.5.1.8, Strabo.8.3.33, Strabo.10.3.4]

1320 BC | The Amphion family perished due to a plague. [Apo.3.5.6, Paus.9.5.9]
** Amphion's son Amyclas and his daughter Meliboea (Chloris) were spared. [Apo.3.5.6]
** Chloris had many siblings, and she was the oldest. [Apo.3.5.6]
** Chloris was still unmarried at the time of Pelops' marriage. [Paus.5.16.4]
1320 BC | Laius, son of Labdacus, became king of Thebes. [Paus.9.5.10]
1320 BC | Oeoclus, son of Ascra, together with the sons of Aloeus, Otus and Ephialtes, founded Ascra near the source of the river Asopus in Boeotia. [Paus.9.29.1]
** It is thought that the sons of Aloeus living in Sicyon cooperated in the founding of Ascra because of the following relationship between them.
** Ascra was the daughter of Aloeus, son of Sisyphus, and her husband was Haliartus, son of Thersander, son of Sisyphus, so it appears that the marriage was between cousins.
** Oeoclus, son of Ascra, and the sons of Aloeus appear to be cousins, having a common grandfather, Aloeus, son of Sisyphus.
1320 BC | Pandorus, son of Erechtheus, went to Euboea and founded Chalcis. [Ps-Scym.566]
1320 BC | Cecrops, son of Erechtheus, emigrated to Euboea. [Paus.1.5.3]
** When a ruler suddenly “immigrates,” it is sometimes “exiled.”
** Migration from Argos to Phocis by Abas, son of Lynceus. [Paus.10.35.1]
** Migration from Argos to Thessaly by Abas, son of Melampus. [Strabo.9.5.5]
1320 BC | Pandion, son of Cecrops, moved to Megara and married Pylia, daughter of Pylas. [Apo.3.15.5, Paus.1.5.3]
** At this time, Cychreus and Scirius (or Sciron, Chiron, Scirus), who are thought to be Pandion's brothers, also migrated to the islands of Salamis and Scyros, respectively. [Estimated]
1320 BC | Acrias, son of Amyclas, founded Acriae on the shores of the Gulf of Laconia. [Paus.6.21.10]
1320 BC | Paeon, son of Endymion, migrated to Paeonia. [Paus.5.1.5]
1320 BC | Linus was born in Thebes, the son of Amphimarus and Ourania. [Diogenes.1.3, Suda.la.568]

1319 BC | Epeius, son of Endymion, held a competition at Olympia. [Euseb.Chron.191]
1319 BC | Melampus was born in Pylus of Thessaly, the son of Amythaon and Aglaia. [Apo.1.9.11, Diod.4.68.3]
** Judging from Melampus' divination skills and the fact that all of his brothers took wives from Boeotia, Aglaia appears to be the daughter of Tenerus of Boeotia.
1318 BC | Salmoneus' daughter Tyro remarried her uncle Cretheus, who lived in Iolcus. [Hyginus.13]
1315 BC | Oenomaus migrated from Harpina to Pisa. [Paus.5.1.6]
** Oenomaus, who lived in Harpina, immediately attacked Pisus, son of Perieres, who lived in Pisa to the west, and Pisus was exiled. [Estimated]
** Pisus moved to Pharae in Messenia, founded by Pharis, the father of his wife Telegon.
** Elis, then in possession of Olympia, was the town of the descendant of Aethlius, brother of Perieres, and Oenomaus took Olympia, too. [Paus.5.1.7]
1315 BC | Thracians on the island of Naxos (Strongyle) attacked Euboea but were repulsed. [Diod.5.50.4]
** Euboea is not an island, but seems to be Hyria. Later, Aloeus' wife and daughter are abducted from nearby Anthedon. [Diod.5.50.6]
1315 BC | Thracians of Naxos raid Drius (location unknown) of Thessay. [Diod.5.50.4]
1315 BC | Iphimedeia, wife of Aloeus of Anthedon in Boeotia, and her daughter Pancratis were abducted by the Thracians and taken to the island of Naxos. [Diod.5.50.6]
** There is a legend that Aloeus founded Alus in Aitolia, but this seems to be a creation. [Hesiod.CW.F6]
** The tombs of Otus and Ephialtes, sons of Aloeus, were at Anthedon. [Paus.9.22.6]
1315 BC | Otus and Ephialtes defeated the Thracians on the island of Naxos. [Diod.5.50.6]
** Changed the name of the island called Strongyle to Dia. [Diod.5.51.2, Pliny.4.67]
** The island's name is thought to have been derived from Dia (Hebe - daughter of Hera, the goddess worshiped in Argos), who is worshiped in Phlius and Sicyon. [Strabo.8.6.24]
** The island of Naxos was called Dionysias because of its rich vineyards. [Pliny.4.67]
1315 BC | The second Minos was born. [Diod.4.60.3]

1314 BC | Oenomaus held a competition at Olympia. [Euseb.Chron.191]
1312 BC | Pandion, son of Cecrops, became king of Athens. [Euseb.Chron.185]
1312 BC | Pandion returns to Athens from Megara with the help of Pylas, the father of his wife Pylia. [Estimated from Euseb.Chron.185]
1312 BC | Pelops was attacked by Ilus of Ilium and migrated from Lydia to Peloponnesos. [Paus.2.22.3]
** Pelops' landing site at Peloponnesos appears to be near the mouth of the Eurotas River in the Gulf of Laconia.
** Acrias, founder of Acriae, near the mouth of the Eurotas River, was killed by Oenomaus. [Paus.6.21.10]
** Acrias is presumed to be the son of Amyclas, who migrated south from Sparta and founded Amyclae.
** Acriae had the oldest statue of the Mother of the Gods in the Peloponnesus peninsula. [Paus.3.22.4]
** Pelops' real name was Peloponnesus. [StephByz.P515.2]
** Pelops came from Asia with great wealth to the poor people of Greece and used his wealth to expand his influence. [Thucy.1.9]
** The wealth of the descendants of Tantalus and Pelops came from the mineral deposits of Prygia and the Sipylus Mountains. [Strabo.14.5.28]
1312 BC | Pelops fought Oenomaus of Pisa and captured his daughter Hippodamia. [Paus.5.16.4]
** Pelops killed Oenomaus with a spear. [Eur.IT.826]
** There are stories of chariot races from Pisa to the Isthmus of Corinth, but this is not a distance that horses could race. [Apo.E.2.5]
** The descendants of Pelops probably spread the chariot racing anecdote to avoid identifying themselves as descendants of prisoners of war.
1311 BC | Chloris, daughter of Amphion and Niobe, wins a footrace at the wedding feast of Pelops and Hippodamia. [Paus.5.16.4]
**If this is a historical fact, Pelops would have taken his niece Chloris as his wife, so it seems to be a fiction.

1310 BC | Otus and Ephialtes identified the goddess Muses as three: Melete (Practice), Mneme (Memory) and Aoede (Song). [Paus.9.29.2]
1310 BC | Melaneus, son of Periphas, founded Oechalia near Tricca. [Estimated]
1310 BC | Perieres, son of Aeolus, emigrated from Thessaly to Andania at the request of his extinct successor, Messenia. [Paus.4.2.2]
**Perieres, who was single, is thought to have been selected from among the influential Aeolis of Thessaly.
1310 BC | Perseus was killed by Megapenthes, son of Proetus. [Hyginus.244]
** After this, Argos and Mycenae became isolated.
** Mycenae agreed to send reinforcements to attack Thebes, but in the end they did not. It seems that they did not even request reinforcements from the beginning.
** Argos was involved in the attack on Troy, but there were no casualties, so it seems that they were passive participants.
1310 BC | Megapenthes killed Lynceus of Abae in Phocis. [Hyginus.244]
1310 BC | Abas, son of Lynceus of Abae in Phocis, slew Megapenthes. [Hyginus.244]
** After the death of Acrisius, Megapenthes ruled Argos, and there appears to have been a conflict with the colony Abae.
1310 BC | Argeus, son of Megapenthes, became king of Argos. [Paus.2.18.4]
1310 BC | Abas, son of Lynceus, migrated from Abae in Phocis to Chalcis in Euboea. [Hyginus.244, Strabo.10.1.3]
1310 BC | Ornytus, believed to be the son of Lynceus, migrated from Abae to northwestern Phocis and founded Naubolenses (later Drymaea). [Paus.10.33.12]
1310 BC | Crius, believed to be the son of Lynceus, migrated from Abae to Euboea. [Paus.10.6.6]
1310 BC | Dius, son of Pandorus, migrated northwest from Chalcis in Euboea and founded Dion (or Dium, Dios). [wiki:Dius, SchoOnHomeIl.2.538]

1309 BC|Alexinus held competitions at Olympia. [Euseb.Chron.191]
** Alexinus appears to be Alector, son of Salmoneus, of Elis. [Diod.4.69.2]
1308 BC | Laius, son of Labdacus, married Jocasta, daughter of Menoeceus. [Paus.9.5.10]
1307 BC | Perieres, son of Aeolus, married Gorgophone, daughter of Perseus of Mycenae. [Apo.1.9.5, Paus.4.2.4]
** This marriage seems to have taken place because Andania and Mycenae are Achaean towns.
1306 BC | Phorbas, son of Lapithes, was sent to Olenus by Alector, king of Elis, who feared Pelops. [Diod.4.69.2]
** <<Why Alector is thought to be the son of Salmoneus. >>
** Salmoneus banished Aetolus, son of Endymion of Elis. [Paus.5.1.8, Strabo.8.3.33]
** Aetolus was succeeded by Eleius, the son of Aetolus's sister Eurycyda. [Paus.5.1.8]
** Eleius was the son of the granddaughter of Salmoneus' half-brother Aethlius. [Apo.1.7.3]
** Alector, king of Elis, who does not appear in the lineage of Pausanias, entrusted Olenus to Phorbas. [Diod.4.69.2]
** Phorbas was the son of Salmoneus' half-brother Lapithes. [Diod.5.81.6]
** Alexinus, who organized the Olympic Games after Oenomaus, appears to be the same person as Alector. [Euseb.Chron.191]
** From the above, the following can be inferred.
** Alector was the son of Salmoneus, husband of Eurycyda, and father of Eleius.
** Salmoneus deposed Aetolus, king of Elis, and his grandson Eleius became king of Elis, and as he was younger his father Alector became his guardian.
** Afterwards, Pelops of Pisa grew in power, and Alector, alarmed, entrusted his cousin Phorbas with Olenus, which was then part of Elis.
1305 BC | Melaneus, probably the son of Periphas, founded Oechalia near Andania. [Paus.4.2.2]
** Melaneus seems to have immigrated to Messenia at the request of his cousin Perieres, the son of Aeolus, brother of his father Periphas.
1305 BC | Europus, son of Macedon, son of Aeolus, and Oreithyia, daughter of Cecrops, founded Europus a little north of Pella. [StephByz.E287.14]
1305 BC | Cyparissus, son of Minyas, founded Cyparissus near Delphi. [Paus.10.36.5]

1303 BC | Perieres of Andania in Messenia died leaving two sons, Aphareus and Leucippus. [Estimated]
** This seems to be around this time because Perieres' wife Gorgophone remarried Oebalus of Lacedaemon and had a daughter, Arene, who married Aphareus.
1303 BC | Cretheus, son of Aeolus, died at Iolcus. [Diod.4.68.3]
1303 BC | Cretheus' son Pelias fought with his brother Neleus over his father's succession. [Diod.4.68.3]
** Pelias and Neleus jointly held the Olympia festival competitions. [Paus.5.8.2]
** The daughter of Bias, who emigrated with Neleus, married Pelias. [Hyginus.14]
** From the above, Pelias and Neleus had a good relationship.
1303 BC | Perimela, daughter of Amythaon, married Antion, son of Periphas. [Diod.4.69.3]
1303 BC | Amythaon, with Neleus, Melampus, and Bias, moved to Eleia and founded Pylus. [Apo.1.9.9, Diod.4.68.3, Paus.4.36.1]
** Amythaon was accompanied by his sons, and it was Amythaon, not Neleus, who led the migration to Eleia. [Diod.4.68.3]
** Pylus was on the mountain road from Elis to Olympia. The Ladon River, which flows near Pylus, joins the Peneius River. [Paus.6.22.5]
** There is also a legend that Pylas, son of Cleson of Megara, founded Pylus in Eleia. [Paus.6.22.5]
** Historically, Pylas is over 78 years old. It seems to be a creation inspired by the name Pylus.
** The name Pylus seems to be a direct reference to Pyllus of Thessaly, Amythaon's birthplace. [Apo.1.9.11]
1303 BC | Gorgophone, wife of Perieres, son of Aeolus, remarried Oebalus of Sparta. [Apo.1.9.5, Paus.4.2.4]
1303 BC | Pheres, son of Hippocoon, migrated from Phyllus to near Iolcus and founded Pherae. [Apo.1.9.14]
1302 BC | Melampus, son of Amythaon, married Iphianeira, daughter of Megapenthes of Argos. [Apo.2.2.2, Diod.4.68.5]
** Argeus, the son of Megapenthes, was probably afraid of Mycenae and married his sister to the son of Amythaon, the leader of Eleia at the time.
1301 BC | Calydon, son of Aetolus, married Aeolia, daughter of Amythaon. [Apo.1.7.7]
** Amythaon's grandfather Salmoneus was the enemy who drove Calydon's father Aetolus from Elis.
** Many of Calydon's inhabitants were descendants of people from Elis.
** Calydon seems to have tried to counter his brother Pleuron, who was growing in power with the Curetes on his side, through marriage.

1300 BC | Pierus, son of Magnes, son of Aeolus, founded Pieria on the north side of Mount Olympus. [Tzetzes.6.930]
1300 BC | Aeson, son of Hippocoon, founded Aesonis (or Aeson) near the Pagasetic Gulf. [Apollo.1.411, StephByz.A54.16]
1300 BC | Cynurus, son of Perseus, migrated from Mycenae to near Laconia and founded Cynuria. [Paus.3.2.2]
1300 BC | The Phlegyes, led by Eurymachus, invaded Thebes, sacking it and laying waste to it. [FGrH.Nr333.F41]
** The Phlegyes also had a leader named Phorbas. Phorbas lived in Panopeus after the Trojan War. [Ovid.Meta.11.410, Philos.2.19]
1300 BC | Creon was born in Thebes, the son of Menoeceus. [Hyginus.86]
1300 BC | The Maeonians (Pelasgians), led by Tyrhenus, son of Atys, migrated from Lydia to the west coast of Italy. [Antiq.1.27.2, Herod.1.94, Strabo.5.2.4]
1300 BC | Romis repulsed the Pelasgians who tried to invade Latium. [Plut.Romu.2]
1300 BC | Arnus, son of Faunus, was driven out from around Lake Trasimene by the Pelasgians, including Tyrhenus. [Ita.5.1]
1300 BC | The Pelasgians Maleos migrated from Regis Villa near Rome to Sicily, chased by Tyrhenus. [Paus.1.28.3, Strabo.5.2.8]
** Pelasgians moved to Athens around 1126 BC, changing residences with Sicily, Acarnania and Boeotia. [Paus.1.28.3, Diod.19.53, Strabo.9.2.3]
1300 BC | The Pelasgians, who migrated from Thessaly to Italy, were driven out by the Maeonians led by Tyrhenus. [Pliny.3.50, Strabo.5.2.3]
1300 BC | Electryon, son of Perseus, founded Midea. [Estimated from Paus.2.25.9]
** The town was named after Electryon's wife Midea. [Apo.2.4.5]
1300 BC | Pellen, son of Phorbas, son of Triopas, migrated from Argos to Achaia and founded Pellene. [Paus.7.26.12]

1299 BC | Pelops held a competition at Olympia. [Paus.5.8.2]
1299 BC | Picus, son of Saturnus, migrated from Testruna south of Rome and founded Laurentum. [Euseb.Chron.283]
1298 BC | Bias, son of Amythaon, married Lysippe, daughter of Megapenthes. [Apo.2.2.2]
** Argeus, son of Megapenthes, fearing Mycenae, seems to have married his sister to the son of Amythaon, the leader of Eleia at the time.
1297 BC | Sthenelus, son of Perseus, married Antibia, daughter of Amphidamas. [FGrH.333.68]
1297 BC | Eleius, son of Eurycyda of Elis, married Nausidame, daughter of Amphidamas of Arcadia. [Hyginus.14]
1295 BC | Damasistratus founded Plataea. [Estimated from Apo.3.5.8, Paus.10.5.4]
** Damasistratus appears to be the younger brother of Chaeresilaus, the father of Poemander, the founder of Tanagra.
1295 BC | Pandion was driven from Athens by the sons of Metion and exiled to Megara. [Apo.3.15.5, Paus.1.5.3, Paus.1.39.4]
1295 BC | Scyrius moved from Scyros to Salamis to succeed Cychreus. [Estimated from Plut.These.10]
** Scyrius and Cychreus appear to be the sons of Cecrops, king of Athens. Scyrius' wife was Chariclo, daughter of Cychreus. [Plut.These.10]
1295 BC | Mieza and Beroea are founded in Macedonia. [StephByz.M452.1]
** Mieza and Beroea were the names of the daughters of Beres, the son of Macedon, the son of Aeolus. [StephByz.M452.1]

1294 BC | Amythaon held the Olympia competitions. [Paus.5.8.2]
1294 BC | Oedipus was born the son of Laius and Jocasta. [Diod.4.63.5, Paus.9.5.10]
1293 BC | Cercaphus, son of Aeolus, migrated from near the Peneius River to Itonus. Cercaphus took Eupolemeia, daughter of Myrmidon of Phthia, as his wife. [Apollo.1.51, Strabo.9.5.18]
1293 BC | Bias, son of Amythaon, married Pero, daughter of Neleus. [Apo.1.9.13, Apollo.1.118]
1292 BC|Amythaon died.
1292 BC | Neleus migrated Amythaon's sons, Melampus and Bias, south of Eleia. [Apo.1.9.11, Home.Od.15.220, Strabo.8.6.10]
1290 BC | Melampus was ceded 1/3 of Argos by Anaxagoras, son of Argeus. [Apo.2.2.2, Diod.4.68.4, Paus.2.18.4, Herod.9.34]
1290 BC | Bias was ceded 1/3 of Argos by Anaxagoras. [Paus.2.18.4]
** Anaxagoras sent his aunt Iphianeira's husband Melampus and his brother Bias to live in Argos to counter the growing power of Mycenae. [Diod.4.68.5]
** The insanity of the woman Melampus cured seems to be drunkenness [Ovid.Meta.15.307] or constipation [Plin.25.47].
1290 BC | A son Eurytus was born to Melaneus of Oechalia in Messenia. [Paus.4.3.10, Hesiod.CW.F79]
1290 BC | Helius, son of Perseus, founded Helos on the shores of the Gulf of Laconia. [Paus.3.20.6, Strabo.8.5.2]
1290 BC | Chrysippus, son of Pelops, died. [Paus.6.20.7]
1290 BC | Hippodamia was driven from Pisa by Pelops and exiled to Midea. [Paus.6.20.7]
** Hippodamia's son-in-law Electryon lived in Mideia [Paus.2.25.9]
** Elis later followed the oracle and carried Hippodamia's remains to Olympia. [Paus.6.20.7]
** Hippodamia's remains were in Midea, so she appears to have died before Pelops.
** Atreus and Thyestes, who were advised by Hippodamia to kill Chrysippus, did so, and Hippodamia was blamed by Pelops and committed suicide. [Hyginus.85, 243]
** Atreus and Thyestes were advised by Hippodamia to kill Chrysippus, but they refused and Hippodamia killed Chrysippus herself. [Plut.Mor.313e]
** Hippodamia and her sons killed Chrysippus. [Euri.Scho.Or.5.1, FGrH.Nr4.F157] Pelops killed Chrysippus. [Dic:Atreus]
1290 BC | Perseus' daughter Autochthe married Pelops. [Estimated from Tzetzes on Lycophron, Alexandra 494]
** The mother of Atreus and Thyestes may have been Autochthe, not Hippodamia.
1290 BC | Minos returned to Crete from Troas. [Estimated from Plato.Gor.524a, Plut.Mor.121c, Suda.mu.1092]
** Minos and Rhadamanthys originated in Asia, not Crete. [Plato.Gor.524a, Plut.Mor.121c, Suda.mu.1092]

1288 BC | Aeacus, son of Actor, founded Dia in Thessaly. [StephByz.D229.1]
1287 BC | Aeacus, son of Actor, emigrated from Dia to the island of Aegina. [Estimated from StephByz.D229.1]
1287 BC | Pandion, the eighth king of Athens, died of illness in his exile in Megara. [Paus.1.5.3-4]
1287 BC | Pandion's adopted son Aegeus became the 9th King of Athens at Megara. [Paus.1.5.4]
1287 BC | Amphitryon, son of Alcaeus, married Laonome, daughter of Guneus of Pheneus. [Estimated from Apo.2.4.5, Paus.8.14.9]
1287 BC | Aeacus adjudicates a dispute between Pandion's son Nisus and Pandion's son-in-law Sciron over the succession of Megara. [Paus.1.39.6]
** Scirius (or Sciron or Chiron or Scirus), the father of Aeacus' two wives, was the biological father of Pandion's adopted son Aegeus. [Apo.3.12.6, Apo.3.15.5, FGrH.333.60, Hyginus.14, Paus.2.29.9, Plut.These.10, Plut.These.35]
** In other words, Aeacus and Aegeus were stepbrothers, and Nisus and Sciron were also stepbrothers through Aegeus. It is likely that Aegeus, king of Athens at the time, had Aeacus, who was famous among his stepbrothers as a pious man, arbitrate a dispute between his stepbrothers. [Apo.3.12.6]
1286 BC | Iphicles was born the son of Amphitryon, son of Alcaeus. [Pindar.170, Apo.2.4.5]
1286 BC | Oedipus was adopted by Polybus of Corinth. [Apo.3.5.7, Strabo.8.6.22]
**Oedipus may have been adopted because he had several older siblings. [Paus.9.26.3]
1285 BC | Lysianassa was born as the daughter of Polybus and Periboea. [Paus.2.6.6]
1285 BC | Actor, son of Phorbas, migrated from Olenus near the sea west of Elis and founded Hyrmina, named after his mother. [Paus.5.1.11]
1285 BC | Aegeus returned from Megara to Athens and exiled the sons of Metion. [Paus.1.5.4]
1285 BC | Pittheus, son of Pelops, founded Troezen. [Paus.2.30.9]
1285 BC | Alcippe, daughter of Oenomaus, married from Pisa to Evenus of Pleuron. [Plut.Mor.315e]
1285 BC | Polemon's son Naxos moved to the island of Dia and changed its name to Naxos. [Diod.5.51.3]
1285 BC | The epic poet Linus studied the Phoenician language and letters and devised Pelasgic letters. [Estimated from Tacit.Ann.11.14]
** Linus then emigrated from Thebes to Chalcis on the island of Euboea. [Diogenes.1.4, Suda.lambda. 568]

1280 BC | Pyttius moved from Thessaly to Eleia and founded Buprasium. [Paus.5.1.11, Strabo.8.3.8]
** Automedon, son of Diores, son of Amarynceus, son of Pyttius, was charioteer of Achilles. [Dictys.2.34]
** Automedon was a member of the Myrmidons, and Pyttius appears to be the son of Actor, son of Myrmidon. [Dictys.2.34]
** Buprasium was near the hill of Alesium. [Home.11.737]
** It was near Salmone, on the road from Elis to Olympia. [Strabo.8.3.10]
** Phthia, the birthplace of Pyttius, was near the birthplace of Salmoneus, the founder of Salmone. Pyttius moved to Eleia, relying on Salmoneus.
1280 BC | Aphareus, son of Perieres, left Andania to his brother Leucippus, and moved to the west coast of Messenia and founded Arene. [Paus.4.2.4]
** Idas seems to have succeeded his father Aphareus and lived in Arene, and Lynceus in Papae. [FGrH.Nr790.F50]
1280 BC | Sarpedon emigrated from Crete to Milyas in Lycia, followed by his brother Minos. [Herod.1.173]
** The family was called Termilae by the indigenous people Solymi. [Herod.1.173]
1280 BC | Miletus, son of Aria, daughter of Cleochus, was chased by Minos and migrated from Crete to Anactria, where he founded Miletus. [Paus.7.2.5]
1280 BC | The son of Pellen and Gonussa founded Gonussa near Pellene. [Estimated from Newton.Chro.62]

1279 BC | Neleus and Pelias jointly held a competition at Olympia. [Paus.5.8.2]
1279 BC | Cephalus, son of Deion, was commissioned by Thebes to fight against Alopekos of Haliartus and was victorious. [Plut.Lysand.29, Tzetzes.1.560]
** Cephalus lived in Thoricus of Attica. [Apo.2.4.7, FGrH.Nr333.F34]
** Hyginus names Cephalus son of Deione as one of the kings of the Athenians. [Hyginus.48]
** In other historical sources [Apo.3.15.5, Paus.1.39.4, Strabo.9.1.6], Nisus is described as the son of Pandion, but Hyginus is said to be the son of Deion. [Hyginus.198]
** Cephalus therefore appears to be the son of Pandion. [Estimated from Hyginus.48, 198]
** Cephalus sent Cynas, the general of Minos, to fight against Alopekos. [Tzetzes.1.560]
** Alopekos (or Alopecus) is the grandson of Haliartus, the founder of Haliartus, and is thought to be a cousin of Megareus, son of Hippomenes (or Oncestus).
** Haliartus was located between Thebes and Orchomenus and was a disputed area between the two.
** In 395 BC lived the Sparti Neochorus. [Plut.Lysand.29, Plut.OraDelp.27]
** The Teumessian fox [Ovid.Meta.7.762, Paus.9.19.1] or Teumesian lion [Statius.4.74] seems to be Alopekos.
** In Haliartus there was the Hill of Alopecus, also called the Hill of Fox. [Plut.Lysand.29]
** Laelaps, a dog that never misses its prey, is thought to have been Cynas, the general of Minos. [Hyginus.189]
1278 BC | Ariadne, daughter of Minos, was married from Crete to Oenarus, a priest of Dionysus of Naxos. [Plut.These.20]
1278 BC | Amphitryon was invited by Sparti to migrate to Thebes. [Apo.2.4.6, Pind.Py.9.80]
** It appears to be a fiction that Amphitryon accidentally killed his uncle Electryon and was exiled. [Apo.2.4.6]

1277 BC | Neleus took Chloris, daughter of Amphion of Orchomenus, as his wife. [Diod.4.68.6, Hyginus.97, Paus.9.36.8, Home.Od.11.281]
** Chloris was accompanied by many Minyans who migrated to Pylus. [Strabo.8.3.19]
** The Minyans relocated to Triphylia near Lepreatic Pylus after Pylus was destroyed by Heracles. [Strabo.8.3.19]
1277 BC | Cephalus, son of Deion, killed his wife Procris and exiled to Thebes. [Apo.2.4.7, Strabo.10.2.20]
** Cephalus was tried and sentenced to exile at the Areopagus. [FGrH.Nr4.F169a]
** Cephalus killed Procris by accident. [FGrH.Nr333.F34]
** Negligent homicide is outside the jurisdiction of Areopagus, and Cephalus' murder of Procris is a fiction. Cephalus was exiled by his stepbrother Aegeus. [Estimated]
1277 BC | Amphitryon, together with Cephalus son of Deion, and others went on an expedition to the land of the Teleboans. [Apo.2.4.7, Paus.1.37.6, Strabo.10.2.14]
** The migration of Perseus's son Helius to northwestern Greece, assisted by his brother Electryon and his nephew Amphitryon, and joined by Cephalus. [Estimated]
** Helius had founded Helos on the shores of the Gulf of Laconia. [Paus.3.20.6, Strabo.8.5.2]
1277 BC | Helius, son of Perseus, migrated to the Echinades. [Apo.2.4.5, Apo.2.4.7]
1277 BC | On an expedition, Electryon and his sons died, and Amphitryon took the orphans Alcmena and Licymnius to Thebes. [Apo.2.4.8]
1277 BC | Sthenelus, son of Perseus, leaves Midea in charge of Atreus and Thyestes. [Apo.2.4.6]
** Probably because Atreus and Thyestes were the sons of sister Autochthe, rather than because they were brothers of Sthenelus' wife.
** Hippodamia gave birth to six sons. [Pind.Ol.1.89]
** Atreus was the firstborn. [Tzetzes.1.420] the eldest, Atreus. [Euri.Scho.Or.5.1]
** Thyestes as the firstborn, the second-born, Atreus. [Euri.Scho.Or.12.3]
** So, the mother of Atreus and Thyestes was not Hippodamia, but Autochthe, daughter of Perseus.

1277 BC | Amphitryon dedicated the quills he had obtained from the Teleboans to the temple of Thebes. [Herod.5.59]
1277 BC | Lycus, son of Pandion, chased by Aegeus, went to Aphareus of Arene in Messenia and held a secret council in Andania. [Paus.4.2.6]
1277 BC | Orneus, son of Pandion, chased by Aegeus, migrates to the frontier of Argolis near Phlius and founded Orneae. [Paus.2.25.6]
** Pausanias attributes Orneus' father to Erechtehus. [Paus.2.25.6]
** If Orneus' father was the sixth king of Athens, then Menestheus, son of Peteus, son of Orneus, was a contemporary of Aegeus, son of Pandion, son of Cecrops (son of Erechtehus).
** However, while Menestheus is from the Trojan War era, Aegeus is from before that.
** The Trojan War was the era of the grandson of Aegeus, and Erechtehus here seems to be another name for Pandion, the 8th king of Athens.
1277 BC | Lycus, son of Pandion, migrated from Messenia to Asia Minor and settled with Sarpedon of Milyas in Lycia. [Herod.1.173]
** After this, it was called Lycia after Lycus. [Herod.1.173]
1277 BC | Those chased by Aegeus migrated to Caphyae near Orchomenus, relying on Cepheus, son of Aleus of Arcadia. [Paus.8.23.3]
** Legend has it that Caphyae was founded by Aeneas, the grandson of Capys, but it seems to have been created to receive the protection of Rome. [Antiq.1.49.1, Strabo.13.1.53]
1277 BC | Pandion's son Teuthrantus fled from Aegeus and migrated to Boeotia, where he founded Thespiae. [Estimated from StephByz.Th310.9]
1276 BC | Amphitryon married his cousin Alcmena. [Apo.2.4.8, Herod.2.145]
1276 BC | Polybus succeeded his grandfather Sicyon as king and migrated from Tenea in Corinth to Sicyon. [Euseb.175, Paus.2.6.6]
** Oedipus seems to have ruled the village of Tenea, succeeding Polybus who had migrated to Sicyon.
1276 BC | Oedipus of Corinth married Iocasta, daughter of Hyperphas. [FGrH.Nr333.F95]
** The marriage was intended to legitimize Oedipus' succession to Tenea, and Hyperphas appears to be a member of Corinth's ruling class.

< Heracles' Thebes period (24 years) >
1275 BC | Heracles was born in Thebes, the son of Amphitryon and Alcmena. [Herod.6.53, Paus.5.8.3, Apo.2.4.5]
1275 BC | Eurystheus was born in Mycenae, the son of Sthenelus. [Apo.2.4.5]
** Eurystheus and Heracles were born in the same year. [Apo.2.4.5, Home.Il.19.95]
1270 BC | Poemander, son of Chaeresilaus, son of Iasius, son of Eleuther, son of Aethusa, emigrated from Eleutherae and founded Tanagra. [Paus.9.20.1]
** The Poemander lived together with the Gephyraeans.
** Poemander's grandson Poemander expelled the Gephyraeans from around Tanagra in 1200 BC. [Herod.5.61]
** Shortly after the Epigoni attack on Thebes, the Gephyraeans were chased by the Boeotians and migrated to Athens. [Herod.5.61]
1268 BC | Pelops died at Pisa. [Paus.5.13.4]
1268 BC | Jason went on an expedition to Colchis with the Minyans of Iolcus. [Estimated from FGrH.Nr8.F3]
** There seems to have been contact between the two countries after Presbon, son of Athamas, returned from Colchis to Boeotia in 1360 BC.
** It is thought that Jason's expedition to Colchis was inspired by the navigational skills of the Minyans. [Paus.9.34.8]
1268 BC | Jason married Medea, daughter of Aeetes. [Diod.4.46.4, Paus.2.3.11]
1268 BC | Heracles' half-brother Iphicles married Automedusa, daughter of Alcathous, son of Pelops. [Apo.2.4.11]
** The marriage of Iphicles and Automedusa was a marriage of a generation after that of the sons of Perseus and the daughters of Pelops.
** Iphicles was the great-grandson of Perseus, and Automedusa was the granddaughter of Pelops.
1267 BC | Iolaus was born in Thebes, the son of Iphicles and Automedusa. [Apo.2.4.11]

1265 BC | Amphitryon made Heracles a priest for a one-year term in the temple of Apollo Ismenias and dedicated the bronze quill. [Paus.9.10.4]
1265 BC | Corinthus, son of Marathon, king of Corinth, died. [Paus.2.3.10]
1265 BC | Hipponous, son of Dexamenus, migrated from Olenus in Achaia to Aetolia and founded Olenus. [Strabo.8.7.4]
** Pleuron, near Olenus, was the birthplace of Molione, the wife of Dexamenus' brother Actor. [FGrH.333.79]
1265 BC | Tyndareus, son of Oebalus, emigrated from Sparta to Aetolia. [Apo.3.10.5, Strabo.10.2.24, Paus.3.1.4]
** Hippocoon banished Tyndareus and Icarius. [Apo.3.10.5, Strabo.10.2.24]
** Hippocoon banished Tyndareus. [Paus.3.1.4]
** It was a voluntary migration of Tyndareus, and it was Idas, not Icarius, who migrated with Tyndareus.
** Tyndareus seems to have immigrated with the help of his cousin Eurythemis, who was married to Thestius of Pleuron.
1265 BC | Idas married Marpessa, daughter of Evenus of Pleuron. [Apo.1.7.8, Paus.4.2.7]
** It is assumed that Tyndareus went to Aphareus before going to Pleuron, and Idas, who was about the same age, went to Pleuron with him. [Paus.3.1.4]
** Idas' mother Arene was Tyndareus' older sister. So, Idas was Tyndareus' nephew.
1265 BC | Hyettus killed Molurus, son of Arisbas, migrated from Argos to Boeotia, and founded Hyettus. [Paus.9.36.6]
** Hyettus appears to be the son of Bias, son of Amythaon, son of Tyro, daughter of Salmoneus, son of Aeolus, son of Hippotes.
** Hyettus was given land by Orchomenus, son of Minyas.
** Orchomenus was the son of Minyas, the son of Chryses, the son of Chrysogeneia, the daughter of Almus, the son of Sisyphus.
** In other words, Hyettus migrated with the help of Orchomenus, also an Aeolis.
** Aribas appears to be the son of Melampus.
1265 BC | Eleuther, son of Aethusa, settled near Mount Cithaeron and founded Eleutherae. [StephByz.E265.10]

1264 BC | Mantius, son of Melampus, exiled to Calydon. [Estimated from Apo.1.7.7]
** Calydon was married to Aeolia, the sister of Mantius' father Melampus. [Estimated from Apo.1.7.7 and marriage with Oecleus and Hypermnestra]
1264 BC | Oecleus, son of Mantius, married Hypermnestra, daughter of Thestius of Pleuron. [Diod. 4.68.5, Hyginus.70, Paus.6.17.6]
1264 BC | Laius, son of Labdacus, died on the Cleft Road near Panopeus in Phocis. [Apo.3.15.7, Paus.10.5.4]
** During Roman times, the Phlegyans lived in the Panopeus of Phocis. [Paus.10.4.1]
** In 1215 BC, the Phlegyans came from the Minyan country to side with Thebes. [Paus.9.9.2]
** Damasistratus of Plataea buried the body of Laius. [Apo.3.5.8, Paus.10.5.4]
** The wife of Damasistratus appears to be Plataea, sister of Tanagra, daughter of the river god Asopus. [Estimated]
** Damasistratus' father Iasius was the brother of Laius' guardian Amphion. [Estimated from Paus.9.20.1]
** Laius appears to have fought with Damasistratus of Plataea against Tityus of Panopeus and was killed in battle.
1264 BC | The son of Crius of Euboea was slain after ravaging the sanctuary of Delphi and its surroundings. [Paus.10.6.6, Paus.10.7.1]
** It was Apollo who killed Crius' son. [Paus.10.6.6] Apollo killed Tityos, son of Elare, daughter of Orchomenus. [Apo.1.4.1]
** From the above, it is assumed that Crius' son was Tityos, son of Elare.
** Tityos' tomb was at Panopeus. [Paus.10.4.5]
** Tityus' daughter Europa lived near the Cephisus River. [Pind.Py.4.45]
** For this reason, Tityus emigrated from Euboea, where his father Crius lived, to near Orchomenus, where his grandfather lived, and lived in Panopeus of Phocis.
1264 BC | Creon became king of Thebes. [Apo.3.5.8, Hyginus.67]
** Laius seems to have had many sons. Creon was not a king, but seems to have been the guardian of Laius' son.
1264 BC | Androgeus, son of Minos, was killed in Athens under Aegeus. [Apo.3.15.8, Diod.4.60.5]
** Aegeus killed Androgeus because he was close to the sons of his political rival Pallas. [Diod.4.60.4-5]
** Androgeus, son of Minos, was on his way to Thebes to take part in Laius' funeral competitions. [Apo.3.15.7]
** Androgeus was killed by Marathon's bulls. [Apo.3.15.8, Paus.1.27.10]
** Androgeus was killed during the war. [Hyginus.41]
** After this, the battle between Minos and Megara is reported, but the battle between Minos and Athens is unknown.

1264 BC | Minos attacked Megara under Nisus, son of Pandion. [Apo.3.15.8]
1264 BC | Minos attacked the island of Ceos and took Dexithea captive, making her his wife. [Apo.3.1.2, Bacchy.1.180]
** Dexithea appears to be a descendant of a child left by Aristaeus on the island of Ceos. [Diod.4.82.4]
1264 BC | Nisus, son of Pandion, was killed in battle against Minos. [Apo.3.15.8, Paus.1.39.5]
1264 BC | Megareus, son of Hippomenes, rushed from Onchestus to Megara, fought Minos, and was killed in battle. [Apo.3.15.8, Paus.1.39.5]
1264 BC | Minos' brother Rhadamanthys migrated to Onchestus. [Apo.2.4.11, Plut.Lysa.28]
** Minos and Thebes had good relations. [Apo.3.15.7, Tzetzes.1.560]
1264 BC | Alcathous, son of Pelops, succeeded King Megara and built a wall. [Paus.1.41.6, Paus.1.42.4]
** Since the tomb of Alcathous' first wife Pyrgo was located in Megara, it is estimated as follows. [Paus.1.43.4]
** Pyrgo was the daughter of Sciron, son of Pylas, who competed with Nisus for kingship. Nisus and his son-in-law Megareus were both killed in battle, leaving Megara without any heirs.
** Pyrgo's husband Alcathous inherited Megara, and Alcathous took Nisus' granddaughter Euaechme as his wife after his wife Pyrgo died.
** Alcathous also sided with Nisus and made peace with Minos after Nisus' death. Periboea, daughter of Alcathous, also became a tribute. [Paus.1.17.3; 1.42.2]
1264 BC | Aegeus exiled to Pittheus of Troezen. [Apo.3.15.8, estimated from Euri.SupW.1]
** Alcathous appears to have introduced Pittheus of Troezen as a place of asylum to Aegeus, who had been exiled by the sons of Pallas.
1264 BC | Minos colonizes the island of Aegina with Cretans [Estimated from Strabo.8.6.16]

1263 BC | Theseus was born in Troezen, the son of Aegeus and Aethra. [Apo.3.16.1, Euseb.185, Hyginus.14]
** Pittheus, Aethra's father, married her to Aegeus according to oracle. [Euri.SupW.1]
** It appears that Aegeus' return was aided by Troezen's two sons, Anaphlystus and Sphettus, who migrated from Troezen to Attica. [Paus.2.30.9]
** Since Sphettus is among the twelve towns that were brought together during the reign of Theseus, the migration of Sphettus seems to predate the time of Theseus. [Strabo.9.1.20]
1263 BC | Amphiaraus was born the son of Oecleus and Hypermnestra. [Home.Od.15.220, Hyginus.70, Paus.6.17.6, Diod.4.68.5]
** Amphiaraus joined the Calydonian Boar Hunt from Argos. [Apo.1.8.2]
** Amphiaraus took part in Adrastus' attack on Thebes from Pylos. [Hyginus.70]
1263 BC | Asclepius was born in Tricca. [Strabo.14.1.39]
1262 BC | Aegeus returns to Athens with the help of Troezen's sons, Anaphlystus and Sphettus. [Estimated from Paus.2.30.9]
1262 BC | Anaphlystus, son of Troezen, founded Anaphlystus in Attica. [Paus.2.30.9]
1262 BC | Sphettus, son of Troezen, founded Sphettus in Attica. [Paus.2.30.9]
1262 BC | Heracles murdered Linus, the son of Ismenius, the musician. [Aelia.3.32, Paus.9.29.9]
** The father of the epic poet Linus was Amphimarus. Heracles and the epic poet Linus lived at the same time, but it is thought that they did not know each other.
1262 BC | Picus died and Faunus succeeded Laurentum. [Euseb.Chron.283]
1262 BC | Sthenelus of Mycenae died. [Estimated]
1262 BC | Eurystheus, son of Sthenelus, became king of Mycenae. [Euseb.Chron.179, Strabo.8.6.19]
1262 BC | Opus, son of Locrus, founded Opus in Locris. [Pind.Ol.9.65]
1262 BC|Actor's son Menoetius migrated from Phthia to Locris and took part in the founding of Opus. [Pind.Ol.9.65]
** Menoetius gained Opus' confidence and was given charge of the town. [Pind.Ol.9.65]

1260 BC | Aeacus prayed for rain during the drought in Athens and Greece. [Cleme.Str.6.3, Diod.4.61.1, Paus.1.44.9, Paus.2.29.7, Paus.2.30.4]
1260 BC | Heracles' cousin Oeonus, son of Licymnius, was killed by the sons of Hippocoon. [Diod.4.33.5, Paus.3.15.4]
1260 BC | Peteus, son of Oeneus, was chased by Aegeus and migrated from Stiria in Attica to Phocis, where he founded Stiris. [Paus.10.35.8]
1260 BC | Lebadus was chased by Aegeus and migrated from Athens to Mideia in Boeotia. Mideia became known as Lebadeia. [Paus.9.39.1]
** There is a tradition that associates Lebadeia of Boeotia with Lebadus, son of Lycaon of Arcadia. [Plut.QuestGr.39]
** Oeneus' son Peteus, who was chased by Aegeus, is thought to be Lebadus' brother, and Oeneus is thought to be Lebadus' father.
1260 BC | Aegeus of Athens made peace with Minos on the condition that he would send seven young men and women as hostages to the island every nine years. [Diod.4.61.3]
** The second time was BC1251. The third time was BC1242. (Theseus was 21 years old.)
1260 BC | Erythrus, son of Rhadamanthys, led a group of immigrants from Crete and founded Erythrae on the other side of the island of Chios. [Diod.5.84.3, Paus.7.3.7]
1260 BC | Carystus, son of Chiron, migrated from the island of Salamis to southeastern Euboea and founded Carystus. [StephByz.K362.13]
1260 BC | Ischys, son of Elatus (or Eilatus), expelled the inhabitants of Tricca. [Estimated from Plut.Lucu.23, Strabo.12.3.11]
1260 BC | Autolycus, son of Deimachus, migrated from Tricca to Sinope on the southern coast of the Pontus Sea. [Plut.Lucu.23, Strabo.12.3.11]
** Autolycus took part in Jason's expedition in 1268 BC and is believed to have known the Pontus Sea. [Estimated from Apollo.2.946]
1260 BC|Cynus, son of Opus, founded Cynus near Opus. [Strabo.9.4.2]
1259 BC | Lysianassa, daughter of Polybus, was married from Corinth to Talaus of Argos. [Paus.2.6.6]
1258 BC | Amphitryon fought and was victorious against Chalcodon of Chalcis of Euboea, who had invaded Boeotia. [Paus.9.19.3]
** Elephenor, son of Chalcodon, appears to have been born just before Chalcodon's death, as he participated in the Trojan expedition.
** Chalcodon's daughter Chalciope married Aegeus of Athens around this time. [Apo.3.15.6, Athen.556f]
** Later, the sons of Theseus took refuge with Elephenor, brother of Chalciope. [Plut.These.35]
1257 BC | Heracles slew the lion of Cithaeron. [Apo.2.4.9]
1257 BC | Heracles was entertained by Thespius, king of Thespiae in Boeotia. [Apo.2.4.9]

1256 BC | Theseus saw Heracles sitting in a lion's skin in the house of Pittheus of Troezen. [Paus.1.27.7]
** Pittheus was the brother of Heracles' maternal grandmother Nicippe. Pittheus was Theseus' maternal grandfather.
1256 BC | Clymenus, king of the Minyans, was killed at Onchestus by Perieres, the charioteer of Menoeceus, son of Creon of Thebes. [Apo.2.4.11]
**Eurydice, daughter of the slain Clymenus and wife of Nestor, the eldest of Troy's warriors, was his eldest daughter, so this seems to have happened around this time. [Home.Od.3.452]
** Amphitryon and Heracles were probably away on a journey and away from Thebes.
1256 BC | Erginus, son of Clymenus, king of the Minyans, attacked Thebes, won, and imposed a 20-year tribute on Thebes. [Apo.2.4.11]
1256 BC | Heracles fought and won against Erginus, king of the Minyans. [Apo.2.4.11, Diod.4.10.5, Strabo.9.2.40]
** When Heracles came of age, the Thebans were freed from tribute and the Minyans were defeated in battle. [Paus.9.37.2]
** Erginus and Thebes made peace. [Paus.9.37.3]
1256 BC | Oedipus' sons, Phrastor and Laonytus, were killed in battle against Erginus. [FGrH.Nr333.F95]
1256 BC | Heracles dedicated a stone statue of a lion in the temple of Artemis at Thebes to commemorate his victory in the battle against Erginus. [Paus.9.17.2]
1256 BC | Amphitryon was killed in battle against Erginus. [Apo.2.4.11]
1256 BC | Icarius, son of Oebalus, married Dorodoche, daughter of Orsilochus. [FGrH.Nr333.F128]
1256 BC | Icarius son of Oebalus founded Pharis south of Sparta. [Estimated from Paus.4.16.8 and FGrH.Nr333.F128]
** Pharis was also called Pharae. [Paus.4.16.8]
** Pharis, the father of Telegone, the mother of Orsilochus, founded Pharae near the mouth of the river Nedon, which flows into the Gulf of Messenia. [Paus.4.30.2]
** Icarius may have called the town he founded either by the name of Pharae, the birthplace of his wife Dorodoche, or by the name of Pharis, the founder of Pharae.
1256 BC | Hippomenes, son of Megareus, was expelled from Onchestus and migrated to Arcadia. [Apo.3.9.2, Hyginus.185]
1256 BC | Schoeneus of Schoinos in Boeotia, under pressure from Thebes, emigrated to Arcadia. [Paus.8.35.10, Plut.Lysa.29.7, Tzetzes.1.560, Strabo.9.2.22]
1256 BC | Copaeus, son of Plataeus, son of Onchestus, was driven out of Onchestus and moved to the opposite shore of Copais Lake, where he founded Copae. [Estimated from StephByz.K401.12]
1256 BC | Phocus, son of Aeacus, migrated from the island of Aegina to the northwest of Phocis, near Naubolenses (later Drymaea). [Paus.10.1.1, 10.33.12]
1256 BC | Telamon, son of Aeacus, migrated from Aegina to Salamis and married Glauce, daughter of Cychreus. [Diod.4.72.7]
** Peleus and Telamon joined the Argonauts from different locations. [Apollo.1.90]
1256 BC | Peleus, son of Aeacus, emigrated from the island of Aegina to Eurytion, son of Actor, in Phthia. [Apo.3.13.1]
1256 BC | Peleus married Antigone, daughter of Eurytion, and they had a daughter, Polydora. [Apo.3.13.1]
** Antigone's father Eurytion's father Actor was the father of Peleus' father Aeacus, and Antigone was Peleus' cousin. [Apo.3.13.1]

1255 BC | Oedipus married Hyperphas' daughter Euryganeia. [FGrH.Nr333.F95]
** Oedipus' marriage with Euryganeia occurred one year after the battle with Erginus. [FGrH.Nr333.F95]
1255 BC | Heracles married Creon's daughter Megara. [Apo.2.4.11, Diod.4.10.6]
1255 BC | Iphicles married the sister of Creon's daughter Megara. [Apo.2.4.11]
** Iphicles also appears to have contributed greatly to the battle.
** Iphicles was eleven years older than Heracles, but was given a sister.
** The children of Iphicles also died along with the children of Heracles. [Apo.2.4.12]
** Next to Amphitryon's tomb were the tombs of the children of Heracles. [Paus.1.41.1]
** From the above, the marriage between Iphicles and Creon's daughter may not have actually happened.
1255 BC|Alcmena is honored by the Thebans. [Diod.4.58.6]
1255 BC | Alcmena remarried Rhadamanthys and settled in Ocaleae of Hariartos. [Apo.3.1.2, Apo.2.4.11, Plut.Lysand.28]
1255 BC | The oracle of Themis at Delphi became the oracle of Apollo. [Paus.10.16.5, Paus.10.23.2, Paus.1.4.4]
** Phemonoe became Apollo's first female seer, and she was the first to examine the oracle in six rhyming verses. [Paus.10.5.7, Newton.Chro.143]
1252 BC | Laonome, daughter of Amphitryon, married Euphemus, son of Theiodamas (or Theodamas). [Tzetzes.2.610]
1252 BC | Priam rushed to help his mother Leucippe's homeland of Phrygia, which was besieged by the Amazons. [Strabo.12.3.24, Strabo.12.8.6, Home.3.181]
1252 BC | Eurystheus married Antimache, daughter of Amphidamas of Tegea. [Apo.3.9.2]
** Aleus, the father of Lycurgus, the father of Amphidamas, the father of Antimache, was the father of Amphidamas, the father of Antibia, the wife of Sthenelus, the father of Eurystheus.
** So Eurystheus married Antimache, the daughter of Amphidamas, a cousin of Antibia, the wife of his father Sthenelus.
1251 BC | Heracles killed three of Megara's children and two of Iphicles' children. [Apo.2.4.12, Diod.4.11.1]
** Pindar says he has eight sons, but that seems like too many. [FGrH.Nr333.F14, Pind.Is.4.50]
** The children of Heracles probably perished in a fire caused by Megara's misfire. [Estimated from Apo.2.4.12]
1251 BC | Heracles divorced Megara and forced Iolaus to marry her. [Apo.2.6.1, Diod.4.31.1]
** Heracles seems to have considered his marriage to Megara a "marriage not blessed by God." [Paus.10.29.7]

< Heracles' Tiryns period (3 years) >
1251 BC | Heracles emigrated from Thebes to Tiryns, which was ruled by his father Amphitryon. [Apo.2.4.12, Diod.4.10.6]
** By an oracle, Heracles was assigned to work under Eurystheus. [Apo.2.4.12]
1251 BC | Licymnius emigrated from Thebes to Midea, which was ruled by his father Electryon. [Apo.2.4.8, estimated from Diod.4.33.2]
** Licymnius went with Alcmena to Thebes and was acting with Heracles. [Apo.2.4.8]
** Licymnius is not named among those who accompanied Heracles when he left Tiryns. [Diod.4.33.2]
** Eurystheus of Mycenae seems to have been happy to welcome his relatives Heracles and Licymnius against Argos.
1251 BC | Atreus, son of Pelops, migrated north from Midea and founded Cleonae. [FGrH.Nr2.F3, FGrH.Nr333.F20]
** Atreus' founding of Cleonae seems to have been caused by Licymnius coming to Midea.
** Thyestes, who was entrusted with Midea with Atreus, may have left Midea before this, or lived with Licymnius.
** Licymnius joins Heracles before Heracles' battle with Eurytus of Oechalia. [Apo.2.7.7]
1250 BC | Lycurgus of Arcadia fought and killed Areithous of Arene of Triphylia. [Home.7.8, FGrH.Nr333.F158]
1250 BC | Heracles was adopted by the Athenian Pylius for initiation into the mysteries of Eleusis. [Apo.2.5.12, Plut.These.33]
** Eleusis' attendants are Musaeus, son of Orpheus [Diod.4.25.1], Eumolpus [Apo.2.5.12], unknown [FGrH.Nr334.F20]
** The person who attended Heracles is thought to be Musaeus, the son of Antiophemus and the grandfather of Eumolpus, the high priest who instituted the Mysteries.
1250 BC | Thoas, son of Ariadne, daughter of Minos, migrated from the island of Naxos to the island of Lemnos. [Diod.5.79.2]
1250 BC | Laomedon of Ilium led Mysians and Teucrians on a great expedition from Thracia to the Ionian Sea. [Herod.7.20]
** At this time, the Mygdonians settled in Paeonia. [Diod.5.64.4, Herod.5.12-15]
** Idaean Dactyli, along with Mygdon, crossed into Europe. [Diod.5.64.4]. They are thought to have later become the engineers who mined Midas' wealth.
** It is thought that the descendants of Mygdon came to Troy during the Troyan War. [Dares.18, Home.2.848, Home.21.136, Strabo.7.8.2]
** In 490 BC, some of the Paeonians (Siropaeonians, Paeoplians) were moved to Asia by Darius's general Megabyzus. [Herod.5.12-15]
1250 BC | Melampus introduced the rites of Dionysus to Greece. [Herod.2.49]

1250 BC|Minos' daughters Ariadne and Oenarus visited Peroponessus from the island of Naxos to spread the rituals of Dionysus. [Paus.2.23.8, Paus.3.13.7]
** It is believed that Melampus, son of Amythaon, invited Dionysus. [Herod.2.49]
** Chorea's tomb was in Argos. [Paus.2.20.4] Chorea was one of the daughters of Leucippus, and seems to be the sister of Smerdius, king of the island of Naxos. [Diod.5.51.3]
** Chorea is thought to be the granddaughter of Miletus, grandson of the first Minos, or Naxos [Diod.5.51.3], grandson of Caunos [Nonnus.13.222, 546].
** The visiting delegation led by Oenarus and Ariadne also visited Messenia. [Paus.4.31.4]
** There was also a joint tomb at Argos for the women who accompanied Oenarus and Ariadne. [Paus.2.22.1]
1250 BC | Phliasus, son of Oenarus and Ariadne, succeeded Phlius, which had lost its heir. [Paus.2.6.6]
** Phliasus was connected to the founder of Phlius through his father Oenarus.
1250 BC | Oenopion, son of Ariadne, daughter of Minos, migrated from Naxos to Chios. [Diod.5.79.1]
1250 BC | Oileus (or Oeleus), son of Hodoedocus, founded Narycus west of Cynus in Locris. [Hyginus.14]
1250 BC | Ceyx, son of Actor, migrated from Phthia to the foothills of Oeta and founded Trachis. [Estimated from Home.Il.2.681]
1250 BC | Pierus, son of Linus, son of Pierus, emigrated from Pieria in Macedonia to Thespiae in Boeotia. [Paus.9.29.3]
1250 BC | Panopeus, son of Phocus, migrated from Naubolenses (later Drymaea) to Panopeus. [Paus.10.4.1]
** Panopeus, son of Phocus, is presumed to have immigrated with Iphitus, son of Naubolus.
** Iphitus was the brother of Antiphateia, the wife of Panopeus' brother Crisus. In other words, Panopeus and Iphitus were stepbrothers.
** In Panopeus lived Tityos, the son of Crius, who may have been the brother of Ornytus, the father of Naubolus, but died in a battle with Thebes.
1250 BC | Iphitus (or Perimedes), son of Naubolus, son of Ornytus, migrated from Naubolenses to Panopeus. [Estimated from Apollo.1.207]
** It came to be called Panopeus, after the name of Phocus' son Panopeus. [Paus.10.4.1]
** Iphitus served as Jason's guide when he visited Delpi ahead of the Argonauts' expedition. [Apo.1.9.16, Apollo.1.207, Home.2.517]
** Iphitus' migration to Panopeus therefore predates the Argonaut expedition.
1250 BC | The epic poet Linus died at Chalcis and was buried there. [Diogenes.1.4, Suda.lambda. 568]

1249 BC|Ariadne died at Argos and was buried there. [Paus.2.23.8]
1249 BC|Augeas held a competition at Elis. [FGrH.Nr333.F118, Home.Il.11.655]
** It appears that the competition will be held at Olympia, not Elis.
1248 BC | Laomedon killed Phaenodamas and his sons who had married Hesione, daughter of Laomedon, to the Leleges of Miletus in his absence, and exiled his daughters from Ilium. The daughters of Phaenodamas emigrated to the island of Sicily. [Antiq.1.52.2, Lycoph.Cassa.1115]
1248 BC | Heracles killed Iphitus, son of Eurytus of Oechalia, at Tiryns. [Apo.2.6.2, Diod.4.31.3]
** At this time, the Oechalia in which Eurytus lived was not in Euboea, but in Messenia.
1248 BC | Heracles is attacked by a bad disease and asks Neleus to cleanse him of his sins, but is refused [Diod.4.31.4]
1248 BC | Heracles asks Hippocoon of Sparta to cleanse him of his sins and is refused [Paus.3.15.3]
1248 BC | Heracles cleanses his sins with Deiphobus of Amyclae near Sparta [Diod.4.31.5]

< Heracles' Lydia period (3 years) >
1248 BC | Heracles served for three years under Omphale of Lydia. [Apo.2.6.3, Diod.4.31.5, Herod.1.7, Tzetzes.2.420]
** At that time, there was a rule that a person who killed someone due to negligence was required to serve under someone else for a certain period of time. [Plut.QuestGr.37]
** During Heracles' service there were the expeditions of the Argonauts, the Calydonian Boar Hunt, and the exploits of Theseus on the Isthmus. [Apo.1.9.19, 2.6.3]
** The Omphale settlement appears to have been at the foot of Mount Timolus, through which the Hyllus River of Lydia flows. [Home.20.379, Paus.1.35.8, Strabo.13.4.5]
1248 BC | Iphitus, son of Naubolus, guides Jason when he visits Delpi to obtain an oracle. [Apo.1.9.16, Apollo.1.207, Home.2.517]
1248 BC | Expedition of the Argonauts [Apo.1.9.16-28, Hyginus.14]
** Theseus joined from Troezen at the age of 16, the year before going to Athens. [Paus.1.27.8]
** The expedition was during the reign of Aegeus (1288-1240 BC). [Euseb.Chron.183]
** The expedition was carried out by the Minyans, but was later revised to include the heroes of the time. [FGrH.Nr8.F3]
** The Golden Fleece was a scroll containing instructions on how to make gold. [Para.Anony.F3]
** Hylas, the attendant of Heracles who appears in the legend of the Argonauts' expedition, was an attendant of Polyphemus. [FGrH.Nr4.F131b]
** Hylas' birthplace Oechalia was in Trachis. [Hyginus.14, StephByz.O487.18, Strabo.10.1.10]
** In the 6th century BC, Orpheus of Croton, a town in the southern part of the Italian peninsula, wrote Argonautica. [Suda.omicron.657]
** In the 2nd century BC, Dionysius of Mitylene of Alexandria also wrote about Argonauts, which was quoted by Diodorus. [Diod.3.52.3, Suda.delta.1175]
** Laertes, who does not appear in Apollonius of Rhodes' Argonautica, appears in Diodorus. [Diod.4.48.5]
1248 BC | Aeneus' son Cyzicus, knowing that the Thessalians had driven out his ancestors, was killed fighting an expedition of Argonauts. [Apollo.1.936, Apollo.1.961, FGrH.Nr70.F61, Hyginus.16, Hyginus.273]
1248 BC | Polyneices was born in Tenea, Corinth, the son of Oedipus and Euryganeia. [Paus.2.20.5, Hyginus.243]

1247 BC | Chrysothemis, daughter of Carmanor, won the competition to sing the Pythian Apollon hymn. [Paus.10.7.2]
1247 BC | Phlegyas, son of Antion, founded Gyrton near Larissa. [Estimated from Strabo.9.5.21]
** The town founded by Phlegyas was called Gyrton, after Phlegyas' successor Ixion (also known as Gyrton). [Dic: Gyrton, StephByz.G215.20]
1247 BC | Mantius, son of Melampus, returned from Aetolia to Argos and expelled his brother Abas and the descendants of Bias from Argos. [Estimated from Pind.Ne.9]
** Mantius' son Oecles (or Oecleus) and Mantius' grandson Amphiaraus also emigrated from Aetolia to Argos.
** Since Argives participated in Heracles' attack on Elis after this, it seems that Eurystheus cooperated in Mantius' return.
1247 BC | Talaus was killed by Amphiaraus. [Schol.Pind.N.9.30b]
1247 BC | Adrastus, son of Talaus, defected to Polybus of Sicyon in a dispute with Amphiaraus, a descendant of Melampus. [Apo.3.6.2, Paus.2.6.6]
** Polybus was the father of Adrastus' mother Lysianassa.
1247 BC | Polypheides, son of Abas, son of Melampus, emigrated to Hyperesia in Achaia, in conflict with his father. [Home.Od.15.220]
** The migration of Polypheides appears to have been caused by internal conflict within Argos. Pellene, near Hyperesia, was a town founded by the Argives. [Paus.7.26.12]
** Polypheides also lived in Eleusis. [FGrH.Nr333.F116]
** Argos and Eleusis may have had contact after Trochilus, son of Callithyia, migrated to Eleusis in 1580 BC. [Paus.1.14.2]
1247 BC | Abas, son of Melampus, migrated from Argos to Phyllus near Larissa in Thessaly. [Strabo.9.5.5]
** Idmon, son of Abas, joined the Argonauts from Argos. Until then, the Abas family appears to have lived in Argos. [Apollo.1.139]

1247 BC | Peleus fought against Amyntor of Dolopes and won. Peleus took Crantor, son of Amyntor, as a hostage and made him his personal shield-bearer. [Ovid.Meta.12.341]
** Amyntor appears to be the son of Ctimenus, son of Actor of Dolopes. In other words, he was a cousin of Peleus.
** Ctimenus' two sons, Eurydamas and Eurytion, participated in the Argonauts' expedition. [Hyginus.14]
1247 BC | Theseus performed his exploits on the way from Troezen to Athens. [Apo.3.16.1 - E.1.4, Plut.These.15]
** Theseus took part in the expedition of the Argonauts from Troezen and the Calydonian boar hunt from Athens. [Hyginus.14, Apo.1.8.2]
** Theseus had long heard of Heracles' fame, and he himself aspired to his deeds. [Plut.These.6]
** Greece was in disarray as Heracles was with Omphale in Lydia. [Plut.These.6]
** When Theseus was sixteen years old, he pushed up the rock, took out the sword and sandals that his father had left behind, and set out on his journey. [Paus.1.27.8]
** Sword and sandals were essential items for men's travels. Appears in 6 locations in Odyssey. [Home.Od.2.1, 4.306, 16.80, 17.1, 20.125, 21.340]
1247 BC | Jason and Medea were given charge of the town by the Corinthians. [Paus.2.3.10]
** Jason succeeded Corinthus. [Paus.2.3.10]
** However, Creon in Euripides succeeded Corinthus, and Jason seems to have succeeded Creon. [Medea.20]
** Jason lived in Corinth for ten years until his expedition with Heracles in 1237 BC. [Apo.1.9.28]
1247 BC | Meleager, son of Oeneus, married Cleopatra (or Halcyone), daughter of Idas. [Paus.4.2.7]
1247 BC | Carmanor's daughter Chrysothemis wins a singing competition at the Pythia festival. [Paus.10.7.2]

1246 BC|Calydonian boar hunt [Apo.1.8.3, Home.9.544, Hyginus.173, Paus.8.45.6-7, Strabo.10.3.6]
** From Argos only Amphiaraus, son of Oecles, whose mother was Hypermnestra, daughter of Thestius of Pleuron, participated.
1246 BC | Peleus accidentally kills Eurytion of Phthia on a boar hunt in Calydon and is purified by Pelias' son Acastus. [Apo.1.8.2, Apo.3.13.2]
1246 BC | Ischepolis, son of Alcathous, died hunting boar in Calydon. [Paus.1.42.6]
1246 BC | Alcathous of Megara killed his own son Callipolis. [Paus.1.42.6]
1246 BC | Melampus visited Megara to cleanse Alcathous. [Paus.1.43.5]
1246 BC | Oeneus of Calydon attacks and captures Hipponous of Olenus in Aetolia, taking Periboea as his spoils. [Apo.1.8.4]
1246 BC | The Aeanianians were driven from Dotium by the Lapiths, led by Ixion and his son Peirithous. [Strabo.9.4.10, Strabo.9.5.22]
** Some Aeanianians settled near the Auas River in Molossia and became known as Parauaei. [Plut.QuestGr.13]
1246 BC | Peirithous, son of Ixion of Larissa, drove the Centaurs from Mount Pelion. [Apo.2.5.4, Diod.4.70.3, Paus.5.10.8]
** Cheiron the Centaurs lived around Mount Pelion northeast of Iolcus in Thessaly. [Apo.2.5.4]
** Some of the Centaurs migrated to the region of Aethices, at the source of Peneius. [Strabo.9.5.19]
** Peleus also participated in the battle against the Centaurs. Crantor, son of Amyntor of Dolopes, shield bearer of Peleus, was killed in battle. [Ovid.Meta.12.341]
** Peirithous made the area around Mount Pelion his own. [Strabo.9.5.19]
1246 BC | Theseus fought against the Centaurs on the side of the Lapiths. [Plut.These.29]
** Theseus was also present at the wedding of Peirithous, where the battle began. [Diod.4.70.3]
** Butes, father of Peirithous's wife Hippodameia, appears to be Theseus' step-cousin.

< Heracles' Tiryns period (2 years) >
1245 BC | Heracles finished his service under Omphale and returned to Tiryns. [Apo.2.6.4]
1245 BC | Heracles, together with Iolaus, took part in a funerary competition held by Acastus, son of Pelias of Iolcus. [Apo.3.13.2, Hyginus.273, Paus.5.17.9]
** Hyginus is listed next to the competition during the Argonauts' expedition in the order of events. [Hyginus.273]
1245 BC | Glaucus, son of Sisyphus, was trampled to death by a horse at the funerary games of Pelias. [Hyginus.250, Hyginus.273, Paus.6.20.19]
1245 BC | Minos of Crete was killed by Cocalus of Camic, a tribe of Sicani, near the Camicus River in the southwestern part of Sicily. [Diod.4.79.2]
** Minos probably died around 1245 BC, since Deucalion was the ruler of Crete at the time of Theseus' marriage to Phaedra. [Diod.4.62.1]
** Herodotus reports that there was Trojan War two generations after Minos' death. [Herod.7.171]
1245 BC | Calliarus, son of Hodoedocus, founded Calliarus near Cynus in Locris. [StephByz.K349.8]
1245 BC | The Caucones, who lived in Lepreus in southern Eleia, could no longer endure the tyranny of Lepreus and moved to Lycia. [Strabo.Fragment.63]
1245 BC | The sons of Neleus founded Pylus (Lepreatic Pylus) in southern Eleia. [Strabo.8.3.7]
1245 BC | Idas returned from Calydon to Arene. [Estimated]
1245 BC | Staphylus, son of Ariadne, colonized the island of Peparethos. [Ps-Scym.566]

1244 BC | Heracles expeditioned to Ilium. [Apo.2.6.4, Diod.4.32.3, Dares.2-3]
** The Argonauts went on an expedition to take revenge for the cruel treatment they received from Laomedon off the coast of Troy, where they stopped during their expedition. [Dares.2]
**At this time Heracles sent letters to gather his companions. [Dares.3]
** Laomedon's daughter Hesione was given to Telamon. [Apo.2.6.4, Ovid.Meta.11.200]
** The founding inhabitants of Salamis in Cyprus were the captives Teucer had captured at Troy. [Athen.256b]
** Teucer's descendants who ruled Salamis probably invented the story that Teucer's mother was Hesione in order to get the people to obey them. [Apo.3.12.7, Hyginus.97]
** It seems that Heracles was needed to give the story a sense of authenticity to the people of the time.
1244 BC | Heracles fought Eurypylus, son of Astypalaea, on the island of Cos on his way back from Ilium. [Apo.2.7.1, Tzetzes.2.440]
** The story of Heracles and the island of Cos is thought to be a fiction, but if it had existed, it is presumed that it would have been something like the following.
** Merops, ruler of the island of Cos, was chased by Eurypylus, the husband of his daughter Clytia. [Calli.Hym.4.153]
** Heracles fought Eurypylus to bring back Merops. [FGrH.Nr333.F78]
** At this time Chalcodon, who wounded Heracles, was the son of Eurypylus. [Apo.2.7.1, ComTheocId.7.5]
1244 BC | Heracles left the island of Cos and fought and defeated the giants at Phlegra. [Apo.2.7.1, Tzetzes.2.440]
** Phlegra of Campania in Italy [Diod.4.21.7, Strabo.6.3.5], Phlegra of Chalcidice Peninsula [Strabo.7.8.3], Phlegra of unknown location [Apo.2.7.1, Tzetzes.2.440]. Either way, it seems to be a creation.
1244 BC | On the way back from his expedition to the Amazon, Heracles fought against Eurymedon, the son of Minos, who lived on the island of Paros. [Apo.2.5.9]
** Regarding the events of Heracles' ninth labor, all stories about Amazon, Paros, and Thasus seem to be fiction.
1244 BC | The sons of Neleus of Pylus in southern Eleia fought against the Arcadians for control of Chaa. [Home.Il.7.132, Paus.8.11.4, Strabo.8.3.21]
** The king of Arcadia at this time was Lycurgus, but due to his advanced age, it is thought that Cepheus of Psophis was his deputy. [FGrH.Nr333.F158]
** Alternatively, Lycurgus may have died of illness in the camp. The tomb of Lycurgus was not at Tegea, but at Lepreus, near Chaa. [Paus.5.5.5]
1244 BC|Augeas' eldest son, Phyleus, emigrated from Elis to Dulichium (Dulichia) in Acarnania. [Apo.2.5.5, Diod.4.33.4, Home.Il.2.625]
** Dulichium, where Phyleus migrated, was probably not an island in the Echinades, but Paleis in the western part of Cephallenia. [Paus.5.5.5]
1244 BC | Adrastus, son of Talaus, married Demonassa. [Hyginus.71]
** Their daughter Deipyla must have been born in 1243 BC, so we assume that they married in this year.
1244 BC|Augeas held a competition at Olympia. [Paus.5.8.3]

1243 BC | Thamyris' father Philammon won the competition to sing the Pythian Apollon hymn. [Paus.10.7.2]
1243 BC | Bellerophontes, son of Glaucus, emigrated from Isthmus to Xanthus in Lycia and married Philonoe, daughter of Iobates. [Apo.2.3.2, Tzetzes.7.850]
** Proetus wrote a letter to Iobates. [Apo.2.3.1] Proetus was a person from more than 100 years ago, and it seems that he could not even write letters.
1243 BC | Alcmena, widowed by her remarried Rhadamanthys, emigrated from Boeotia to Heracles of Tiryns. [Estimated from Diod.4.33.2]
** His mother Alcmena was also with Heracles when he was expelled from Tiryns, so it seems likely that they lived together around this time. [Diod.4.33.2]
1243 BC | Heracles prepares his army for the first attack on Elis. [Apo.2.7.2]
** The Elis attack appears to be a fabrication due to unpaid compensation. [Diod.4.33.1, Paus.5.1.9]
1243 BC|Augeas learns of Heracles' movements and appoints Actor's sons, Cteatus and Eurytus, as generals. [Apo.2.7.2, Paus.5.1.10]
1243 BC | Heracles fought against Augeas of Elis, but was unsuccessful. [Diod.4.33.1, Apo.2.7.3, Paus.5.2.1]
** Dameon, son of Phlius, also participated, but was defeated by Cteatus, son of Actor. [Paus.6.20.16]
** Diodorus tells us that after this battle Heracles stayed with Dexamenus in Olenus of Achaia. [Diod.4.33.1]
** However, the husbands of the twin daughters of Dexamenus were the sons of Actor, and it seems unlikely that Heracles would have stayed in the enemy's house. [Paus.5.3.3]

1243 BC | Heracles falls ill and a truce is called. [Apo.2.7.2]
1243 BC|The sons of Actor, who learned that Heracles was sick, attacked him and killed many. [Apo.2.7.2]
1243 BC | Heracles' half-brother Iphicles died from battle wounds at Pheneus in Arcadia. [Apo.2.7.3, Paus.8.14.9]
** Some legends say that Iphicles was killed in battle at Lacedaemon. [Plut.Mor.492d]
1243 BC|Amarynceus dies. A funeral competition was held in the Buprasium of Eleia. [Home.Il.23.624]
** Amarynceus was an ally of Augeas of Elis, but does not appear in the battle with Heracles. [Paus.5.1.10]
** If the Funeral Games were held, it would be during the war with Heracles and before the Actor's twin sons were killed.
1243 BC | Heracles attacked and killed the sons of Actor, Cteatus and Eurytus, at Cleonae, on their way from Hyrmina to Isthmus. [Apo.2.7.2, Diod.4.33.4, Paus.5.2.1]
** Aelianus reports that 360 Cleonaans who joined Heracles were killed in battle. [Aelia.4.5]
** However, since Molione, the mother of Actor's sons, searched for the culprit, it appears that the assassination was carried out by a small group of people. [Paus.5.2.2]
** Pausanias tells us that Heracles killed them with arrows. [Paus.2.15.1]
** At that time, Cleonae was inhabited by its founder, Atreus. Atreus' father Pelops was Heracles' maternal great-grandfather.
**Heracles was in Tiryns when Elis asked Argos to punish the raiders, so the raid on Cleonae was before Heracles was expelled from Tiryns. [Paus.5.2.1]

< Heracles' Pheneus period (5 years) >
1243 BC | Heracles migrated from Tiryns to Pheneus in Arcadia with Alcmena, Iphicles and Iolaus. [Diod.4.33.2]
** It seems that Eurystheus could not bear the demands of Elis and sent Heracles away.
** Eurystheus probably had no power at this time, as his sons had not yet reached adulthood.
1243 BC | Thamyris' father Philammon wins a singing competition at the Pythia festival. [Paus. 10.7.2]
1242 BC | Nestor took as his wife Eurydice (or Anaxibia), daughter of Clymenus, from Orchomenus. [Home.Od.3.452, Hyginus.97, Apo.1.9.9]
1242 BC | Theseus went from Phalerum to Crete as one of the tributes. [Paus.1.1.2, Paus.1.22.5, Plut.These.15]
** This is a fiction; in reality, Theseus probably went to Crete to form an alliance with the descendants of Minos and the Athenians.
** This was his third tribute every nine years. [Plut.These.15, 17] The battle with Minos took place in 1264 BC, the peace agreement and the first tribute in 1260 BC, and the second in 1251 BC.
** The Crete throne lasted a term of 9 years. [Paus.3.2.4]
** Periboea, daughter of Alcathous of Megara, was also one of the tributes. [Paus.1.17.3; 1.42.2] Menesthes, son of the daughter of Scirus, was also one of the tributes. [Plut.These.17]
** Minos himself came to pick up the tribute men and women. The ship carrying the tribute was prepared by the Athenians, and the Salamians were at the helm. [Plut.These.17]
** Young Athenian men and women were sent to Crete as servants to the winners of the competitions. Their descendants migrated to Macedonia with Botton as their leader and became known as the Bottiaeans. Aristotle also states that young men and women were sent to Crete as slaves. [Plut.QuestGr.35, Plut.These.16]

1241 BC | Theseus married Phaedra, daughter of Minos. [Diod.4.62.1]
** Deucalion, son of Minos, married Phaedra to Theseus in order to form an alliance with the Athenians. [Diod.4.62.1]
** The Minotaur legend appears to be an anecdote about Theseus' victory over Minos' son Asterius (also known as the Minotaur) in a competition. [Apo.3.1.4, Paus.2.31.1]
** Ceramus, son of Ariadne, daughter of Minos, the titular of the Cerameicus district, seems to have immigrated to Athens with Phaedra, wife of Theseus. [Paus.1.3.1]
** Ceramicus was the Potters Quarter. [Pliny.35.45.1]
1241 BC | Theseus stopped at the island of Delos on his way back from Crete to Athens. [Plut.These.21]
** The priest of Delos is presumed to have been Zarex, son of Carystus, son of Chiron, father of Aegeus, father of Theseus. [Plut.These.21]
1241 BC | Hippolytus, son of Theseus and Antiope of the Amazons, migrated to Troezen to succeed his grandfather Pittheus. [Diod.4.62.1]
1241 BC | The Centaurs, driven from Mount Pelion, began their banditry based on Mount Pholoe in Arcadia. [Apo.2.5.4]
1241 BC | Heracles fought against the Centaurs on Mount Pholoe. [Apo.2.5.4]
** In this battle, Heracles assisted Cepheus of Tegea, and Heracles later added Arcadians to his forces.
1241 BC | Chiron of Centaur died at Malea in Arcadia. [Apo.2.5.4]
1241 BC | Heracles was cleansed of the murder of the Centaurs by Eumolpus of Eleusis. [Apo.2.5.12]
1241 BC | Heracles prepares a second expedition to Elis, consisting of Argives, Thebans, and Arcadians. [Paus.5.3.1]
** The Epeians of Dyme of Achaia also took part in Heracles' expedition to Elis. [Strabo.8.3.9]
** The Argives were probably led by Mantius' son Oecles. Due to internal strife in Argos, the Oecles family was the only descendant of Melampus and Bias in Argos.

1240 BC | Heracles fought Augeas of Elis and captured the town. [Apo.2.7.2, Diod.4.33.4, Paus.5.3.1]
** Eleia's Pylus and Pisa also joined Elis in defense. [Paus.5.3.1]
** Hippocoon also sided with Neleus. [Apo.2.7.3]
1240 BC | Heracles had an oracle to call off an expedition to Pisa that sided with Elis. [Paus.5.3.1]
** There is no mention of Pisa joining Elis in Apollodorus or Diodorus, and only Pausanias reports it. I don't think that actually happened.
** After Pelops's death, Elis took control of Olympia in Pisa's place and began to exert influence over Pisa, holding competitions.
** It is assumed that Eurystheus ordered Heracles to attack Elis at the request of Pisa. [Apo.2.4.5, Paus.5.8.3]
** Eurystheus and Heracles were descendants of Pelops of Pisa.
1240 BC | Heracles fought against Neleus of Pylus and captured the town. [Apo.2.7.3]
** The Pylus destroyed by Heracles was not the Pylus of Messenia, but the Pylus near Elis.
** Pausanias tells us that Heracles made an expedition to Pylus in Eleia. [Paus.6.25.2]
** Pausanias tells us that the ruins of Pylus, destroyed by Heracles, were in Eleia. [Paus.6.22.5]
** All of Neleus' 12 sons were killed except Nestor. [Aelia.4.5, Apo.2.7.3, Strabo.8.3.28]
1240 BC | Heracles recalled Phyleus, son of Augeas, to Elis. [Diod.4.33.4]
** Heracles granted Phyleus' request and was generous, forgiving Augeas and returning his captives. [Paus.5.3.3]
1240 BC | Heracles killed Lepreus, ruler of southern Eleia, in single combat. [Aelia.1.24, Athen.412a]
** Lepreus was the one who opposed Heracles when Heracles demanded a reward from Augeas of Elis. [Aelia.1.24]
1240 BC | Heracles exchanged vows with the children of Neleus at Stenyclerus in Messenia. [Paus.4.15.8]
** It seems that the people who made the pledge were Nestor who was in Gerenia and the sons of Neleus who were killed in battle.
** When the Heracleidae returned, Heracles entrusted Nestor with Pylus for a good cause. [Paus.2.18.7]
** Similar to the fraudulent lottery, this appears to be a creation popularized by the Dorians. Heracles does not appear to have set foot in Messenia.

1240 BC | Evander led a colony from Pallantium in Arcadia and moved to Rome, where he founded Pallantium. [Antiq.1.31.1-4, Paus.8.43.2]
** 60th year before the Trojan war. [Antiq.1.31.1]
** Faunus accepted Evander and gave him land. [Antiq.1.31.2, Ita.6.579, Just.43.1]
** Arcadians brought the alphabet to Italy. [Antiq.1.33.4, Euseb.Chron.269, Hyginus.277, Livius.1.7]
** It seems that what Evander brought to Italy was not the Greek alphabet, but Pelasgic letters, which were used until the time of Homer. [Diod.3.67.5]
** Evander's emigrant party departed from Elis' outer port, Cyllene. [DionyGuide.34]
** The 2nd century AD epic poet Dionysius of Alexandria reports that "The Pelasgians, who lived next to the Tyrrhenians on the west side of the Italian peninsula, came from Cyllene." [DionyGuide.34]
** Evander appears to have traveled overland to Cyllene, northwest of Elis, using the great road that connects Tegea to Olenus.
** Tegea, Heraea, Olympia, Elis, and Olenus were the ancient Arkadhia roads [LeakeM.1.023].
1240 BC | The Epeans and Pheneusians who accompanied Evander drove out the Sicels and settled in the Saturnian hills. [Antiq.1.34.2, Antiq.2.1.4]
1240 BC | The Sicels were chased by the Pelasgians and Aborigines and migrated to the southern part of the Italian peninsula. [FGrH.3.228]
** Alcyone of Argos was in her 26th year of priesthood, two generations before the Trojan War. (1186+27*2=1240) [Antiq.1.22.3, FGrH.3.228]
** Alcyone took office in 1265 BC. (1240+26-1=1265) If Alcyone was appointed at the age of 18, she would have been born in 1283 BC.
** Alcyone appears to be the sister of Eurystheus, son of Sthenelus of Mycenae. [Apo.2.4.5, Diod. 4.12.7]
1240 BC | The Sicels were chased by the Oenotrians and migrated to the island of Sicily. [Antiq.1.22.3]
** Three generations before the Troy War, Alcyone's 26th year as a priest in Argos [Antiq.1.22.3]
** The leader of the emigrated Sicels was Straton. [Antiq.1.22.5]
1240 BC | The Pelasgians migrated from the island of Sicily to Acarnania during the turmoil associated with the migration of Sicels. [Paus.1.28.3, Diod.19.53, Strabo.9.2.3]
1240 BC | Geryones' grandson Norax founded the oldest Nora on the island in the southeastern part of Sardinia. [Paus.10.17.5]

1239 BC | Thamyris, son of Philammon, won the competition to sing the Pythian Apollon hymn. [Paus.10.7.2]
1239 BC | Heracles held a competition at Olympia. [Apo.2.7.2, Paus.5.8.3]
** It was during the reign of Aegeus, king of Athens, that Heracles held the competitions. [Euseb.185]
** It is thought that the holding of the Olympia competition, which was held by the most talented people of all time, caused Eurystheus to develop hostile feelings towards Heracles.
1239 BC | Aegeus dies. Theseus became king of Athens. [Diod.4.61.8, Plut.These.24]
1239 BC | Heracles fought and won a battle against Hippocoon at Amyclae and Sparta. [Apo.2.7.3, Diod.4.33.6, Tzetzes.2.450]
** The story goes that Heracles attacked Hippocoon because he asked to be cleansed of his sins and was refused. [Paus.3.15.3]
** In reality, the battle appears to have been in response to a request from Cepheus of Tegea.
** Half of Hippocoon's sons lived in Sparta, he and his remaining sons lived in Amyclae, and Icarius lived in Pharis. [Paus.3.14.7, 3.15.1]
** In the battle with Hippocoon, Cepheus and his 17 sons were killed. [Apo.2.7.3, Diod.4.33.6]
1238 BC | The Sphinx rebellion approaches Thebes, and Creon's son Haemon is killed in battle. [Apo.3.5.8]
1238 BC | Oedipus returns to Thebes with the Corinthians and crushes the Sphinx rebellion. [Paus.9.5.10, Paus.9.26.2]
** Oedipus' sons, Eteocles and Polyneices, did not participate in the battle against Sphinx, and Adrastus appears to have gone with Oedipus.
** The Sphinx Rebellion appears to be part of the Sea Peoples.
** Sphinx appeared off the coast of Anthedon in a large number of ships, set up its base on a mountain about 550m above sea level, about 27km west-southwest of Anthedon, and ravaged the surrounding area. [Paus.9.26.2]
** The Boeotians called treacheries riddles (see Athen.456b). [August.City.18.13]
1238 BC | Adrastus made peace with Amphiaraus and returned to Argos. [FGrH.Nr12.F29, Dic: Amphiaraus]
** Alcmaeon was born in 1237 BC, and Amphiaraus' marriage and reconciliation seem to have taken place around the same time.
1238 BC | Talaus' daughter Eriphyle married Amphiaraus. [Apo.1.9.13, Diod.4.65.6, Hyginus.71]

< Heracles' Calydon period (3 years) >
1238 BC | Heracles resided in Pheneus in Arcadia for five years before moving to Calydon in Aetolia. [Diod.4.34.1]
** Heracles may have left Peloponnesus to avoid being seen as an enemy by Eurystheus, as he was associated with many Arcadians. [Diod.4.34.1]
** Eurystheus seems to have gotten Pheneus to leave through his wife's grandfather, Lycurgus, ruler of Arcadia.
1238 BC | Heracles defeated Achelous, who attacked Calydon. [Tzetzes.2.450]
** Achelous' target may have been Heracles himself. Sterope, the wife of Achelous, and the sons of Molione, who were killed by Heracles, were also cousins. [FGrH.Nr333.F79]
1238 BC | Heracles married Deianeira, daughter of Oeneus of Calydon. [Diod.4.34.1]
1238 BC | Heracles created a large irrigated area of the Achelous River at Calydon. [Diod.4.34.1, 4.35.3, Strabo.10.2.19]
** Heracles seems to have irrigated Paracheloitis (a flooded area near the mouth of the Achelous River). [Strabo.10.2.19]
** The Achelous River flowed west of Calydon and further west of Pleuron and Curetes. Oeneus's rule seems to have extended to that area.
1237 BC | Heracles led the Calydonians on an expedition into the land of the Thesprotians, killed Phyleus, and captured Ephyra. [Apo.2.7.6, Diod.4.36.1]
** The land of the Thesprotians was northwest of Acarnania, and their center was Ephyra. Later, Dodona also entered the controlled area. [Strabo.7.7.11]
** There is a tradition that Heracles freed Theseus from the captivity of Aidoneus of the Molossians. [Plut.Thess.35]
** In this tradition, Theseus loses his power as king of Athens during the lifetime of Heracles. However, after Heracles' death, Theseus joins Heracles' sons against Eurystheus' attack. [Diod.4.57.6]
** Augeas' son Phyleus also cooperated in this expedition, receiving a breastplate as a gift from Euphetes, who was an enemy of Ephyra. [Home.Il.15.531]
** Jason and his sons also participated in this expedition; Mermerus was killed, but Pheres gained Ephyra and Jason gained the island of Corcyra. [Paus.2.3.9]
** Before the Trojan War, Odysseus visited Ilus, son of Mermerus, son of Pheres, who lived in Ephyra, seeking poison for his arrows. [Home.Od.1.261]
** Icarius and his two sons, Alyzeus and Leucadius, also appear to have participated in this expedition. [Strabo.10.2.9]
** Ornytion, son of Sisyphus of Corinth, may have also participated in this expedition. [Estimated from Paus.2.3.11]
** Polyidus, son of Coeranus, son of Abas, son of Melampus, also appears to have participated in this expedition. Polyidus lived in Corinth. [Home.Il.13.663]
** Polyidus married Eurydameia, daughter of Phyleus, who lived in Dulichium in Acarnania. [FGrH.Nr333.F115]
** It seems that what made this marriage possible was Phyleus' participation in the expedition.
** This expedition appears to have been the idea of Jason, who settled on the farthest island of Corcyra.
** It is thought that Jason, who went on an expedition to Thebes with Oedipus, obtained information about the richness near Corcyra Island from the Sphinx (sea people) who were ravaging various places.

1237 BC | Jason migrated from Corinth to the island of Corcyra. [Paus.2.3.9]
** Jason's motivation for emigration appears to have been the death of his wife Medea.
** Jason's migration was accompanied by Mermerus and Pheres, both of whom Medea gave birth to. [Paus.2.3.9]
1237 BC | Taphius, son of Helius, migrated from the Echinades to the island of Taphos. [Estimated from Apo.2.4.5]
1237 BC | Sisyphus, son of Aeolus, inherited Corinth from Jason. [Home.Il.6.144, Paus.2.3.11]
1237 BC | Oebalus, son of Telon, led the Teleboans from Acarnania to Capreae (near Neapolis) on the Italian peninsula. [Dic:Oebalus, Virg.Aene.7.713]
** Oebalus settled near the river Achelous, and his daughter Peirene became the wife of Ornytion, son of Sisyphus. [Estimated from Paus.2.3.11 and river name and age]
1237 BC | The sons of Icarius, Leucadius and Alyzeus, founded Leucas and Alyzia. [Strabo.10.2.9]
** At that time, Leucas was not an island, but a peninsula. [Strabo.1.3.18, PsScylax.34]
1237 BC | While on Ephyra, Heracles instructed Iolaus to colonize Sardinia. [Apo.2.7.6]
** Heracles seems to have heard from Omphale about Maeonias' settlement on Sardinia. [Herod.1.94, Strabo.5.2.2]
** Regarding the settlement of Sardinia, there is a legend that they followed an oracle. [Diod.4.29.3]
1237 BC | Heracles and Deianeira had a son, Hyllus. [Paus.3.18.11]
1237 BC | Tyndareus migrated from Aetolia to Sparta. [Apo.2.7.3, Diod.4.33.5, Tzetzes.2.450]
** On the return of the Heracleidae, they took up the cause that their ancestor Heracles had entrusted Sparta to Tyndareus. [Paus.2.18.7]
** Tyndareus is supposed to have been brought back by Heracles, but it seems that he returned of his own free will to Sparta, where Hippocoon and Icarius were gone.
1237 BC | The sons of Tyndareus (Dioscuri) usurped the two daughters of Leucippus of Andania and made them their wives. [Paus.3.18.11]
**After this, Eurytus of Oechalia near Andania was also driven out, so it appears that Leucippus was killed in battle and his daughters taken prisoner.
1237 BC | Eurytus of Oechalia in Messenia was attacked and exiled by Tyndareus of Sparta. [Paus.3.18.11]
1237 BC | Eurytus migrated to Euboea and founded the third Oechalia. [Strabo.10.1.10]

1236 BC | Polybus of Sicyon died in his 40th year of reign. [Euseb.175]
1236 BC | Adrastus, son of Lysianassa, daughter of Polybus, inherited the kingship of Sicyon from his grandfather. (4 years) [Euseb.175, Paus.2.6.6]
1236 BC | Iolaus departed from Athens with the sons of Thespius' daughters. [Diod.4.29.1, Paus.1.29.5]
1236 BC|Iolaus founded Olbia on the northeastern part of Sardinia. [Paus.10.17.5]
1236 BC|Heracles and Deianeira had a son, Ctesippus. [Apo.2.7.8, Hesiod.98]
1236 BC | Peleus exiled the Minyans who killed Acastus, son of Pelias of Iolcus. [Apo.3.13.7, FGrH.Nr333.F62, Strabo.9.5.15]
** The cause of the destruction of Iolcus was the revolt of the Minyans who opposed Acastus' tyranny of Iolcus. [Strabo.9.5.15]
** In 511 BC, the name Iolcus appears as a possible asylum for Hippias. [Herod.5.94]
** In 290 BC, when Demetrias was founded, Iolcus remained a town, but was absorbed. [Strabo.9.5.15]
** Strabo notes that Iolcus remains destroyed, but it appears to be the central part of the town. [Strabo.9.5.15]
** The 5th century BC lyric poet Pindar tells us that Peleus captured Thetis when he destroyed Iolcus. [Pind.Ne.3.30, FGrH.Nr333.F62]
** Thetis may have been the wife of Acastus' son
1236 BC | The Minyans around Iolcus migrated to the island of Lemnos. [Estimated]
** It is assumed that it was at this time that the Minyans, who were later exiled by the Pelasgians, settled on the island of Lemnos.
1236 BC | Admetus, son of Pheres, who lived in Pherae, exiled to Tamynae in Euboea. [Estimated from FGrH.Nr325.F9]
** There were also Minyans in Pherae of Thessaly who immigrated with Periclymene, the daughter of Minyas, the mother of Admetus.
** Admetus, the husband of Pelias' daughter Alcestis, was also involved in the rebellion and defected to Theseus, son of Hippasus, former husband of Alcestis. [FGrH.Nr325.F9]
** After Hippasus' death, Alcestis remarried Admetus, taking her son Theseus. [FGrH.Nr325.F9]
1236 BC | Laertes, son of Arcesius, married Anticlia, daughter of Autolycus of Parnassus. [Apo.E.3.12, Hyginus.97]
** Anticlia's father Autolycus' mother Philonis (or Chione)'s father was Pandion.
** The father of Laertes, the father of Arcesius, the father of Cephalus, was Pandion.
** So, Laertes and Anticlia were also cousins.

1235 BC | Ormenus, son of Cercaphus, founded Ormenium southeast of Iolcus. [Strabo.9.5.18]
** Ormenus was a Lapith, but it seems that he helped Iolcus expel the Minyans and was able to advance into the Pagasaean gulf.
** Ormenus' mother was Eupolemia, daughter of Myrmidon. Peleus was the son of Ormenus' maternal cousin Aeacus.
1235 BC | Heracles negligently murdered Ennomus (Eurynomus), the son of his relative Architeles, in the house of Oeneus. [Apo.2.7.6, Athen.410f, Diod.4.36.2, Tzetzes.2.450]
** This was three years after the marriage of Heracles and Deianeira. [Diod.4.36.2]
1235 BC | Heracles slew Nessus of Centaur at the River Evenus, east of Calydon, on his way to Trachis. [Apo.2.7.6, Diod.4.36.5, Strabo.10.2.5, Tzetzes.2.450]
** Nessus, a survivor of the Centaurs, was a bandit in the strategic areas leading from Aetolia to Phocis and Thessaly.
1235 BC | Achilles was born in Phthia, the son of Peleus and Thetis. [Pind.Py.3.100]

< Heracles' Trachis period (12 years) >
1235 BC | Heracles passed from Calydon through the land of Dryopes and arrived at Ceyx in Trachis. [Apo.2.7.7, Diod.4.36.5, Paus.1.32.6]
** It seems that Eurystheus, through Amphiaraus, son of Oecles of Argos, urged Calydon to expel Heracles.
** In 1247 BC, Eurystheus appears to have assisted Melampus' son Mantius, his son Oecles, and grandson Amphiaraus in their return to Argos.
** Ceyx was the son of Actor, son of Myrmidon, and seems to be the brother of Patroclus' father Menoetius, a close friend of Heracles. [Home.2.681, Paus.1.32.6]
** The Melians, led by Ceyx, appear to be a tribe of Aenianians chased by the Lapiths from the plains of Dotium near Ossa. [Apo.2.7.7, Strabo.9.5.22]
1234 BC | Oedipus married Astymedusa, daughter of Sthenelus of Mycenae. [FGrH.Nr333.F95]
** Creon hated Argives due to his feud with Heracles. [Dic:Creon]
** This marriage appears to have been the cause of Oedipus' expulsion from Thebes.
** While Oedipus was in Tenea of Corinth, he may have been acquainted with Astymedusa of Mycenae.
1234 BC | Toepolemus was born, the son of Heracles and Astyoche, daughter of Phyleus of Ephyra. [Apo.2.7.8, Home.2.653]
1233 BC | Heracles and Deianeira had a son, Hodites. [Diod.4.37.2, Paus.4.30.1, Apo.2.7.8, Hesiod.98]
1233 BC | Plisthenes, son of Atreus, took as his wife Aerope (or Eriphyle), daughter of Catreus, from Crete to Cleonae. [Apo.3.2.2, Euri.Scho.Or.5.1, Dictys.1.1]
** It is assumed that Phliasus, who lived in Phlius, made the long-distance marriage between Crete and Cleonae possible.
** Aerope, daughter of Catreus, and Phliasus, son of Ariadne, were cousins whose common grandfather was Minos.
1232 BC | Adrastus, son of Talaus, ruled Sicyon for four years before returning to Argos. [Euseb.175, Paus.2.6.6]
1232 BC | Iolaus stayed on the island of Sicily on his way back to Greece. [Diod.4.30.3]
** Estimated to be Camici in the south-central part of the island of Sicily, where Daedalus lived. [Strabo.6.2.6]
1232 BC | Telephus emigrated from Arcadia to Mysia with his mother Auge. [Paus.1.4.6, Strabo.12.8.4]
1231 BC | Iolaus returned to Trachis from Sardinia. [Diod.4.30.3]
1231 BC | Heracles and Deianeira had a daughter, Macaria. [Paus.1.32.6, Plut.Pelo.21]

1230 BC | Ornytion founded Lechaeum on the Corinthian gulf and Cenchreae on the Saronic gulf. [Paus.2.2.3]
1230 BC | Phocus, son of Ornytion, migrated from Corinth to Tithorea in Phocis. [Paus.9.17.6, Paus.10.4.10]
1230 BC | Phoenix, son of Amyntor of Ormenium, defected to Peleus of Phthia and was given Dolopia. [Home.9.430, Strabo.9.5.11]
** Peleus was the son of Aeacus, the son of Actor, the brother of Amyntor, the father of Phoenix, and Eupolemeia, the mother of Ormenus, the mother of Ormenus.
** So, Peleus was a second cousin of Phoenix's father, Amyntor.
** Phoenix's exile was due to a conflict with his father, Amyntor. [Home.9.430-]
1230 BC | Heracles killed Phylas, king of Dryops, for disrespecting the temple of Delphi, and exiled the Dryopians. [Diod.4.37.1, Herod.8.43, Paus.4.34.9-10]
** The Dryopians were chased by Heracles and Melians. [Diod.4.37.1, Herod.8.43]
** The Dryopians came to Dryops from regions around the Spercheius River. [Strabo.8.6.13, Strabo.9.5.9]
** Dryops, three generations before Phylas, killed by Heracles, founded Dryops next to the Lycoritae around Parnassus. [Paus.4.34.9]
** Driven out by Heracles, the Dryopians fled to Eurystheus and founded Asine in Argolis. [Diod.4.37.2]
** Later, the Dryopians were driven from Asine by the Argives and migrated to Lacedaemon. [Paus.4.8.3]
** Hermione was home to the Dryopians who were chased by Heracles. [Herod.8.43]
** Before being driven out by Heracles, the Dryopians had founded Styra in Euboea. [Paus.4.34.11]
** Phylas' father is thought to be Cragaleus. [Antoninus.4]
** Cragalidae, who blasphemed Delphi, appear in Aeschines' speech "against Ctesiphon" (107).

1230 BC | The Dryopians were chased by Heracles and migrated to Carystus in southeastern Euboea. [Diod.4.37.2]
1230 BC | A group of immigrants led by Iapyx, son of Daedalus, moved from Crete to the southeastern part of the Italian peninsula. [Herod.7.170, Pliny.3.102, Strabo.6.3.2, Strabo.6.3.6]
** Iapyx is said to have founded Hyria, but is thought to have been founded by Messapus. [Estimated from Messapus' birthplace Hyria]
** According to legend, Iapyx was searching for Glaucus. [Athen.523a]
** Iapyx is thought to have carried out the same colonization activities as Botton. [Strabo.6.3.2, Strabo.7.8.2]
1230 BC | The Cretan emigrant group led by Botton migrated overland from the Adriatic Sea to Macedonia and settled there. [Strabo.6.3.2, Strabo.7.8.2]
** A little north of Pella was Europus, founded by Europus, son of Macedon, son of Aeolus and Oreithyia, daughter of Cecrops. [StephByz.E287.14]
** The Bottiaeans were chased by the Argeadae and migrated to lands adjacent to the land of the Chalcidians. It was also there during the time of Thucydides. [Thucy.2.99]
** The Bottiaeans founded a colony in Bithynia. It was first called Ankore, then Antigoneia, and then Nikaia, after Lysimachos' wife Nikaia. [StephByz.N474.17]
1230 BC | Cleolaus, son of Minos, migrated from Crete to the southeastern part of the Italian peninsula. The tribe was called Daunii, after his son Daunus. [Solinus.2.6]
** Euippe, daughter of Daunus, son of Cleolaus, married Diomedes, son of Tydeus. [Ovid.Meta.14.500, Dic: Daunus]
1230 BC | Telephus of Tegea emigrated to Mysia of Pergamene, with his mother Auge. [Paus.1.4.6, Strabo.12.8.4]
** Since there were people in Pergamus called Arcadians, it seems to be a mass migration of Tegea residents. [Paus.1.4.6]
** Telephus inherited Mysia from his wife's father Teuthras and became a powerful man. [FGrH.Nr327.F19]
1230 BC | Euanthes, son of Oenopion, son of Ariadne, migrated from the island of Chios to Ismarus of Thrace. [Home.Od.9.193, Diod.5.79.2]

1227 BC | Heracles, at the request of Aegimius, fought against the Lapiths and killed Coronus, son of Caeneus, king of Gyrton. [Apo.2.7.7, Diod.4.37.3]
** At this time, Aegimius promised one-third of his land and royal power. [Diod.4.37.3]
** Aegimius adopted Hyllus after Heracles' death. [Strabo.9.4.10]
** Since Hyllus is the chieftain of one of the three Dorian tribes, he is thought to have been ceded one-third of the land and inhabitants.
1227 BC | Heracles killed Laogoras, king of the Dryopes, who sided with the Lapiths. [Apo.2.7.7, Tzetzes.2.460]
** Dryopes was defeated by Heracles and fled to various places, but it seems that he fled to the land of Lapiths and wiped out those who were resisting.
1227 BC | Heracles defeated Cycnus, son of Pelopia, in single combat at Itonus. [Apo.2.7.7, Diod.4.37.4]
1227 BC | Heracles fought and defeated Ormenius, ruler of Ormenium, and his son Amyntor, near Iolcus. [Apo.2.7.7, Diod.4.37.4]
** Protesilaus of Phylace, who was not a Lapith, either cooperated with Heracles or remained neutral, holding territory west of the bay as far south as Antron. [Strabo.9.5.7]
1227 BC | Heracles returned to Trachis after fighting the Lapiths. [Apo.2.7.7]

1226 BC | Tydeus, son of Oeneus, defected to Adrastus and married Deipyla, Adrastus' daughter. [Apo.1.8.5, Hyginus.97]
** Oeneus' mother Aeolia was the sister of Adrastus's father Talaus's father Bias, and Tydeus and Adrastus were second cousins with a common great-grandfather, Amythaon.
1225 BC | Oedipus is expelled from Thebes and exiles with his daughter Antigone to Theseus in Athens. [Apo.3.5.9]
** Antigone's son Maeon also appears to have accompanied to Athens.
** There is a tradition that around the time of the return of the Heracleidae, there was an Aegeidae descended from Aegeus of Athens in Thebes. [FGrH.Nr70.F16]
** It is assumed that Maeon's wife was Aegeus' granddaughter.
** As a result of negotiations between Eteocles and Polyneices, it was decided that they would take turns ruling Thebes. [Apo.3.6.1]
1225 BC | Polyneices, son of Oedipus, exiled to Adrastus in Argos. [Apo.3.6.1, Paus.9.5.12]
** Adrastus was the son of Lysianassa, the daughter of Polybus, the adoptive father of Oedipus, the father of Polyneices.
** So, Polyneices defected to his step-cousin Adrastus.
1225 BC | Polyneices, son of Oedipus, married Argia, daughter of Adrastus. [Hyginus.72, Paus.9.5.12]
** Adrastus may have known Polyneices from Corinth while living in Sicyon.
1225 BC | Helen was born in Sparta, the daughter of Tyndareus. [Apo.3.10.6, Paus.5.19.3]
** Helen's mother was the young wife Tyndareus took after his return, and is thought to be the daughter of the orphaned Hippocoon.
1225 BC | Meges, the son of Phyleus, emigrated from the island of Cephallenia to the Echinades, where Taphius, the son of Helius, had migrated and the islands became less inhabited.
** Meges called the largest island of Echinades Dulichium, the same as his homeland. [Estimated from Home.Il.2.625, Home.Il.15.518, Apo.2.4.5, Apo.2.4.7]

1224 BC | Heracles summons the Arcadians, Melians, and Locrians for an expedition to Oechalia. [Apo.2.7.7]
** Some say that Heracles' expedition was motivated by Eurytus forcing tribute from the Euboeans. [Athen.461f]
** In reality, Eurytus, a Lapith, seems to have cooperated with the Lapiths of Thessaly to fight against Heracles.
** The Lapiths who fled from Thessaly with Eurytus to Oechalia seem to have been in considerable numbers.
** In Roman times, Oechalia was located within the territory of Eretria, retaining the name of the town destroyed by Heracles. [Strabo.10.1.10]
1224 BC | Heracles attacked Eurytus, who lived in Oechalia of Euboea. [Apo.2.7.7, Diod.4.37.5]
** Eurytus himself and his sons Toxeus, Molion and Clytius were killed in battle, and his daughter Iole was taken prisoner. [Apo.2.7.7, Diod.4.37.5, Hyginus.31]
** Hippasus, son of Ceyx of Trachis, was killed in battle. [Apo.2.7.7]
** The sons of Heracles' mother's half-brother Licymnius, Argius and Melas, were killed in battle. [Apo.2.7.7]
1224 BC | Heracles sailed from Oechalia to Cape Cenaeum in Euboea and performed a sacrificial ceremony. [Apo.2.7.7]
1224 BC | Heracles and Deianeira had a son, Gleneus. [Diod.4.37.2, Paus.4.30.1, Apo.2.7.8, Hesiod.98]
** Gleneus' nurse Abia participated in the return of the Heracleidae, so Gleneus appears to be Heracles' youngest son. [Paus.3.15.10, Paus.4.30.1]

1223 BC | Heracles founded a town called Heraclea in Trachis. [Athen.462a]
** Heraclea was destroyed and a new settlement was built because the Cylicranes that Heracles called from Lydia turned into a group of bandits.
** Heracles' expeditions were accompanied by the Lydians (Kylikranoi, Cyliks). [Athen.461f]
1223 BC | Heracles gave Hyllus his will to marry Iole when he came of age. [Apo.2.7.7]
1223 BC | Heracles died at Trachis. [Apo.2.7.7]
** Heracles was 52 years old. [Cleme.Exho.2, JeromeChro.1196]
** Heracles was short in stature, but he had a strong mind. [Pind.Is.4.50]
** Small stature, bristle hair, great strength, slim, lithe, dark, aquiline nose, bright shining eyes, and long straight hair. [Cleme.Exho.2]
** The cause of Heracles' death is unknown, but it is presumed that his overwork exacerbated his chronic illness.
1223 BC | Oedipus died in Athens. [Apo.3.5.9, Paus.1.28.7]
** Oedipus was buried at Thebes and later reburied at Athens. [Paus.1.28.7]
1223 BC | The funeral games of Oedipus were held at Thebes, and Mecisteus, son of Talaus, was active. [Home.23.676, Paus.1.28.7]
** Adrastus' daughter Argea attended Oedipus' funeral. [Hesiod.CW.F24]
** Polyneices is believed to have had a dispute with Eteocles and sent his wife Argea to mourn.
** Polybus, the father of Mecisteus' mother Lysianassa, was the adoptive father of Oedipus, and Oedipus was Mecisteus' uncle-in-law.
** Amphiaraus was the one who buried Oedipus. [Hesiod.CW.F99]
** It was after the death of Oedipus that Polyneices returned to Thebes at the invitation of Eteocles. It seems that the condolence call from Polyneices' wife was the trigger.

1222 BC | Machaon, son of Asclepius, took as his wife Anticleia, daughter of Diocles, from Pharae in Messenia. [Paus.4.30.3]
1222 BC | Oeneus' daughter Gorges (or Gorge) married Andraemon of Amphissa from Calydon. [Apo.1.8.1, Hyginus.97, Paus.10.38.5]
1220 BC | The Cephallenians, led by Laertes, son of Arcesius, captured Nericus on the Leucas Peninsula. [Home.Od.24.375, Strabo.1.3.18, Strabo.10.2.8]
1220 BC | Amazons invade Athens.
** The invasion of the Amazons was five years before Adrastus' attack on Thebes. [Parian.Marble.21]
1220 BC | Hyllus was adopted by Aegimius and became the founder of the Hylleis, one of the three tribes of the Dorians. [FGrH.Nr70.F15, Strabo.9.4.10]
** The Heracleidae went to the land of the Dorians after Hyllus died.
1220 BC | Teucer was born the son of Telamon, son of Aeacus, and Eriboea (or Periboea), daughter of Alcathous. [Estimated from Lycoph.450, Parthe.26]
** Teucer's mother is said to be Hesione, daughter of Laomedon of Troy. [Apo.3.12.7, Hyginus.97]
** This legend is thought to have been spread by the descendants of Teucer, who founded Salamis in Cyprus with Troy's captives, in order to force the people to obey him. [Athen.256b]
1219 BC | Hyllus married Iole. [Apo.2.8.2]
1218 BC | Eurystheus threatens Ceyx with force if he does not get rid of Heracles' children. [Diod.4.57.3, Paus.1.32.6]
1218 BC | The Heracleidae migrated from Trachis to Tricorythus (near Marathon) in Attica. [Diod.4.57.4, Paus.1.32.6]
** Iope, one of Theseus' wives, was Iolaus' sister, and Theseus and Iolaus were brothers-in-law. [Plut.These.29]
1217 BC | Eurystheus invaded Athens, where the Heracleidae lived, and was defeated by Iolaus. [Apo.2.8.1, Paus.1.44.10, Strabo.8.6.19]
** It was when all the sons of Heracles had come of age, and a spirit of pride arose in the youth for the glory of Heracles. [Diod.4.57.5]
** Admete, daughter of Eurystheus, a priestess of the temple of Hera in Argos, fled to the island of Samos. [Athen.15.672a]
** Argos and Mycenae fought over the temple of Hera, which was under Mycenae's jurisdiction in the time of Eurystheus. [Diod.11.65.2]
1217 BC | Atreus inherited Mycenae and migrated from Cleonae to Mycenae. [Diod.4.58.2]
** Founded by Atreus, Cleonae was inhabited by his brother Cleonymus, and at this time the town's name was changed. [FGrH.Nr2.F3, Paus.2.15.1]
** << Why Atreus inherited Mycenae >>
** After the death of Eurystheus, there was no successor for him, and an oracle announced that the son of Pelops should be made king. [FGrH.Nr333.F133]
** When Eurystheus set out to attack the Heracleidae, he entrusted Atreus with Mycenae. [Dic:Atreus, Thucy.1.9]
** Atreus is presumed to have been the son of Perseus' daughter Autochthe. [Dic:Perseus]
** Thus, Atreus had the right to inherit Mycenae, which was founded by his grandfather Perseus.
1216 BC | Iolaus gathered immigrants in Athens and moved to Sardinia. Iolaus then ended his life in Sardinia. [Paus.9.23.1]
** Iolaus may not have been in Greece at the time of Adrastus' attack on Thebes.
1216 BC | Oedipus' son Polyneices was invited by Eteocles to return to Thebes. He then defected again to Argos. [Apo.3.6.1, Paus.9.5.12]
1215 BC | The first Nemean games were held in memory of Opheltes (or Archemorus), the son of Lycurgus (or Lycus), who was scheduled to take part in the attack on Thebes and died unexpectedly. [Apo.3.6.4, Cleme.Exho.2, Euseb.Pra.2.6, Hyginus.14, Hyginus.74, Hyginus.273, Paus.8.48.2, Pindaros.1]
** Nemean games were held every five years. [Hyginus.74]
1215 BC | Tydeus visited Mycenae, accompanying Polyneices, who had been exiled from Thebes. [Home.4.364]
** Mycenae agreed to send reinforcements, but decided not to send them due to bad omens. [Home.4.364]
** Mycenae had been in a hostile relationship with Argos since the founding of Perseus.
** Mycenae at the time was under the control of either Atreus or Thyestes, but the names of the responders do not appear in the anecdote. Tydeus's visit appears to be a fabrication.
1215 BC|Seven Against Thebes [Apo.3.6.1, Hyginus.70, Paus.9.9.1]
** Reinforcements on the Argos side included Arcadians and Messenians. [Paus.9.9.2, Paus.2.20.5]
** Probably two sons of Diocles of Pharae, Crethon and Ortilochus.
** Reinforcements on the Thebes side included Phocians and Phlegyans from the Minyan region. [Paus.9.9.2]
1215 BC | When Tydeus returned as a messenger to Thebes, he was attacked by the Thebes, but Maeon, son of Haemon, was the only one who survived. [Home.4.364]
1215 BC | Melanippus, son of Astacus, was slain by Amphiaraus. [Apo.3.6.8]
** In 712 BC, the Zypoetes of Megara led a group of immigrants and founded a town in Bithynia. The town came under attack from neighboring tribes, prompting Athenians to move there. The emigrants were led by a descendant of Astacus, a Sparti of Thebes. The name of the town became Astacus. [Memnon.12.1.1, Paus.5.12.7]
** The Athenians included descendants of the Sparti of Thebes, probably because the Gephyraeans from around Tanagra migrated to Athens in 1200 BC. [Herod.5.57, Paus.9.20.1]
1215 BC | Eteocles and Polyneices were killed in battle. Laodamas, son of Eteocles, became king of Thebes, and Creon became his guardian. [Paus.1.39.2]
1215 BC | Theseus made peace with Thebes and buried the abandoned bodies of the Argives. [Aelia.12.27, Plut.These.29]
** Pausanias also says that Theseus fought against Thebes and carried away his remains, or that there was no battle and that Thebes forgave him. [Paus.1.39.2]
** The 4th century BC orator Isocrates tells us that Athens threatened Thebes. [Isocra.Pan.170]
** Adrastus and other generals were buried in Eleusis, and the rest of the soldiers were buried in Eleutherae. [Plut.These.29]
** In the 6th century BC, Eleutherae wanted to become part of Athens. [Paus.1.38.8]
** From this time on, Eleutherae seems to have been more favorable to Athens than to Thebes.
1215 BC | Baton, a charioteer of Amphiaraus, moved to Harpyia near Encheleae in Illyria. [Polyb.Fr.2.34]
** Probably a confusion with Baton, the leader of Illyria. [Strabo.7.5.3]
1215 BC | Maron, son of Euanthes, son of Oenopion, founded Maroneia near Ismarus in Thrace. [Diod.1.20.2]

< 1st return of Heracleidae >
1215 BC | Hyllus invaded Peloponnesus and occupied various areas. [Apo.2.8.2]
** Mycenae, which had not recovered its strength, was besieged, and Hyllus seems to have occupied Mideia and Tiryns. [Pind.Ol.7.20, 75, Strabo.8.6.11]
1215 BC | Atreus was killed by Aegisthus. [Hyginus.88, Tzetzes.1.450]
**However, since Aegisthus was not killed by Agamemnon, Atreus appears to have lived out his natural life.
1215 BC | Agamemnon and Menelaus were exiled from Mycenae by Thyestes and exiled to Tyndareus. [Tzetzes.1.450-]
** Atreus, grandfather of Agamemnon and Menelaus, was the son of Autochthe, sister of Tyndareus' mother Gorgophone.
** So, Agamemnon and Menelaus went into exile, relying on Atreus' cousin Tyndareus.
1215 BC | Alcathous, son of Pelops, died at Megara. [Estimated from Paus.1.42.4]
1215 BC | Ajax, son of Telamon, migrated from the island of Salamis to Megara and succeeded Alcathous. [Paus.1.42.4]
1214 BC | The Heracleidae withdrew to Tricorythus due to a plague across Peloponnesus. [Apo.2.8.2, Diod.4.58.4]
** Hyllus received an oracle telling him to return after the third harvest. [Apo.2.8.2]
** The return to power of Mycenae and a rift between Hyllus and his half-brother Tlepolemus may have been the cause of their withdrawal.
** Tlepolemus did not retreat with Hyllus and others, but moved to Rhodes. [Apo.2.8.2, Diod.4.58.7]
1214 BC | Alcmena died at Megara. [Paus.1.41.1]
** A dispute arose over whether Alcmena should be buried in Argos or Thebes. [Paus.1.41.1]
** However, Alcmena was born in Mideia and had no connection to Argos.
** There were also tombs in Thebes for the grandchildren of Amphitryon and Alcmena, but it is thought that they could not be buried there.
** Alcmena was buried beside the tomb of Rhadamanthys in Ocaleae, in the territory of Hariartos in Boeotia. [Plut.Lysa.28]
** Her tomb at Alcmena was reburied in Sparta by Agesilaus of Sparta (399-358 BC) in the 4th century BC. [Plut.Mor.577e]
** In the tomb of Alcmena there was a bronze tablet with an ancient script (Cretan hieroglyphs) similar to Egyptian script written on it. [Plut.Mor.577e]
** Agesilaus entrusted a copy of the inscription on the bronze tablet to Eudoxus of Cnidos, who sent it to Nectanabis, king of Egypt, to decipher it. [Diogenes.8.87.]

1213 BC | Tlepolemus migrated to Rhodes and founded Lindus, Ilysus (Ialysus), and Cameirus. [Apo.2.8.2, Diod.4.58.7, Diod.7.7.1, Home.Il.2.662, Paus.2.22.8, Strabo.14.2.6]
** Tlepolemus remained with his grandmother's younger brother Licymnius, but Licymnius died of illness and, under pressure from Mycenae, seems to have moved to Rhodes.
** Licymnius reportedly died in Argos [Diod.4.58.7, Diod.7.7.1, Paus.2.22.8]
** Tlepolemus stayed in Midea, not Argos, and crossed over to Rhodes with the Tirynthians. [Pind.Ol.7.20, 75]
** Among the Tirynthians there was also Lebes, presumed to be the son of Eurystheus' brother Iphitus, who settled in Crete. [Estimated from Pind.Ol.7.75]
** The Acropolis of Tiryns was called Licymna after Licymnius. It is believed that the tomb of Licymnius was located there. [Strabo.8.6.11]
1212 BC | Neoptolemus was born the son of Achilles and Deidamia, daughter of Lycomedes. [Apo.3.13.8, Dictys.4.15, Epic.Cypria.1, Hyginus.97]
** Neoptolemus was born on the island of Scyros. [Strabo.9.5.16, Sopho.Philo.220]
1211 BC|Theseus' wife Phaedra dies. [Diod.4.63.2]

< 2nd return of Heracleidae >
1211 BC | Hyllus left Tricorythus for Peloponnesus, interpreting the oracle as "wait three years and return." [Apo.2.8.2]
1211 BC | Atreus marched into battle against the Heracleidae, adding Tegeatans and other peoples to his forces. [Diod.4.58.2]
** The king of Mycenae at this time was Thyestes, not Atreus.
1211 BC | Hyllus was slain in single combat with Echemus of Tegea at Isthmus. [Diod.4.58.4, Herod.9.26]
** It is unnatural that the Heracleidae side sends out a general, but the Peloponnesus side sends out reinforcements instead of a general.
** Agamemnon and Echemus, whom Thyestes had banished, were stepbrothers through their respective wives.
** The single combat between Hyllus and Echemus is believed to be a fiction, and Hyllus was killed in the battle.
1211 BC | The Heracleidae went to Aegimius, claimed the land his father had entrusted to him, and settled in the land of the Dorians. [Diod.4.58.6]
** There were probably some Ionians in Hyllus' army, and some of them died in battle, making it difficult for them to stay in Tricorythus.
** Antiochus, one of the greats of Athens, son of Heracles and Meda, daughter of Phylas of Dryopes, continued to live there. [Estimated from Paus.1.5.2]
** Macaria, daughter of Heracles and Deianeira, remained in Athens, becoming the wife of Demophon, son of Theseus. [JeromeChro.1148]

1210 BC | Theseus took Helen, the daughter of Tyndareus, from Idas and hid her in Aphidnae. [Diod.4.63.2, Plut.These.31]
** At the time, Helen was 7 years old [FGrH.Nr4.F168b], 10 years old [Diod.4.63.2], and 12 years old [Apo.E.1.23].
** Idas and Peirithous, the friend of Theseus, were of the same kind, whose common ancestor was Lapithes, the son of Aeolus, the son of Hippotes.
** Idas, son of Aphareus, son of Perieres, son of Aeolus, son of Lapithes. Peirithous, son of Ixion, son of Antion, son of Periphas, son of Lapithes.
** Idas and Theseus are also thought to have been friends through Peirithous. [Plut.These.30]
1210 BC | Theseus went to Thesprotis and was away from Athens. [Paus.1.18.4, Paus.2.22.6, Paus.3.18.5, Plut.These.31]
** Aornum in Thesprotis has an oracle that summons the dead. Theseus went to call his dead wife Phaedra. [Paus.9.30.6]
1210 BC | Theseus' two sons, Demophon and Acamas, went into exile to Elephenor of Chalcis in Euboea. [Aelia.4.5, Plut.These.35]
** Theseus evacuated his sons. [Plut.These.35] Demophon and Acamas were banished by Menestheus. [Aelia.4.5]
** Elephenor, son of Chalcodon, was the brother of Chalciope, the wife of Aegeus. In other words, he was the brother of Theseus' mother-in-law.
1210 BC | Dioscuri captures Aphidnae in Athens and takes Helen back to Lacedaemon. [Paus.2.22.6]
** It is said that Timalcus, the son of Megareus, also participated in the expedition and was killed by Theseus, but since Theseus was absent, there was no battle. [Paus.1.41.3-4, Paus.3.18.5]
1210 BC | Dioscuri was adopted by Aphidnus to be initiated into the mysteries of Eleusis. [Plut.These.33]
** For non-Athens citizen to be initiated into the Mysteries, they had to be adopted by an Athens citizen.
** By the time of the Persian War, Greeks were able to get started. [Herod.8.65]
1210 BC | Theseus returns to Athens, but is unable to control the antipathy of the inhabitants, and carries out a curse against the Athenians at Gargettus. [Plut.These.35]

1209 BC | Theseus fled to the island of Scyros, but was killed by Lycomedes. [Paus.1.17.6, Plut.These.35, Plut.Cimon.6]
** Theseus was exiled by the false slander of Lycus, and killed by Lycomedes in jealousy. [Suda.th.368]
1209 BC | Menestheus became king of Athens. [Euseb.185]
** The Heracleidae migrated from Tricorythus to the land of the Dorians, which seems to have made Theseus inferior.
** Dioscuri cooperated with Menestheus. [Paus.1.17.5]
** Dioscuri brought back Menestheus. [Apo.E.1.23]
** Dioscuri, encouraged by Menestheus, attacked Athens. [Plut.These.32]
** Dioscuri gave the throne to Menestheus. [Aelia.4.5]
** Historically, Dioscuri, who came to Athens to recapture Helen, appears to have been used by Menestheus, who plotted to seize power while Theseus was away.
1209 BC | The sons of Tyndareus, Castor and Polydeuces (Dioscuri), died fighting Messenia. [Apo.3.11.2]
** Pausanias writes that Dioscuri succeeded his father Tyndareus. [Paus.3.1.5, 3.17.2]
** However, they have a son, and it is difficult for their son-in-law Menelaus to inherit Sparta after that.
** It is more plausible that Dioscuri died before his father and that Tyndareus left Menelaus in charge of Sparta. [Apo.3.11.2]
1209 BC | Idas and Lynceus died fighting the sons of Tyndareus. [Apo.3.11.2]
** Castor died in the battle with Idas. [Apo.3.11.2]
** In the ensuing battle, Polydeuces killed Lynceus. [Paus.3.14.7, Paus.4.3.1]
** Idas and Lynceus likely died around this time, as Dioscuri helped Menestheus become king of Athens. [Aelian.4.5, Paus.1.17.5]
1209 BC | Nestor succeeded Idas and moved to near Arene in Messenia and founded Pylus. [Paus.4.3.1, Paus.4.3.7]
** Nestor appears to have succeeded Idas as his son-in-law.

1208 BC | Nestor visited Asclepius of Tricca in Thessaly. [Estimated from Strabo.1.1.16]
** He inherited Messenia from Idas, but the Lapiths in his territory disobeyed him, so he seems to have taken advantage of the powerful Lapiths of Thessaly.
** He seems to have brokered the marriage between Anticleia, daughter of Diocles of Pharae, and Machaon, son of Asclepius. [Paus.4.3.1]
** Nestor brought back the remains of Machaon, killed in battle at Troy, and buried them in Gerenia. [Paus.3.26.9-10]
1205 BC | Epigoni attacked Thebes [Apo.3.7.2, Diod.4.66.1, Paus.9.9.4, Paus.9.5.13]
** Ten years after Adrastus's attack on Thebes, it was the reign of Laodamas son of Eteocles. [Apo.3.7.2]
** Commanded by Alcmaeon, son of Amphiaraus. [Apo.3.7.2, Diod.4.66.1]
** Conducted by children of Polyneices. [Paus.9.33.1]
** Commanded by Thersander, son of Polyneices. [Paus.7.3.1]
** Reinforcements on the Thebes side were from the cities around Thebes. [Paus.9.9.4]
** Reinforcements on the Argos side were Messenians, Arcadians, Corinthians, and Megarians. [Paus.9.9.4]
** Hippolytus, the son of Theseus, was dragged to death when his chariot capsized. [Apo.E.1.19, Diod.4.62.3, Paus.2.32.10]
** Hippolytus appears to have joined Epigoni and died in battle. [Paus.2.32.1]
** In Troezen there was a sacred garden of Hippolytus, founded by Diomedes. Hippolytus and Diomedes were contemporaries.
1205 BC | Epigoni landed at Aulis by sea from Argos. Thebans awaited them at Glisas and a battle ensued. [Paus.9.5.13]
1205 BC | Thersander, son of Polyneices, became king of Thebes. [Paus.9.5.14]
1205 BC | Those fleeing Thebes gathered at Tilphossaeum near Alalcomenae. [Diod.4.66.5]
1205 BC | Tiresias, the seer of Thebes, died at Haliantia on his way to Delphi with the Argives. [Paus.7.3.1, Paus.9.33.1]
** Tiresias' daughter Manto was taken to Delphi as the best of their spoils. [Apo.3.7.4]
1205 BC | Manto, daughter of Tiresias, was taken prisoner by Alcmaeon, son of Amphiaraus. [Apo.3.7.7]
** Later Alcmaeon and Manto had a son, Amphilochus, and a daughter, Tisiphone. [Apo.3.7.7]
1205 BC | Laodamas, son of Eteocles, emigrated from Thebes to the Encheleans of Illyria. [Herod.5.61, Paus.9.5.13, Paus.9.8.6]
1205 BC | Some of the Thebans did not go to Illyria, but split up and migrated to Homole in Thessaly. [Paus.9.8.6-7]
1205 BC | Some Thebans founded Hestiaea (Histiaea) in northern Euboea. [Apo.3.7.3]
1205 BC | Part of the Thebans hid in Alalcomenia and Tilphosium mountains southwest of Copais Lake until the Argives left. [Diod.19.53]
1205 BC | Adrastus accompanied Epigoni against Thebes and died at Megara on his way back. [Paus.1.43.1]
1205 BC | The Pelasgians of Cabeiraea, about 5 km west of Thebes, migrated to Athens. [Herod.2.51, Paus.9.25.7]
1205 BC | Atreus' grandson Menelaus married Helen, daughter of Tyndareus of Sparta. [Hyginus.78, Paus.2.22.6]
1205 BC | Menelaus was transferred the throne of Lacedaemon by his father-in-law Tyndareus. [Apo.3.11.2, Apo.E.2.16]

1204 BC | Alcmaeon expeditioned to Acarnania and founded Argos (later Argos-Amphilochicum). [Strabo.7.7.7, Strabo.10.2.25]
** Alcmaeon took Manto and other prisoners and headed for Illyria, but on the way, he founded Astacus near the mouth of the Achelous River. [Estimated from Strabo.10.2.21]
** Diomedes' ally was Sthenelus, son of Capaneus, not Alcmaeon. [Hygnius.175]
** Alcmaeon's motivation for Acarnania's expedition appears to have been the desire of his captives to go to Illyria.
** Evarchus, the tyrant of Astacus around the time of the Peloponnesian war, appears to be a descendant of Sparti, who was among the captives of Epigoni. [Estimated from Memnon.12.1]
** Alcmaeon was a descendant of Melampus, and his sons Acarnan and Amphoterus, who may have taught Hesiod the arts of divination. [Paus.9.31.5]
** Hesiod was killed at Oineon, about 15 km east of Naupactus. [Plut.Mor.969e, Thyc.3.96]
** Hesiod is thought to have traveled back and forth between Acarnania and Boeotia.
** Megistias, a seer from Acarnania who took part in the battle of Thermopylae, was a descendant of Melampus. [Herod.7.221]
** Alcmaeon's younger brother Amphilochus also participated in this expedition and is thought to have never returned to Argos.
** Thucydides writes that Amphilochus took part in the Trojan expedition. [Thucy.2.68]
** However, for the following reasons, it is assumed that Alcmaeon's younger brother Amphilochus did not participate in the Trojan expedition.
** 1. Since both brothers participated in Epigoni's attack on Thebes, there is no way the younger brother would not participate in the founding of a town in a remote area.
** 2. His brother Alcmaeon refused Agamemnon's request, and it is unlikely that his brother was the only one to take part in the Trojan expedition.
** 3. Homer does not mention Amphilochus.
** 4. Homer lists three generals of Argos. [Home.Il.2.557]
** (1) Sthenelus, son of Capaneus, head of the three royal families of Argos.
** (2) Diomedes, representative of Cyanippus, son of Aegialeus, son of Adrastus, son of Talaus, of the royal house of Bias.
** (3) Euryalus, son of Mecisteus, son of Talaus, of the royal house of Bias.
** If Amphilochus's expedition to Troy is true, he should have been named as a general of the royal house of Melampus, one of the three royal families of Argos.
** 5. Amphilochus' wife and children are unknown, although his older brother Alcmaeon has many names of wives and children, and it is thought that he left Greece at a young age.
** 6. In many historical sources he is confused with his brother Alcmaeon and the son of Manto, who was born at Colophon in Asia Minor and died at Mallus in Cilicia.

1203 BC | Thersander of Thebes brought back those who had fled to Illyria and Homole, pursued by the Epigoni. [Diod.19.53, Paus.9.8.7, Strabo.9.2.3]
1203 BC | Agamemnon ascends the throne of Mycenae. [Euseb.177]
** Troy fell in the 18th year of Agamemnon's reign. [Euseb.177, Cleme.Str.1.21]
** Agamemnon and Menelaus led the Lacedaemonians back to Mycenae. [Tzetzes.1.460]
** They ordered Thyestes and his son Aegisthus to live on the island of Cythera, off the coast of the Gulf of Laconia. [FGrH.10.11, Tzetzes.1.460]
** Thyestes died on the island of Cythera. [Estimated from Home.Od.4.512]
1202 BC | Oeneus exiles from Calydon to Diomedes of Argos, chased by the sons of Agrius. [Paus.2.25.2]
1202 BC | Diomedes went on an expedition to Aetolia to avenge his grandfather Oeneus, who had been driven from Calydon. [Paus.2.25.2]
** Diomedes' collaborator was Sthenelus, son of Capaneus [Hygnius.175], not Alcmaeon, son of Amphiaraus [Apo.1.8.6, Strabo.10.2.25].
** Sthenelus was a close friend of Diomedes. [Hygnius.257]
** The sons of Agrius, son of Parthaon of Pleuron, enemies of Oeneus, were related to Alcmaeon as cousins and grandsons.
** I don't think Alcmaeon helped his kin fight against him.
** Diomedes' expedition to Aetolia followed Epigoni's attack on Thebes. [Strabo.7.7.7]
** Oeneus died before the Trojan War, so Diomedes' expedition to Aetolia took place before the Trojan War. [Home.Il.14.117]
** Diomedes left Aetolia in charge of Andraemon, Oeneus' son-in-law of Amphissa. [Apo.1.8.6]
** The Thestius and Agrius families fled into the interior of Aetolia and founded Thestia and Agrinium. [LeakeN.1.155]
** Thestia and Agrinium belonged to Eurytania, the largest in number. [LeakeN.2.623]
** Thestia and Agrinium existed when King Philip V of Macedonia attacked the Aetolians in 218 BC. [Polyb.5.7]
1202 BC | Alcmaeon married Callirhoe, daughter of Achelous. [Paus.8.24.9]
** Hypermnestra, wife of Oecles, father of Amphiaraus, father of Alcmaeon, was a descendant of Pleuron, son of Aetolus, and Callirhoe's maternal ancestor was Pleuron.
1202 BC | Agamemnon attacked Argos and placed it under control of Mycenae. [Strabo.10.2.25]
** Agamemnon targeted a time when many of the soldiers of Argos were on an expedition to Aetolia with Diomedes. [Strabo.10.2.25]
1202 BC | Oeneus left Calydon to his son-in-law Andraemon and went to Argos with his grandson Diomedes to die. [Apo.1.8.6, Paus.2.25.2]
** Some legends say that Oeneus was killed by the sons of Agrius in Arcadia while on his way to Argos with his grandson Diomedes. [Apo.1.8.6]

1200 BC | The Gephyraeans around Tanagra migrated to Athens, chased by Poemander, grandson of Poemander, son of Chaeresilaus. [Herod.5.57, Paus.9.20.1]
** Shortly after the Epigoni attack on Thebes, the Gephyraeans were chased by the Boeotians and migrated to Athens. [Herod.5.61]
** It seems that the Gephyraeans returned the debt of accepting the Athenians who had been chased by Eumolpus in 1415 BC. [Suda.Delta.1395]
1200 BC | The Pelasgians from Ravenna, a town in the northeastern part of the Italian peninsula, were oppressed by the Tyrrhenians and migrated to Thesprotia. [Estimated from Strabo.5.1.7]
** The Pelasgians, who migrated from Thessaly to Ravenna in 1390 BC, returned to Thessaly. [Strabo.5.1.7]
1200 BC | Rhacius, son of Lebes, emigrated from Crete to Asia Minor and founded Colophon. [Paus.7.3.1]
1200 BC | Zacynthus, son of Dardanus, migrated from Psophis in Arcadia to the island of Zacynthus. [Paus.8.24.3]
** Psophis of Arcadia was called Phegia at the time of Epigoni's attack on Thebes. He was participating in the Troy expedition from the island of Zacynthus.
** Therefore, the migration of Zacynthus seems to have occurred around this time. [Paus.8.24.8, Home.Il.2.631]
1198 BC|Helen was taken to Troy. [Apo.E.3.1-5, Dictys.1.3]
** Two years after Helen was taken away, she finished preparing and went on an expedition to Troy. [Apo.E.3.18]
** Helen was buried in Therapne near Sparta. [Paus.3.19.9]
1197 BC|Hermione was born in Sparta, the daughter of Menelaus and Helen. [Apo.E.3.3, Paus.10.16.4]
** Hermione was born nine years before the expedition to Troy.
** Hermione was nine years old when Helen was taken to Troy. [Apo.E.3.3]
1196 BC | An event known as the 1st Troy Expedition.
** Agamemnon's expeditionary force mistook Mysia for Troy and failed to land there. [Apo.E.3.17, Strabo.1.1.17]
** Achilles commanded the navy at the age of 15. [Apo.E.3.16]
** It was the 13th year of the reign of Menestheus, King of Athens [1209-1186 BC]. [Parian.Marble.23]
** Alcmaeon, who led the Epigoni, was the brother of Thersander's wife Demonassa and the benefactor who restored Thebes to the throne.
** Alcmaeon had two children with Manto, the daughter of Tiresias, and then went on an expedition to Aetolia, and took Callirhoe as his wife in Acarnania. [Paus.8.24.9]
** Alcmaeon entrusts Thersander with the Epigoni captives and Manto, who wishes to emigrate to a new world. [Estimated]

1196 BC | Thersander went to visit Telephus, who had migrated from Tegea to Mysia, but he died there. [Apo.E.3.17, Strabo.1.1.17]
** Tlesimenes and Biantes, two sons of Telephus' cousin Parthenopaeus, took part in Epigoni's attack on Thebes from Mysia. [Hyginus.71]
** Tlesimenes and Biantes were comrades of Alcmaeon and Thersander and guided them to Mysia. [Estimated]
** Telephus's strength was so famous that it gave rise to the saying that it is easy to ravage Mysia when Telephus is away. [FGrH.Nr327.F19]
** This proverb also influenced the legend that Thersander was killed by Telephus after landing on Mysia, mistaking him for Troy.
1196 BC | Manto, the daughter of Tiresias, moved south from Mysia and lived with the Cretans who lived in Colophon. [Paus.7.3.2, Paus.9.33.2]
1196 BC | Manto married Rhacius, son of Lebes, a Mycenaean who migrated from Crete to Colophon. [Epic.Epigoni.3]
** Rhacius wept when he heard from Manto of the fall of Thebes. [Epic.Epigoni.3]
** Lebes, the father of Rhacius, appears to have been the son of Iphitus, son of Sthenelus of Mycenae. [Epic.Epigoni.3]
** Astymedusa (sister of Eurystheus), the sister of Iphitus, the father of Lebes, the father of Rhacius, was the wife of Oedipus of Thebes. [Estimated from FGrH.333.95]
1194 BC | Manto founded the oracle of Apollon at Clarus on the seashore near Colophon. [Photos.186.6]
1190 BC | When Agamemnon heard about Troy's prosperity from Rhacius of Colophon, he decided to go on an expedition. [Estimated]
1190 BC | Agamemnon made Euneus of Nemea ruler of Lemnos in order to use it as a supply base for the Trojan expedition. [Estimated]
** The inhabitants of Lemnos were settlers from Naxos led by Thoas, father of Euneus' mother Hypsipyle, and Minyans who had fled from Thessay.
** Agamemnon appears to have spread that Euneus was the son of Jason, who led the expedition of Argonauts and Hypsipyle, in order to subjugate both populations.
** Historical sources stating that Euneus' father was Jason. [Apo.1.9.17, FGrH.Nr12.F14, Home.Il.7.464; 23.738, Hyginus.15, 273, Statius.6.340, Strabo.1.2.38]
** Euneus appears to be the son of Pronax, son of Talaus of Nemea, and Hypsipyle, for the following reasons:
** (Reason 1) At the time of the Argonauts' expedition, Hypsipyle, daughter of Thoas, son of Ariadne, daughter of Minos, was about 7 years old.
** (Reason 2) Hypsipyle and Jason had a son, Nebrophonus (or Deipylus), in addition to Euneus. [Apo.1.9.17, Hyginus.273]
** The circumstances in which Hypsipyle, who was on the island of Lemnos, came to live in Nemea are estimated as follows.
** An unfortunate incident with the Thoas family on the island of Lemnos leaves only Hypsipyle, and an expedition of Argonauts stops there.
** Among the expedition were Phliasus and Eurymedon, who lived in Phlius, brothers of Hypsipyle's father Thoas.
** Hypsipyle was adopted by her uncle and raised in Phlius. When the time came for her to marry, she married Pronax of Nemea, about 7 km from Phlius.
** Alternatively, unrelated to the Argonauts' expedition, Hypsipyle lived in Phlius, adopted by her uncle.

1190 BC | Agamemnon attacked Hippolytus, son of Rhopalus of Sicyon, and took control of Sicyon. [Paus.2.6.7]
1190 BC | Achilles attacked Poemander of Tanagra, who refused to take part in the Trojan expedition. [Plut.QuestGr.37]
** This seems to have led to continued conflict between Thebes and Eleutherae. In the 6th century BC, Eleutherae wanted to become part of Athens. [Paus.1.38.8]
1190 BC | Poemander of Tanagra killed his son through his negligence and was cleansed by Elephenor of Chalcis. [Plut.QuestGr.37]
1190 BC|Aegestus, grandson of Phaenodamas, killed by Laomedon, returned to Ilium from Sicily with Priam's permission. [Antiq.1.52.2-3]
1190 BC | Pylades, son of Strophius, son of Crisus, son of Phocus, migrated south from Crissa and founded Cirrha on the shores of the Gulf of Crissa. [Pind.Py.11]
1189 BC | Alcmaeon was killed in Arcadia by the sons of Phegeus, Temenus and Axion. [Paus.8.24.10]
** Alcmaeon declines Agamemnon's request to join the Trojan expedition, so it is unlikely that he left the town he founded in Acarnania.
1189 BC | Menelaus gathered the participants of his expedition and held a conference at HeIlenium in Sparta. [Dares.10, Paus.3.12.6]
1188 BC | At the temple of Hera in Argos, participants in the Troy expedition voted for the name of a suitable commander, and Agamemnon was elected. [Dictys.1.16]
1188 BC | The Argives who participated in the expedition to Troy vowed to conquer Troy at the place where the urn of Tantalus in Argos was placed. [Paus.2.22.2]
1188 BC | Second expedition to Troy with Agamemnon as its commander
** This was eight years after the event known as the First Trojan Expedition. [Apo.E.3.19]
** After gathering at the port of Phalerum in Athens, Achilles and Patroclus, representing them, received an oracle at Delphi and proceeded to Aulis. [Dares.14, Paus.1.1.2]
** Telamon saw off ships from Salamis heading from Athens to Aulis. [Paus.1.35.3, Paus.8.28.4]
** The battle lasted ten years. [Athen.343d, Apo.E.3.19, Apo.E.5.8, Dictys.3.23, DioChry.7.96, Diod.37.1.2, Demosthenes (Funeral Speech.10), GrAntho (5.139 and many others), Hyginus. 108, Isocrates (To Philip.111, Panegyricus.83), Ovid.Meta.13.640, Plato.Laws.682), PlutMor.350e, Thucy.1.11, Virgil.Aeneid.8.370]
** Protesilaus, son of Iphiclus, was the first to arrive at Troy. [Arr.1.11.5, Apo.E.3.30, Dictys.2.11, Hyginus.103]
** The tomb of Protesilaus is located in Elaesus of Chersonese. [Arr.1.115, GrAntho.7.141, Herod.9.116, HygAstro.2.40.3, Pliny.16.238]
** << Reasons why the expedition seems not to have lasted 10 years >>
** Agamemnon's reign lasted 18 years. [Cleme.Str.1.21, Euseb.Chron.179, JeromeChro.1197]
** Agamemnon controlled Achaia, Argolis, and the Gulf region of Messenia before the Trojan expedition. [Home.Il.2.569, Home.Il.9.150, Strabo.8.4.1]
** Eight years seems too short a period for Agamemnon to take Mycenae from Thyestes and then bring half of Peloponnesus under his control.
** << Reasons why the expedition seems not to have lasted one year >>
** Ajax, the son of Telamon, who died during the Trojan expedition, and his sons with captive women lived in Athens. [Dictys.5.16, Plut.Arist.19, Harp10Orat.e167]
** It may be true that they were away for some years, but I don't think they were in a place that they could go to in 3 or 4 days for 10 years. [Home.Il.9.356, Home.Od.3.151]

1188 BC | Euneus on the island of Lemnos entertains and supplies the Trojan expeditionary force. [Home.Il.2.716, Home.Il.7.464, Home.Il.8.212]
1188 BC | Achilles attacked the Lesbians who were allied with Troy. Achilles killed Phorbas and took his daughter Diomedea as a trophy. [Dictys.2.16, Home.9.656]
1188 BC | Achilles attacked Miletus and killed Trambelus, king of the Leleges. [Athen.43d]
1188 BC | Agamemnon forcibly relocated the inhabitants of the island of Tenedos off the coast of Troy to Tenea in Argolis. [Paus.2.5.4]
1188 BC | Ajax, son of Telamon, killed Teuthras, ruler of the Phrygians, and took his daughter Tecmessa captive. [Dictys.2.18]
** This Teuthras is not the stepfather of Telephus of Mysia. Probably a resident of Phrygia near Hellespont, near Chersonese.
1188 BC | The Pelasgians, who had migrated from the island of Sicily and lived in Acarnania, invaded Boeotia. [Paus.1.28.3]
1188 BC | The Boeotians, chased by the Thracians and Pelasgians, migrated to Arne in Thessaly. [Diod.19.53, Strabo.9.2.3]
** << Why the Boeotians chose Arne as their place of exile >>
** When Amphion and Zethus attacked Thebes in 1330 BC, Amphictyon's grandson Locrus also assisted. [FGrH.Nr333.F170]
** Locrus led the Leleges. [Hesiod.Women.82]
**At this time Locrus' cousin Boeotus also joined with his sons.
** This seems to have been the beginning of Boeotus's son Itonus immigrating to Boeotia. [Diod.19.53, Strabo.7.7.2]
** The descendants of Boeotus led the Boeotians against Troy, and those who remained were chased into exile in Arne.
**Thracians were synonymous with Boeotia. [Pliny.4.27]
** Hyantes was chased by Cadmus and settled in Hyampolis in Phocis. [Diod.19.53, Strabo.9.2.3]
** The Thracians occupied Orchomenus. [FGrH.Nr4.F42b]
** The Pelasgians occupied Coroneia. [Diod.19.53, Strabo.9.2.3]
** The Thracians also captured Thebes. The Thebans' prisoners were taken to Haliartus, but were recaptured. [Paus.9.16.6]

1188 BC | The Orchomenians, led by Athamas, a descendant of Athamas, son of Aeolus, migrated to Ionia and founded Teos. [Paus.7.3.6, Strabo.14.1.3]
** Colophon, just east of Teos, was home to captives from Epigoni's attack on Thebes, who settled there before the Trojan War. [Paus.7.3.2, Paus.9.33.2]
** The Orchomenians, led by descendant of Athamas who migrated to Teos, were brought back by Philip in the 4th century BC. [Paus.9.37.8]
1188 BC | Some of the Orchomenians, chased by the Thracians, were accepted into Athens and lived in Munychia. [FGrH.Nr4.F42b]
** Munychus was the son of Demophon and Laodice, daughter of Priam. [Plut.These.34] Munychus was the son of Acamas and Laodice. [Parthe.16]
** The sons of Theseus, Demophon and Acamas, did not go to Troy, so they are all likely creations.
1188 BC | The sons of Theseus, Demophon and Acamas, who had fled to Chalcis, returned to Athens and took control of the Athenians. [Estimated]
1188 BC | The Athenians went to the island of Scyros and avenged Theseus by killing Lycomedes. [Suda.th.368]
1187 BC | Aegisthus, son of Thyestes, returned to Mycenae from the island of Cythera. [Inferred from killing Agamemnon]
1187 BC | Agamemnon's illegitimate son Halaesus emigrated from Mycenae to Falerii in Italy. [Ovid.Fasti.4.63]
** Halaesus did not participate in the expedition to Troy, and appears to have remained behind.
** Halaesus was also associated with Alsium, about 46 km south-southwest of Falerii. [ItaPunica.1.1]
1186 BC | The Thesprotians invaded and captured Thessaly. [Herod.7.176, Strabo.9.5.23]
** The Phocians built a wall to prevent the invasion of the Thesprotians [Herod.7.176]
** Thucydides considers Thesprotians to be non-Greeks [Thucy.2.80]
** The Boeotians of Arne in Thessaly returned to Boeotia after being defeated by Haimon. [Suda.pi.962]
** Some residents of Arne remained as penestai (serfs) and continued to live there until the third generation. [Athen.264b, Suda.Pi.962]
1186 BC | The prophet Peripoltas migrated from Arne to Chaeroneia with Opheltes, son of Peneleus, and the Boeotians. [Plut.Cimon.1]
** Opheltes appears to have been with Arne of Thessaly for only two years.
** Opheltes appears to have been powerless at this time to retake Coroneia from the Pelasgians, where he lived before going to Thessaly.
** Chaeroneia was then called Arne. [FGrH.Nr4.F81, Paus.9.40.5]

1186 BC | Neoptolemus was summoned by an oracle to help with the fall of Ilium. [Apo.E.5.11]
** Neoptolemus was chased from Thessaly by the Thesprotians, passed through the island of Scyros, and is believed to have traveled to Troy with news of the fall of Thessaly.
1186 BC | Fall of Troy (May 29)
** Troy fell on the eighth day after the end of the month of Thargelion, seventeen days before the summer solstice. [Antiq.1.63.1]
** The fall of Troy is said to have occurred on a full moon day in the month of Thargelion in the year that Demophon became king of Athens.
** Based on the historical solar eclipse of April 16, 1178 BC, and calculating the lunar cycle as 29.53 days, Ilium was occupied on May 29, 1186 BC.
** Odyssey Eclipse - https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEhistory/SEhistory.html
** Herodotus describes the Trojan War as a tragic event that preceded the Persian invasion of Greece. [Herod.6.98]
** It appears that the expeditionary force was disbanded after news of the fall of Thessaly arrived.
** In reality, it seems that Troy was attacked but did not fall.
1186 BC|Neoptolemus stopped at Tenedos and stayed for two days. [Apo.E.6.5]
** < The reason why Neoptolemus gave up on returning to Thessaly >
** Neoptolemus's homeland was taken by Acastus, but he recaptured it and returned to his homeland. [Dictys.6.7-9]
** Neoptolemus, after going to the land of the Molossians, inherited his former domain after the death of Peleus. [Apo.E.6.13]
** Neoptolemus despised his return and migrated to the land of the Molossians. [Paus.1.11.1]
** Neoptolemus was absent from his father's kingdom and lost his kingdom. [Just.17.3, LeakeN.4.175]
1186 BC | Diomedes anchored near Phalerum in Athens and engaged in a night battle with Demophon. [FGrH.Nr325.F12, Paus.1.28.9]
** Diomedes, along with Nestor and Menelaus, returned via Tenedos, Lesbos, Chios, Psyria, and Euboea. [Home.Od.3.151]
** Menelaus and Agamemnon conflict over return, Menelaus starts with half of the Achaeans, and Odysseus returns to Agamemnon from the island of Tenedos. [Home.Od.3.151]
** Diomedes' arrival at Argos was on the fourth day of his departure from Troy. [Home.Od.3.151]
** Achilles said he would reach Phthia on the third day. [Home.Il.9.356]
** On return from Troy, Nestor stopped at the island of Ceos and built the temple of Nedusian Athena. [Strabo.10.5.6]
** It is thought that the island was later built by people living near the Nedon River in the back of Messenia Bay and moved to the island.
** The descendants of Eumelus, son of Admetus of Pherae, migrated to Athens. [FGrH.4.125]
** Eurypylus, son of Euaemon of Ormenium, settled in Patrae (Achaia) according to the oracle of Delphi. [Paus.7.19.6-]

1186 BC | Agamemnon stopped at Tenedos before returning home. [Apo.E.6.5]
** Agamemnon encountered a storm near Cape Malea in Laconia. [Home.Od.4.512]
** The people of Pellene of Achaia, who were part of Agamemnon's fleet, were swept away by a storm and settled in Pellene on the Chalcidice peninsula. [Thucy.4.120]
1186 BC | Achilles' foster parent Phoenix died near Thermopylae. [Home.Il.9.485, Apo.E.6.12]
1186 BC | Neoptolemus migrated to the land of the Molossians. [Apo.E.6.12]
1186 BC | The Athenians, led by Menestheus, were unable to land in Athens and moved to Scylletium in the southern part of the Italian peninsula. [Strabo.6.1.10]
1186 BC | The Athenians, led by Menestheus, migrated to Elaea near Cyme in the region of Aeolis. [Strabo.13.3.5]
1186 BC | Teucer, son of Telamon, prevented by his father from disembarking, emigrated to Cyprus and founded Salamis. [Just.44.3, Paus.1.28.11, Parian.Marble.26]
** Teucer heard rumors of his father's death and returned to his homeland, but was stopped by Eurysaces, son of Ajax, who settled in Hispania. [Just.44.3]
** Ajax, believed to be Teucer's son, ruled the Olbe region in Cilicia Tracheia. [Strabo.14.5.10]
1186 BC | Podalirus, son of Asclepius, founded Syrnus near Bybastus in the region of Caria, ruled by Damaethus. [FGrH.Nr70.F167, Paus.3.26.10, Parthe.1, Steph.Byz.593.17]
** Damaethus is presumed to be the son of Staphylus, son of Ariadne, daughter of Minos.
** Podalirus married Syrna, daughter of Damaethus.

1186 BC | Manto, daughter of Tiresias, died at Colophon. [Photos.186.6]
** Manto's son Mopsus inherited the oracle of Apollon in the seaside town of Clarus near Colophon. [Photos.186.6]
** The oracle of Apollo in Clarus is believed to have been founded by Manto.
1186 BC | Polypoetes, son of Peirithous, and Leonteus, son of Coronus, settled in Colophon. [Apo.E.3.14, Apo.E.6.2, Dares.14]
1186 BC | Calchas moved to Pamphylia and founded Selge. [Herod.7.91, Paus.7.3.7, Strabo.12.7.3, Strabo.14.4.3]
** Pamphylia is named after the sister of Mopsus. [StephByz.P498.15]
** Pamphylia is named after the daughter of Mopsus. [Photos.176]
**Selge became a trusted ally of Alexander the Great. [Arr.1.28.1]
1186 BC|Agapenor, son of Ancaeus, did not return to Arcadia, but founded Paphos near Palaepaphos in southwestern Cyprus. [Strabo.14.6.3]
1186 BC | The Magnesians settled in Delphi, dedicating one-tenth of his booty to Delphi. [Photoios.186.29]
1186 BC | Elymus and Aegestus sailed from Troy. [Antiq.1.52.1]
1186 BC | Aeneas, son of Anchises, sailed from Troy. [Antiq.1.63.2, Virg.Aene.3.1]
1186 BC | Elymus and Aegestus arrived on the banks of the Crimisus River in the northwest of Sicily. [Antiq.1.52.1]

1185 BC | Aegisthus killed Agamemnon. [Home.Od.11.404, Home.Od.24.15, Paus.2.16.6]
** The crime took place in the mansion of Aegisthus. [Home.Od.24.15, 4.512]
** Agamemnon, on his way home, was washed away at Cape Malea, on the right-hand peninsula of the Gulf of Laconia, and arrived in the land where Thyestes lived and now Aegisthus lived. [Home.Od.4.512]
** Andron of Halicarnassus assumes that Aegisthus lived on the island of Cythera. [FGrH.Nr10.F11]
** Agamemnon settled Thyestes and Aegisthus on the island of Cythera. [Tzetzes.1.460]
** The tombs of Agamemnon and those who were slain with him were in Mycenae. [Paus.2.16.6]
** The place where Orestes killed Aegisthus and Clytaemnestra also appears to be within the walls of Mycenae.
** When the Heracleidae, led by Temenus, invaded Peloponnesus, Tisamenus, son of Orestes, fortified himself in Argos.
1185 BC | Aeneas, son of Anchises, moved south after wintering in Thrace. [Antiq.1.63.2]
1185 BC | Aeneas stopped at the island of Delos and was welcomed by the priest Anius. [Antiq.1.50.1, Virg.Aene.3.69]
** Anius' father Zarex and Achilles were cousins whose common ancestor was Cecrops, the 7th king of Athens, and this legend appears to be a fiction.
1185 BC | Aeneas stopped on the island of Cythera and built a temple to Aphrodite. [Antiq.1.50.1]
** Cythera Island is thought to have been a territory of Mycenae, and this legend is also thought to be a fiction. [FGrH.Nr10.F11, Tzetzes.1.460]
1185 BC | Aeneas was welcomed by Elymus and Aegestus in Sicily and helped found Aegesta and Elyma. [Antiq.1.52.4]
** Aeneas' destination was Sicily, where he likely planned to meet up with Elymus and Aegestus.

1184 BC | Diomedes was sentenced to death for a plot by his wife Aegialeia, supported by Aegisthus, and left Argos to migrate to Aetolia. [Diod.7.3.1]
** Diomedes' wife Aegialeia was unfaithful to Cometes, son of Sthenelus. [Apo.E.6.9, Tzetzes.3.280]
1184 BC | Diomedes, son of Tydeus, migrated from Aetolia to the eastern coast of the Italian peninsula and founded Argyrippe. [Tzetzes.1.760, Strabo.6.3.9]
** Diomedes and Euippe, daughter of Daunius (or Daunus), king of the Daunians, had two sons, Diomedes and Amphinomus. [Antoninus.37]
** Brundisium was founded by the Aetolians who traveled with Diomedes. [Just.12.2]
** Arpi and Beneventum were founded by Diomedes. [Solinus.2.10]
1184 BC | Aeneas left his winter quarters in Sicily and moved north up the west coast of the Italian peninsula. [Antiq.1.63.2]
1184 BC | Aeneas landed near Laurentum. [Antiq.1.45.1]
** It was the 35th year of Latinus' reign. [Antiq.1.44.3] Mid-summer [Antiq.1.63.3]
** Aeneas had 600 companions. (It seems that family members are not included.) [Solinus.2.14]
1184 BC | Aeneas founded Lavinium near Laurentum. [Antiq.1.45.1, Just.43.1]
** Legend has it that the founder of Lavinium was Latinus, who named the town after his daughter. [Strabo.5.3.2]
1182 BC | Aeneas married Lavinia, daughter of Latinus. [Antiq.1.60.1, Euseb.Chron.283, Just.43.1]
** There is also a tradition that Aeneias and Lavinia were married after Latinus was killed in battle.
** However, since Latinus inherited Laurentum, it seems likely before the battle. [Euseb.Chron.283]
** Aeneias was probably born when his father Anchises was about 40 years old. [FGrH.Nr2.F39]

1182 BC | Latinus was killed in battle against the rebellious Rutulians. [Antiq.1.43.2, Antiq.1.64.2, Just.43.1]
1182 BC | Halaesus, son of Agamemnon, was killed in battle against Pallas, son of Evander, an ally of Aeneas. [Virg.Aene.10.411]
1182 BC | Diomedes, son of Tydeus, declines a request for reinforcements from Turnus, king of the Rutulians. [Ovid.Meta.14.460]
1182 BC | Pallas, son of Evander, was killed in battle against Turnus, king of the Rutulians, on the side of Aeneas. [Virg.Aene.10.466]
1182 BC | Turnus of the Rutulians was killed in battle against Aeneas. [Euseb.Chron.283, Just.43.1]
1182 BC | Aeneas succeeded Laurentum. [Antiq.1.43.2, Antiq.1.64.2, Diod.7.5.2, Just.43.1]
1182 BC | Halaesus, son of Agamemnon, was killed in battle against Pallas, son of Evander, an ally of Aeneas. [Virg.Aene.10.411]
1181 BC | Menestheus died on the island of Melos. [Apo.E.6.15b, JeromeChro.1181]
1180 BC | Aeneas and Lavinia have a daughter, Aemilia. [Plut.Romu.2]
1180 BC | Aeneas' father Anchises dies. [Antiq.1.64.5]
** Anchises died the year before the battle in which Aeneas was killed. [Antiq.1.64.5]
** Pausanias tells us that the tomb of Anchises is in Arcadia. It is thought that this tradition was created because the names of the mountains are similar. [Paus.8.12.8]
** Vergilius tells us that Anchises died at Drepanum in western Sicily. [Virg.Aene.3.692]

1179 BC | Aeneas is killed in battle against the Rutulians who have revolted again. Ascanius succeeded Laurentum. [Antiq.1.64.3, Just.43.1]
** Aeneas died in the seventh year after the fall of Troy. [Antiq.1.65.1]
1178 BC | Aeneas and Lavinia have a son, Silvius. [Antiq.1.70.1]
1178 BC | Orestes killed Aegisthus and became king of Mycenae. [Dictys.6.3, Hyginus.119]
** Pylades, a friend of Orestes, killed the sons of Nauplius who had joined Aegisthus. [Paus.1.22.6]
** The description in Book 3 of "The Return of the Sons of Atreus" that "Hermioneus chased Iasus and stabbed him with a spear" seems to be a reference to this time. [Athen.9.399a]
** Hermioneus seems to be a brother of Pylades.
** It seems to be a fiction that Orestes is said to have received reinforcements from Crete and Athens. [Dictys.6.3]
** In reality, Aegisthus was old, so it is thought that Orestes took control of Mycenae upon hearing of Aegisthus' death.
1178 BC | Menelaus sacked the region of Troas and returned in the eighth year. [Paus.3.22.2]
** Menelaus returned on the day Orestes killed Aegisthus in the eighth year of his reign and was holding a memorial feast. [Home.Od.3.312]
** Menelaus returned after eight years of wandering and met Orestes, who had completed his revenge. [Apo.E.6.29]
** In reality, Menelaus appears to have returned shortly after the fall of Troy. One wonders then why he doesn't avenge his brother's death, so it seems likely that he returned in the eighth year. It is presumed that Menelaus was no match for Aegisthus.

1176 BC | Cylarabes, son of Sthenelus, died. [Paus.2.18.5]
** The royal line of Argos, which had lasted 574 years from Phoroneus son of Inachus, ended.
1176 BC | Orestes, son of Agamemnon, captured Argos. [Paus.2.18.5]
** At this time Orestes lived in Mycenae. [Paus.2.18.5]
1175 BC | Hippothous, king of Arcadia, moved his capital from Tegea to Trapezus. [Paus.8.5.4]
** Hippothous appears to have been born before 1262 BC, as he participated in the Calydon boar hunt. [Paus.8.45.7]
1175 BC | Orestes migrated from Mycenae to Arcadia following the oracle of Apollo of Delphi. [Paus.8.5.4]
** Since Orestes died in Tegea, there seems to be a connection between the transfer of the capital to Trapezus and the migration of Orestes. [Herod.1.67]
** Orestes also held most of Arcadia. [Paus.2.18.5]
** During the Messenian War, the Arcadians supported the Messenians as kin.
** Agamemnon controlled seven towns on the coast of Messenia, and many Achaeans appear to have settled in Messenia.
** Many Achaeans appear to have migrated to Tegea along with the Orestes.

< 3rd return of Heracleidae >
1175 BC | Cleodaeus, son of Hyllus, leads the Dorians in an unsuccessful attempt to return to Peloponnesus. [Estimated, Paus.3.15.10, Paus.4.30.1]
1175 BC | Abia, the nurse of Heracles' son Glenus (or Gleneus), abandoned their return and settled in Ire of Messenia. [Paus.4.30.1]
** Abia, the nurse of Heracles' son Glenus (born 1224 BC), is estimated to have been born in 1241 BC. Glenus also appears to have taken part in the expedition.
** Glenus was older than Cleodaeus and was the son of the progenitor Heracles.
** However, it appears that the Heracleidae were led by Cleodaeus, son of Hyllus, son of Heracles, king of the Dorians. [Paus.4.30.1]
** The age difference between Cleodaeus and his son Aristomachus is more than 40 years, and it is likely that his eldest son joined Cleodaeus on the expedition.
** Cleodaeus was killed in battle, and his eldest son fled to Messenia with Abia, nurse of Glenus, and settled in Ire. [Paus.4.30.1]
** The eldest son's grandson may have been Polyphontes, the "true" descendant of Heracles. [Apo.2.8.5])
1175 BC | Mopsus, son of Manto, together with his half-brother Amphilochus, emigrated from Colophon to Cilicia and founded Mallus. [Strabo.14.5.16]
** Mopsus had three daughters, Rhode, Melias, and Pamphilia. Lycia's Rhodia and Pamphylia were named after her daughters. [Photos.176]
** Aristandrus of Telmessus, who accompanied Alexander the Great and predicted the development of Alexandria in Egypt, is thought to be a descendant of Mopsus. [Arr.3.2]
** From Telmessus, it is said that the kings of Sardis, Meles and Croesus, also received oracles. [Herod.1.78, Herod.1.84]
1175 BC | Neoptolemus sacked Delphi and was killed in battle against the Delphians led by Machaereus, son of Daetas. [Apo.E.6.14, Strabo.9.3.9, FGrH.Nr333.F64]
** It is also said that he was murdered by Orestes and others. [Apo.E.6.14, Paus.2.29.9, Just.17.3, Hyginus.123]
** Neoptolemus was killed by Orestes in the temple of Apollo at Delphi for betraying the priest Machaereus. [JeromeChro.1160]
** The Magnesians, who had returned from Troy and settled in Delphi, are thought to have cooperated with the Delphians in their fight against Neoptolemus.
1175 BC | Oneiros, son of Achilles and Deidamia, was slain by Orestes in battle at Phocis. [Photos.190]
** Oneiros, along with his brother Neoptolemus, appears to have fought against Orestes, who joined the Phocians in siding with the Delphians.

1173 BC | The Magnesians of Thessaly migrated from Delphi via Crete to Lydia and founded Magnesia. [Photoios.186.29]
** Machaereus, son of Daetas, also migrated with the Magnesians and took part in the founding of Magnesia. [Strabo.14.1.40, Strabo.9.3.9]
** Branchhus, who migrated from Magnesia near Miletus and established the oracle of Apollo at Didyma, was a descendant of Machaereus. [Strabo.9.3.9]
1170 BC | Philaeus and Eurysaces, sons of Ajax, obtained the citizenship of Athens, ceded the island of Salamis, and migrated to Brauron and Melite. [Plut.Solon.10]
** The sanctuary of Eurysaces was in Melite, and it is believed that Eurysaces lived in Melite. [Harp10Orat.e167]
** Philaeus therefore appears to have lived in Brauron. [Harp10Orat.e167]
** Philaeus' wife may have been Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon. The reason is as follows.
** Philaeus may have lived in Megara with his father Ajax, king of Megara, in the town where the Heroic Mausoleum of Iphigenia was located. [Paus.1.42.4, Paus.1.43.1]
** Iphigenia became a priestess in the service of Artemis, and she supposedly died in Brauron. [Eur.IT.1464]
** Iphigenia's brother Hyperion succeeds King Megara. [Paus.1.43.3]
1170 BC | Aepytus, son of Hippothous, became king of Arcadia. [Paus.8.5.4]
1169 BC | Tyndareus' sons Castor and Polydeuces (Dioscuri) were worshiped as gods. [Paus.3.13.1]
** Dioscuri's apotheosis occurred 40 years after the battle between Idas and Lynceus. [Paus.3.13.1]
1165 BC | Aeatus, son of Pheidippus, son of Dexamenus, son of Heracles, remained in Arne and attacked the revolting Boeotians. [Polya.8.44]
1160 BC | Ajax, possibly the son of Teucer, son of Telamon, migrated from Cyprus to Cilicia Tracheia and ruled the Olbe region. [Strabo.14.5.10]
1156 BC | Pergamus, son of Neoptolemus, emigrated to Asia Minor with his mother Andromache and founded Pergamon. [Paus.1.11.2]
** Andromache and Hector had several sons. Neoptolemus was given Helenus. [Dictys.5.16]
** Laodamas, son of Hector, was with Neoptolemus with Andromache. [Dictys.6.12]
1154 BC | Ascanius, son of Aeneas, founded Alba. [Antiq.1.66.1]
** The founding of Alba was 30 years after the founding of Lavinium. [Antiq.1.66.1]
1150 BC | Amazons led by Smyrna burnt down the temple of Ephesus. [Euseb.Chron.185, Strabo.14.1.4]
** It was the reign of Oxyntes, son of Demophon (1153-41 BC). [Euseb.Chron.185]
1150 BC | Medon, son of Pylades, migrated east from Cirrha and founded Medeon. [StephByz.M439.19]

< The migration of the Aeolis BC1148-1055 >
1148 BC | Orestes led an expedition to colonize Aeolis. [Strabo.13.1.3]
** Aeolis colonization began four generations before the Ionians. [Strabo.13.1.3]
1148 BC | Orestes founded Tenedos with Peisander of Amyclae. [FGrH.Nr4.F32, Pind.Ne.11, Strabo.13.1.3]
** Peisander's maternal grandfather was Melanippus, a defender of Thebes. [Pind.Ne.11]
** The inhabitants of Tenedos were forcibly relocated by Agamemnon to Tenea in Argolis, leaving the island uninhabited. [Paus.2.5.4]
** The 4th century BC historian Nymphodorus describes Tenedos as the island of beauties in his "Voyage round Asia". [Athen.13.609e]
1148 BC | Perinthus of Epidaurus accompanies Orestes to found Perinthus (not in Thrace). [StephByz.P517.17]
1142 BC | Ascanius died. His half-brother Silvius succeeded him. [Antiq.1.70.1]
** It was the 38th year of the reign of Ascanius. [Antiq.1.70.1]
1132 BC | Orestes died. Tisamenus, son of Orestes, became king of Lacedaemon. [Herod.1.67, Paus.2.18.6]
** Orestes died from a snake when he was 70 years old. [FGrH.Nr12.F25]
** The first tomb of Orestes was inside the city gates of Tegea. From there, the Spartans stole Orestes' remains. [Paus.8.54.4]
1126 BC | Thessalus, son of Aeatus, son of Pheidippus, son of Dexamenus, son of Heracles, drove out the Boeotians who remained in Arne. [Polya.1.12]
1126 BC | The Boeotians, driven from Arne in Thessaly, returned to Boeotia. [Strabo.9.2.3, Strabo.9.2.29, Thucy.1.12]
1126 BC | The Boeotians returned from Arne and recaptured Coroneia, annexing Orchomenus as well. [Strabo.9.2.3, Strabo.9.2.29]
** The Orchomenians who had taken refuge in Munychia in Athens also returned at this time. [FGrH.Nr4.F42b]
1126 BC | Some of the Orchomenians, together with Chaeron, son of Thero, moved to Arne, where the Boeotians had disappeared, and called it Chaeroneia. [FGrH.Nr1.F116, Paus.9.40.5, Plut.Sulla.17]
1126 BC | The Boeotians, along with the Orchomenians, expelled the Pelasgians from Boeotia. The Pelasgians went to Athens. [Strabo.9.2.3]
** Some of these Pelasgians were descendants of Samothrace who had immigrated to Boeotia with Cadmus and others. [Herod.2.51]
** The Pelasgians lived under the Acropolis of Athens and built walls under the command of Agrolas and Hyperbius. [Herod.6.137, Paus.1.28.3, Strabo.9.2.3]
** The Pelasgians were given barren land at the foot of Hymettus (Pelasgicon district) for their work in building walls. However, the Athenians were jealous of their excellent cultivation of the land and were exiled. [Herod.6.137]
1126 BC | Penthilus, son of Orestes, sailed from the port of Aulis and colonized Lesbos. [Paus.3.2.1, Strabo.9.2.3, Strabo.13.1.3]
** The return of the Boeotians and the departure of Penthilus from Aulis occurred in the 60th year of the fall of Troy. [Strabo.13.1.3, Thucy.1.12]

<4th return of Heracleidae>
1126 BC | Autesion, the last of the descendants of Cadmus, was exiled from Thebes and exiled to Aristodemus in the land of the Dorians. [Paus.9.5.15]
** Autesion's grandmother's hometown of Argos was under the control of Tisamenus, son of Orestes of Mycenae.
** The migration of Autesion seems to have been one of the factors that led Aristomachus to decide on an expedition to Peloponnesus.
1126 BC | Aristomachus was defeated by Tisamenus, son of Orestes. [Apo.2.8.2, Paus.2.7.6, Strabo.13.1.3]
1126 BC | The expedition of the descendants of Agamemnon, Cleues son of Dorus, and Malaus was stationed for a long time near Locris. [Strabo.13.1.3]
** Cleues and Malaus may have been watching the return of the Heracleidae to Peloponnesus, led by Aristomachus.
** The Dorian settlement was more than 100 km from the starting point of Penthilus's expedition, but in the immediate vicinity of the starting point of Cleues.
** Cleues and Malaus are the great-grandsons of Agamemnon, and their grandparents appear to have been banished from Mycenae by Aegisthus.
** Many of the members of the expedition appear to have been Aeolis who lived in Mt. Phricium (possibly escaping from Thessaly). [FGrH.Nr4.F80]
1126 BC | Malaus' expedition conquered the Pelasgians living around Larisa and founded the Phryconian Cyme. [Strabo.13.1.3, Strabo.13.3.3]
** The Pelasgians of Larisa were a powerful tribe, but were weakened during the Trojan War. [Strabo.13.3.3]
** The Pelasgians, led by the descendants of Teutamus, were driven from around Larissa and fled to Pisae in Italy, where they lived with the Tyrrhenians. [Estimated from Pliny.3.50]
** The main settlers to Cyme were the Aeolis, who were driven from Thessaly by the Thesprotians. [Estimated from FGrH.Nr4.F80]
** Cyme was the name of the Amazons. [Strabo.11.5.4, 12.3.21]
1125 BC | Agron, son of Ninus, son of Belus, son of Alcaeus, son of Heracles, became king of Sardis. [Herod.1.7]
** This genealogy appears to be a work of fiction.
1120 BC | Penthilus, son of Orestes, led the Boeotians and executed the Aeolian colony. [Strabo.9.2.5]
** This was after the expulsion of the Thracians and Pelasgians from Boeotia in 1126 BC. [Strabo.9.2.5]

< 5th return of Heracleidae >
1115 BC | Temenus, son of Aristomachus, prepared his army after hearing an oracle that said, "The return is the third harvest of offspring." [Apo.2.8.2]
1115 BC | Temenus guides Oxylus, son of Haemon, son of Thoas. [Apo.2.8.3, Paus.5.3.5, Strabo.8.3.33]
** Oxylus advised them to enter Peloponnesus by boat instead of by land. [Paus.5.3.6]
** Temenus seems to have learned from his past mistakes and planned to cross the strait and invade Peloponnesus, enlisting Oxylus, who was knowledgeable in that area.
** Oxylus was the son of Haemon, the son of Thoas, the son of Gorge, the sister of Deianeira, the mother of Hyllus, the father of Cleodaeus, the father of Aristomachus, the father of Temenus.
** So Oxylus was a third cousin and relative of Temenus' father.
1115 BC | Temenus built the ships at Naupactus in Locris. [Apo.2.8.2, Paus.10.38.10, Strabo.9.4.7]
** The founder of Naupactus was Temenus. [Ps-Scym.475]
1115 BC | Temenus' brother Aristodemus was killed at Delphi by Tisamenus' cousins Medon and Strophius. [Apo.2.8.2, Paus.3.1.6, Paus.2.16.7]
** Medon and Strophius lived in Cirrha, 60 stades (about 11 km) southwest of Delphi. [Pindar.Py.11]
** Aristodemus died of illness after seeing the birth of his child. [Herod.6.52]
** Aristodemus was killed by lightning. [Apo.2.8.2]
1115 BC | Hippotas, son of Phylas, killed the prophet Carnus at Naupactus. [Apo.2.8.3, Paus.3.13.4, Photios.186.26]
** Carnus appears to be a grandson of Alcmaeon, son of Amphiaraus of Argos.
1115 BC | Temenus ordered an oracle to banish Hippotes for 10 years. [Apo.2.8.3]
** Hippotes was a descendant of Antiochus, son of a daughter of Phylas, king of the Dryopes, who was exiled by Heracles.
** Forty years later, Aletes, son of Hippotes, assumed control of Corinth. [Paus.2.4.4]
1115 BC | The Pelasgians were expelled from Athens and migrated to the islands of Lemnos and Imbros. [FGrH.Nr328.F100, Herod.6.137]

1115 BC | The Minyans, who lived on the island of Lemnos, were chased by the Pelasgians and moved to Lacedaemon. [Herod.4.145, Paus.7.2.2, Strabo.8.3.19]
** The Spartans accepted the Minyans because their ancestors were Argonauts like their own. [Herod.4.145]
** Some of the Minyans emigrated from Orchomenus to Iolcus, and thus the warriors of the Argo ships became known as Minyans. [Strabo.9.2.40]
** When Pelias of Iolcus took Phylomache, daughter of Amphion of Orchomenus, as his wife, she was probably accompanied by some Minyans.
** Similar examples can be found in the cases of Neleus and Niobe. [Strabo.8.3.19, Strabo.8.4.4]
** The king of Sparta at that time was probably Tisamenus, son of Orestes, who was descended from Tyndareus.
** Herodotus is said to be a third generation descendant (or children of children) of the Argonauts. [Herod.4.145]
** Pylades, son of Strophius, son of Crisus, son of Phocus (Peleus is an Argonaut), a close friend of Orestes. Tisamenus is the fourth generation from the Argonauts.
** Herodotus calculates 3 generations as 100 years. [Herod.2.142]
1115 BC | The Pelasgians of the island of Lemnos plundered the daughters at Brauron in Attica. [FGrH.Nr328.F100, FGrH.Nr328.F101, Herod.6.138]
** The first inhabitants of the island of Lemnos, the Sinties (or Sinti), were the Pelasgians. [FGrH.Nr328.F101, Thucy.2.98, Home.Il.1.594, Strabo.7.8.3]
1114 BC | Temenus began building ships again at Naupactus.
1113 BC | Temenus completes construction of a fleet for crossing the seas. He communicated the following spring gathering to Naupactus.

1112 BC | Temenus departed from Pindus of Doris and arrived at Naupactus. [Pind.Py.1.70, Strabo.9.4.10]
** Temenus was also accompanied by Hegeleos, a descendant of Heracles and Omphale. [Paus.2.21.3]
** Hegeleos later built a sanctuary of Athena Trumpet at Argos. [Paus.2.21.3]
1112 BC | The Ionians of Tetrapolis in Attica joined Temenus' army at Naupactus. [Estimated from Strabo.8.6.15]
** The Ionians from Tetrapolis in Attica also accompanied them and settled in Epidaurus in Argolis. [Strabo.8.6.15]
1112 BC | Temenus, guided by Oxylus, sailed from Naupactus to Molycrium and prepared for the crossing. [Paus.5.3.6]
** From Cape Antirrhium (Molycrian Rhium) on the border of Aetolia and Locris, they aimed for Cape Rion on the opposite coast. [Estimated from Strabo.8.2.3]
1112 BC | Tisamenus waited for Temenus and others to land near Rion in Achaia. [Polya.1.9]
1112 BC | Tisamenus moves his army to Isthmus, deceived by Temenus's deception. [Polya.1.9]
1112 BC | Temenus landed at Rion in Achaia. [Paus.8.5.6, Polya.1.9]
** The width of the strait is approximately 3 km. They were intercepted by ships on Tisamenus' side. [Apo.2.8.2]
1112 BC | Temenus marched from Aegae in Achaia to Arcadia, guided by Oxylus. [Paus.5.4.1]
** The Heracleidae are presumed to have included many descendants of the Arcadians who participated in Heracles' expeditions from around Pheneus into their expeditions.
1112 BC | Cypselus, king of Arcadia, asked to marry his daughter Merope to Temenus' brother Cresphontes. [Paus.8.5.6, Polya.1.7]
1112 BC | Cresphontes, brother of Temenus, married Merope, daughter of Cypselus, at Trapezus in Arcadia. [Paus.4.3.6]

1111 BC | Temenus incorporated the Arcadians of Trapezus into his army and invaded Pylus.
** From the time of the son of Neleus, the ancestor of Melanthus of Pylus, they had advanced into the land of the Arcadians and were hostile to them. [Home.7.132, Paus.8.11.4, Strabo.8.3.21]
1111 BC | Temenus expelled Neleus' descendants such as Melanthus of Pylus. [Paus.2.18.8]
** There is a tradition that Melanthus was the king of Pylus. [Euseb.Chron.183, JeromeChro.1136, JeromeChro.1129, Paus.7.2.3, Photios.186.39]
** However, Melanthus was not a direct descendant of Nestor, so he was not King Pylus, but was likely King of Messenia as a direct descendant of Neleus's eldest son.
1111 BC | Melanthus migrated to Athens and exiled Thymoetes, son of Oxyntes. [Paus.2.18.9]
** Melanthus asked the gods where he should live in Delphi and ended up going to Athens, where Eleusis was located. [Athen.3.96e]
** The rituals of the Great Goddess, which were brought to Messene in Andania by Caucon, the priest of Eleusis, were passed down from generation to generation. [Paus.4.1.5]
** Both Melanthus' mother and his wife were Athenians. Melanthus appears to have been the son-in-law of Thymoetes. [Paus.7.2.3, Tzetzes.1.180]
** Among Melanthus's migrating party were the Caucones. [Herod.1.147]
1111 BC | Melanthus dueled with Xanthus of Thebes and killed him by deceit. [Polya.1.19, Strabo.9.1.7]
** Some legends say that Thymoetes avoided single combat and gave it to Melanthus. [Photoios.186.39]
** It was a dispute over the territorial rights of Melaenae (or Melania). [FGrH.Nr70.F22, Polya.1.19, Harp10Orat.a173]
** It was a dispute over the territorial rights of Oinoe. [Photoios.186.39]
1111 BC | Melanthus became king of Athens. [Herod.5.65]
1111 BC | Alcmaeon, a descendant of Nestor, migrated to Athens with Melanthus and became the founder of the Alcmaeonidae. [Paus.2.18.9]
1111 BC | Nestor's descendants Paeon's children migrated to Athens with Melanthus and became the founders of the Paeonidae. [Paus.2.18.9]
1111 BC | Peisistratus, a descendant of Nestor, migrated to Athens. [Herod.5.65]
** Peisistratus, son of Hippocrates, tyrant of Athens in the 6th century BC, was a descendant of Nestor. [Herod.5.65]

1110 BC | Temenus, son of Aristomachus, fought against Tisamenus, who was waiting for him. [Apo.2.8.3]
1110 BC | Pamphylus and Dymas, sons of Aegimius, who sided with Tisamenus, were killed in battle with Temenus. [Apo.2.8.3]
** Pamphylus did not die in this battle, as he later married Orsobia, daughter of Temenus' daughter Hyrnetho. [Paus.2.28.6]
1110 BC | Tisamenus was confined to Argos. [Apo.2.8.3]
1110 BC | Temenus built a fort in Temenium south of Argos and fought against Tisamenus. [Paus.2.38.1]
** The Heracleidae appear to have captured the towns of Argolis Primorye with their fleets. Temenium also seems to have been convenient for logistics from the sea. [Polya.2.12]
1110 BC | Erginus, son of Amphinomus, son of Diomedes, helped Temenus by stealing the statue of Palladium, the patron god of Argos. [August.City.3.7, Plut.GreekQuest.48]
** After Diomedes' death, his son Amphinomus migrated from Italy to Aetolia, and his son Erginus seems to have lived in Argos. [Antoninus.37]
** Erginus and Temenus were related, with a common ancestor being Oeneus of Calydon.

1109 BC | Phalces, son of Temenus, made a night attack on Sicyon, but did not fight and took over the throne jointly with Lacestades. [Paus.2.6.7]
** Sicyon lasted 981 years from its first king Aegialeus (enthroned 2090 BC). [Suda.sigma,402]
** In reality, the royal line of Sicyon, founded by Aegialeus, son of Inachus, lasted for 641 years from 1750 BC.
1109 BC | Agamedidas, great-grandson of Ctesippus, son of Heracles, captured Cleonae. [Paus.3.16.6]
1107 BC | Temenus claimed and acquired Argos from Tisamenus. [Apo.2.8.4, Paus.2.18.7, Paus.4.3.3, Polya.1.6]
1107 BC | Tisamenus moved from Argos to Sparta.
1107 BC | Temenus entered Argos.
1106 BC | Temenus departs from Argos to conquer Sparta. [Polya.1.10]
** When Sparta was captured, not only Eurysthenes and Procles were there, but Temenus was also there, and it seems that the entire army was there. [Polya.1.10]
1106 BC | Temenus besieged Tisamenus, who was holed up in Sparta.
1106 BC | After completing his guide, Oxylus departs Sparta for Aetolia.
** If Oxylus remained with Temenus until Tisamenus' departure from Sparta, Tisamenus' migration destination may not have been Achaia but Pisa, where his ancestor Pelops lived.

1105 BC | The Heracleidae besieged and surrendered Helos on the Gulf of Laconia, founded by Perseus' youngest son Helius. [Paus.3.20.6]
1105 BC | Oxylus led the Aetolians against Elis. [Paus.6.23.8, Strabo.8.3.33]
1105 BC | Oxylus fought Dius of Elis and took over the throne of Elis. [Paus.5.4.2, Strabo.8.3.33]
** This was the return of Aetolus 215 years after he was chased by Salmoneus in 1320 BC.
1104 BC | Philonomus made a secret deal with the Heracleidae to persuade Tisamenus to migrate to Achaia. [Strabo.8.5.4-5]
** Philonomus came to Sparta from the islands of Imbros and Lemnos. [Photoios.186.36]
** Philonomus may have been one of the Minyans who migrated from Lemnos to Lacedaemon in 1115 BC, chased by the Pelasgians.
1104 BC | Tisamenus migrated from Sparta to Achaia. [Paus.2.18.8, Strabo.8.7.1, 8.8.5]
1104 BC | Eurysthenes and Procles' guardian Theras proposed that the territories be decided by lots. [Apo.2.8.4, Paus.4.3.4-5, Strabo.8.1.2, Strabo.8.5.6]
** The Heracleidae drew lots after conquering Peloponnesus. [Apo.2.8.4]
1104 BC | Cresphontes gained possession of Messenia. [Apo.2.8.4, Paus.4.3.5, Polya.1.6, Strabo.8.8.5]
** Distributed among the orphans of Temenus, Cresphontes, and Aristodemus, direct descendants of Hyllus, the eldest son of Heracles' lawful wife Deianeira. [Diod.4.34.1, Strabo.9.4.10]
1104 BC | Eurysthenes and Procles took possession of Lacedaemon. [Apo.2.8.4, Polya.1.6]
** Lacedaemon was inhabited by the tribe of Hyllus, one of the three Dorians. [FGrH.Nr70.F173]
1104 BC | Aristodemus' twin sons Eurysthenes and Procles were crowned kings of Sparta.
** This was 80 years after the fall of Troy. [Thucy.1.12]
1104 BC | Philonomus was entrusted with Amyclae by Eurysthenes and Procles. [Photoios.186.36, Strabo.8.5.4]
1104 BC | Tisamenus offered to live with the Ionians living in Achaia, but was refused. [Paus.7.1.8]

1103 BC | Tisamenus was killed in battle against the Ionians. [Paus.7.1.8]
** The anecdote that Tisamenus learned about ambushes from the way birds flew seems to have taken place during this battle. [Polya.2.37]
1103 BC | Ionians gathered at Helice seeking divine protection, and the Achaeans besieged it. [Herod.1.145, Paus.7.1.8]
1103 BC | Cresphontes established Stenyclerus as the capital of Messenia. [Paus.4.3.7, Strabo.8.4.7]
1102 BC | The Ionians signed a truce with the Achaeans and moved to Athens. [Paus.7.1.5, Strabo.8.7.1, Strabo.8.7.4]
1102 BC | Melanthus, king of Athens, cohabited with Ionians exiled from Achaia. [Paus.7.1.9]
1102 BC | Deiphontes, son of Antimachus, led the Argives to seize the throne from Pityreus, king of Epidaurus. [Paus.2.26.1]
1102 BC | Deiphontes settled Epidaurus with Ionians who had accompanied him from Tetrapolis in Attica. [Strabo.8.6.15]
1102 BC | Pityreus, a descendant of Ion, son of Xuthus, led the inhabitants of Epidaurus to migrate to Athens. [Paus.2.26.1]
1101 BC | Oxylus, by an oracle, took Orestes' great-grandson Agorius from Helice of Achaia and made him co-ruler of Elis. [Paus.5.4.3]
** The powers of Messenia and Eleia have been reversed. [Strabo.8.3.30]
1100 BC | Temenus was killed by his sons because he favored Deiphontes and Hyrnetho. [Apo.2.8.5]
1100 BC | A conflict arose between the sons of Temenus and Deiphontes, the husband of his daughter Hyrnetho. [Paus.2.26.2]
1100 BC | Ceisus became king of Argos. [Paus.2.19.1]
1100 BC | Ceisus gathered the inhabitants and founded Argos. [Strabo.10.4.18]
1100 BC | Procles gathered the inhabitants and founded Sparta at the same time as Argos. [Strabo.10.4.18]
1100 BC | Theras, son of Autesion, ended his guardianship. [Herod.4.147]
1100 BC | Archelaus, son of Penthilus, led an Aeolis expedition to the area of Dascylium and the Cyzicene. [Strabo.13.1.3]

1099 BC | Oxylus held the Olympia competitions. [Paus.5.8.5]
** After Oxylus, the Olympia competitions were suspended until Iphitus revived it. [Paus.5.8.5]
1099 BC | Theras dedicated the shrine of Athena in Sparta. [Paus.3.15.6]
1099 BC | The Minyans, who settled in Lacedaemon, were scheduled to be executed for many illegal acts, but they escaped from prison and barricaded themselves there. [Herod.4.146]
1099 BC | Theras set sail with the Minyans who had been pardoned to colonize the island of Calliste. [Herod.4.148, Paus.7.2.2]
1099 BC | Theras immigrated to the island of Calliste, became king there and renamed the island Thera. [Paus.3.15.6, Strabo.8.3.19]
** The immigrants consisted of the Lacedaemonians and some of the Minyans who had fled from the island of Lemnos to Laconia after being chased by the Pelasgians. [Paus.7.2.2]
** At the time, the island was inhabited by descendants of settlers led by Membliarus, son of Poeciles, who had split from Cadmus in 1425 BC. [Herod.4.147]
1099 BC | Eurysthenes and Procles help found the colony of Theras. [Paus.3.1.7]
1098 BC | The town of Scillus in Triphylia erected a temple of Hera in Doric style at Olympia. [Paus.5.16.1]
** It was about eight years after Oxylus had acquired Elis. [Paus.5.16.1]
** Later, Scillus and Pisa rebelled against Elis, so the builder of Scillus appears to be Pelops' son. [Paus.5.6.4]
1098 BC | The Minyans who fled Sparta founded Lepreum, Macistus, Phryxae, Pyrgus, Epium, and Nudium in southern Eleia. [Herod.4.148]
1095 BC | Melanthus, king of Athens, died. Codrus was crowned King of Athens. [Euseb.185]
1095 BC | Procles, son of Pityreus, led the former inhabitants of Epidaurus from Athens to settle the island of Samos and found Samos. [Paus.2.26.1, Paus.7.4.2, Strabo.14.1.3]
1087 BC | Rhegnidas, son of Phalces, son of Temenus, led an army from Argos and Sicyon against Phlius. [Paus.2.13.1]
1087 BC | Rhegnidas, son of Phalces, became king of Phlius. [Paus.2.13.2]
1087 BC | Hippasus of Phlius emigrated to Samos. [Paus.2.13.2]

1085 BC | Cresphontes, along with his two sons, was killed by Polyphontes, a descendant of the "true" Heracles, and usurped the throne of Messenia. [Apo.2.8.5, Paus.4.3.7]
** Polyphontes appears to be the grandson of the eldest son of Cleodaeus, son of Hyllus, son of Heracles.
1085 BC|The Ionians, led by the three sons of Xuthus, Cothus, Aeclus, and Ellops, founded the cities of Chalcis, Eretria, and Ellopia, respectively, in Euboea. Ellops also captured surrounding towns such as Histiaea. [Plut.QuestGr.22, Strabo.10.1.3, Herod.5.57]
1085 BC | The Gephyraeans of the Eretria district of Athens migrated to Euboea and founded Eretria. [Herod.5.57, Strabo.10.1.3]
1082 BC | Cresphontes' youngest son Aepytus became king of Messenia. [Apo.2.8.5, Paus4.3.8, Paus.8.5.7]
** Aepytus was supported by his uncle Holaeas in Arcadia, Isthmius son of Temenus in Argos, Eurysthenes and Procles in Sparta.
1075 BC | Amphiclus, probably a son of Xuthus, settled on the island of Chios from Histiaea in Euboea. [Paus.7.4.8]
1075 BC | Aletes added Melas, son of Antasus, to his expedition from Gonussa and set out to conquer Corinth. [Paus.2.4.4, Paus.7.26.13, Photios.186.26]
** Aletes was the son of Hippotas, the son of Phylas, the son of Antiochus, the son of Heracles, and was a contemporary of Temenus.
** Melas was a descendant of Gonussa, daughter of Sicyon son of Marathon. [Newton.Chro.62]
1075 BC | Aletes encamped on the hill of Solygia and fought against the resisting inhabitants (Aeolis), driving them out of Corinth. [Paus.2.4.3, Thucy.4.42]
1075 BC | Aletes became king of Corinth, abdicated by Propodas' two sons Doridas and Hyantidas, and made Melas a co-resident. [Paus.2.4.4]
** Melas was an ancestor of Cypselus, son of Eetion, who became tyrant of Corinth in 657 BC. [Paus.2.4.4]
** Aletes went into exile from Corinth and returned again. [FGrH.Nr76.F80]
1074 BC | Codrus, son of Melanthus, was killed in battle against the Dorians of Peloponnesus who attacked Athens. [Paus.7.25.2, Polya.1.18]
** Aletes (vagabond) attacked Athens. [Photos.186.26]
** However, it is doubtful that Aletes' ancestor, Antiochus, son of Heracles, was the progenitor of the Antiochis, one of the ten tribes of Athens. [Paus.1.5.1]
1074 BC | The Dorians drove out the Ionians from Megara, Athens and founded the city of Megara. [Paus.1.39.4, Strabo.9.1.7]
** Later, when Megara gained strength, Megarians fought against their mother city Corinth. [FGrH.Nr327.F9]

< the migration of the Ionians (BC1073-43) >
1073 BC | Neileus, son of Codrus, led the first group of immigrants from Prytaneum in Athens to settle in Miletus. [Herod.1.146, Paus.7.2.6]
** Neileus's emigrant party was the official emigrant party that started from the City Hall of Athens. [Herod.1.146]
** Neileus' colony was the second independent expedition by Athens, after Iolaus' colony. [Paus.1.29.5]
** Philistus, son of Pasicles, who accompanied Neileus, erected a temple of Eleusinian Ceres near the northwest coast of Miletus. [Herod.9.97]
1073 BC | Euctemon's sons, Philogenes and Damon, founded Phocaea. [Paus.7.2.4, Strabo.14.1.3]
1070 BC | Cydrelus (or Cyaretus), the illegitimate son of Codrus, founded Myus, a short distance from Miletus. [Paus.7.2.10, Plut.Mor.253a, Strabo.14.1.3]
1070 BC | Achaeans, in Pharis and Geranthrae, were attacked by the Dorians and evicted Peloponnesus. [Paus.3.2.6, Paus.3.22.6]
1070 BC|Amyclae fought stubbornly against the Dorians before retreating. [Paus.3.2.6]
** The departure of Amyclae was in 1104 BC, the third generation since Philonomus obtained Amyclae as a reward and Temenos. [Photoios.186.36]
** Pausanias records the departure of Amyclae as the time of Teleclus, son of Archelaus, but it was the time of Procles. [Photoios.186.36, 47, Strabo.10.4.18]
** Amyclae was the most productive land in Laconia. [Polyb.5.19.1]
** It is doubtful whether they will be able to stay on the land just 4km south of Sparta for 300 years.
1070 BC | Philonomos (Minyans) led by Polis and Delphos migrated to Crete, captured Gortyn, and cohabited with the natives. [Photoios.186.36, 47]
1070 BC | A group led by Apodasmos did not go to Crete, but settled on the island of Melos. [Photoios.186.36]
** Apodasmos appears to be the son of Philonomus. [Commentary on Thucydides Book 5]
** The Melos Islanders were settlers from Lacedaemon. [Herod.8.48, Thucydides.5.84]
** The Dorians invited Timomachus from Thebes to give them military leadership in the battle against Amyclae. [FGrH.Nr70.F16, Pind.Is.7.1]
1070 BC | Althaemenes, son of Ceisus, son of Temenos, led Dorians and Pelasgians from Argos to colonize Crete. [Photoios.186.47, Strabo.10.4.18]

1070 BC | The Althaemenes migrated to Rhodes and founded Lindos, Ialysos, and Kameiros. [Photoios.186.36, 47]
** In 1213 BC, Tlepolemus migrated from Argos to Rhodes and founded the same three towns, so it seems likely that he lived there with his people. [Diod.4.58.8]
** Among the Althaemene settlers were the Dorians who lived in Megara, which was founded by the Dorians on their return from attacking Athens. [Strabo.14.2.6]
** The rulers of the Rhodes had gone from the Heliadae to the Phoenicians, then to the Carians, but were replaced by the Dorians. [Photos.186.47]
** In 1213 BC, Tlepolemus migrated from Argos to Rhodes [Apo.2.8.2, Diod.4.58.7, Diod.7.7.1, Home.Il.2.662, Paus.2.22.8, Strabo.14.2 .6]
** Cleobulus of Lindos of Rhodes, one of the seven wise men of Greece, appears to be a descendant of Althaemenes. [Diogenes.1.89, Paus.10.24.1]
1070 BC | Anthes led a colony from Troezen, migrated to Caria, and founded Halicarnassus and Myndus. [Paus.2.30.9, StephByz.A74.6, Strabo.14.2.16]
** Anthes was a descendant of Aetius, son of Anthas. [Paus.2.30.9]
** After the Althaemenes settled in Rhodes, they dispersed their colonies to Halicarnassus, Cnidus, and Cos. [Strabo.14.2.6]
1068 BC | Androclus, son of Codrus, drives out the Carians and Leleges and founds Ephesus. [Strabo.14.1.3]
1068 BC | Andraemon, son of Codrus, drove out the Carians and founded Lebedus. [Paus.7.3.5, Strabo.14.1.3]

1065 BC | The Ionians, led by Nauclus, illegitimate son of Codrus, settled Teos. [Paus.7.3.6, Strabo.14.1.3]
1065 BC | The Ephesians led by Androclus invaded the island of Samos and expelled the island's inhabitants. [FGrH.Nr70.F166, Paus.7.4.3, Plut.GreekQuest.55]
** The reason was that Leogorus, son of Procles, of the island of Samos, was in communication with the Carians and was plotting against the Ionians.
** Some of the island's inhabitants migrated to Samothrace.
** The rest went to the mainland with Leogorus and settled on the other side of the island, in the Amazons at the burial site of Anaea and Mycale.
** The Samians recaptured the island of Samos ten years after being expelled. [Paus.7.4.3]
1060 BC | Nauclus, illegitimate son of Codrus, his brother Damasus, Melanthus' great-grandson Apoecus, and Geres settled in Teos. [Paus.7.3.6, Strabo.14.1.3]
** Geres the Boeotian led the Boeotians. [Paus.7.3.6]
1060 BC | Some of the Samians of Samothrace founded Perinthus on the northern coast of the Sea of Propontis. [Plut.GreekQuest.57]
** Between its founding and the time of Darius I, the Paeonians living in the Strymon basin captured Perinthus. [Herod.5.1]
1060 BC | Aepytus, son of Neileus, son of Codrus, led the Ionians and founded Priene in the region of Ionia. [Paus.7.2.10, Strabo.14.1.3]
1060 BC | Cnopus, the illegitimate son of Codrus, migrated to Erythrae, gathering people from all parts of Ionia. [FGrH.Nr1.F228, Paus.7.3.7, Polya.8.43, Strabo.14.1.3]
** Erythrae was called Cnopopolis.

1055 BC | Gras, son of Echelas (or Archelaus), son of Penthilus, captured Lesbos with the support of Lacedaemon. [Paus.3.2.1, Strabo.13.1.3]
1055 BC | Gras held the region of Aeolis between Ionia and Mysia. [Paus.3.2.1]
** Gras advanced as far as the Granicus River. [Strabo.13.1.3]
** Penthilus had occupied Lesbos before this, so it was a re-occupation. [Paus.3.2.1]
** The colonization of Aeolis began four generations earlier than that of Ionia, and was longer than the latter. [Strabo.13.1.3]
1055 BC | The Samians, who had been driven from the island, drove the Ephesians from the island of Samos and reclaimed the island. [Paus.7.4.3, Plut.QuestGr.55]
1053 BC | Androclus of Ephesus was killed while rescuing Priene from the Carians. [Paus.7.2.9, FGrH.Nr70.F126, StephByz.A1.1]
1050 BC | The Ionians, led by Paralus (or Parphorus) of Colophon, founded the Clazomenae. [Paus.7.3.8-9, Strabo.14.1.3]
** Paralus appears to be a descendant of Codrus, as most of the Ionians were Achaeans of Cleonae and Phlius who were chased by the Heracleidae. [Paus.7.3.9]
1043 BC | Philotas, a descendant of Peneleus, son of Hippalcimus, emigrated from Thebes to Priene in Ionia and rebuilt the town. [Paus.7.2.10, Strabo.14.1.3]
** The founder of Priene was Aepytus, son of Neileus, son of Codrus. [Paus.7.2.10, Strabo.14.1.3]
** Apollodorus of Athens tells us that there were 267 years between the Ionian migration and the first Olympiad (776 BC), with 1043 BC being the year in which the Ionian migration was completed. [Euseb.Chron.179]
1020 BC | The Samians joined the Ionian League. [Paus.7.4.3]
** Probably at least one generation after Samos was recaptured from the Ephesians.

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