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Bacchus Ceres Diana Juno Jupiter Mars Mercury Minerva Neptune Pluto Venus Vesta Vulcan
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Alfheim Baldur Freya Freyr Frigg Heimdallr Helheim Idun Jotunheim Loki Nerthus Njord Odin Thor Tyr
Aengus Arawn Badb Brigid Cailleach Ceridwen Cernunnos Cu Chulainn Dagda Danu Gwydion Herne the Hunter Lugh Medb Morrigan Neit Nuada Taliesin Taranis
Chalchiuhtlicue Coatlicue Huitzilopochtli Mictlantecuhtli Mixcoatl Ometeotl Quetzalcoatl Tezcatlipoca Tlaloc Tonatiuh Xipe Totec Xochiquetzal Xolotl
Amaterasu Ame no Uzume Benzaiten Bishamonten Daikokuten Ebisu Fujin Fukurokuju Inari Izanagi Kagutsuchi Raijin Susanoo Tsukuyomi
Caishen Cangjie Dragon King Eight Immortals Erlang Shen Fuxi Guanyin Hou Yi Huxian Jade Emperor King Yama Leizi Lu-ban Mazu Nezha Nuwa Pangu Shennong Sun Wukong Xiwangmu Yue Lao Zhong Kui
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Tiryns

Tiryns was a city in the valley of Argolis, east of Argos. Tiryns, son of Argus, founded the city and named it after himself. It gained importance during the reign of Proëtus. Proëtus exchanged the kingdom with his brother's grandson, Perseus, after Acrisius' death.

Eurystheus was the last important king of Tiryns. Tiryns never regained prominence during the rule of the Pelopids (descendants of Pelops).

See the Houses of Argolis.

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Name

Tiryns, Τίρυνς.

Founder

Tiryns

Rulers

Tiryns(?), Proëtus, Perseus, Electryon, Sthenelus, Eurystheus.

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Houses of Argolis

Houses of Argolis

Argolis was a region in northeastern Peloponnesus. There, several powerful cities were built on the Plain of Argolis: Argos, Tiryns and Mycenae. The myths that are about to be unfolded, were set in these cities. The stories involved the descendant...

April 24th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Argos

Argos

The city of Argos was situated in the valley of Argolis on the Gulf of Argolis. It situated beside the river Inachus. The citadel in Argos was called Larisa . The city was originally called Phoronea by its founder, Phoroneus, son of the river god ...

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Acrisius and Proëtus

Acrisius and Proëtus

Lynceus' son, Abas, succeeded Lynceus. It was written that Abas was a mighty warrior, but there is no mythology of his own to tell us what heroic deeds Abas had done. His wife Aglaea, daughter of Mantineus, bore him twins, Acrisius (Acrisios or Ἀκ...

April 24th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
House of Perseus (Mycenae and Tiryns)

House of Perseus (Mycenae and Tiryns)

The family tree above shows the descendants of Io , on the Belid branch, which include such heroes as Perseus and Heracles. The names in blue are the Heraclids or the descendants of Heracles, who would later conquer Argos, Sparta and the region of...

July 28th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Argolis

Argolis

Argolis was the northeast region of the Peloponnesus. This region was a rich source of myths, with several powerful kingdoms within the region. Historically, Mycenae was the most powerful kingdom during the middle and late Bronze Age, and Argos wa...

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Mycenae

Mycenae

Mycenae was a city situated north of Argos, on a hill overlooking the valley of Argolis. The city was famous for the Lion Gate (the photo below), and its giant masonry, known as Cyclopean walls. According to the Great Eoiae , a genealogical poem a...

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
House of Argos (Proëtids and Aeolids)

House of Argos (Proëtids and Aeolids)

The family tree that you see above contains the link between Proetus and the Aeolids, Melampus and Bias. Their descendants would become involved in two wars against Thebes ( Seven Against Thebes and the Epigoni ), before the Trojan War. I wasn't a...

July 28th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
The Aeolids in Argos

The Aeolids in Argos

At first, Proëtus (Προιτος) ruled in his kingdom at Tiryns, when his twin brother was still ruling in the city of Argos. Proëtus and Acrisius were bitter rivals, both seeking power in Argos. Proëtus only received Argos from his great-nephew, Perse...

April 24th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
House of Troy

House of Troy

Troy, also known as Ilium , was a Phrgyian city on the Troad. Troy was a great city, wealthy and powerful, second to none on earth. It was situated in the plain, not far from the sea. Since it was situated near the Hellespont, it could control the...

May 10th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Tisamenus

Tisamenus

Tisamenus (Τισαμενός) was the King of Argos and Sparta, and the son of Orestes and Hermione. Tisamenus succeeded his father to both kingdoms. The Heraclids returning from their long exile overthrew Tisamenus. Tisamenus would have preferred to go i...

August 23rd, 2003 • Jimmy Joe

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