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Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Atlas Coeus Crius Cronus Demeter Dionysus Gaia Hades Hephaestus Hera Hermes Hestia Hyperion Iapetus Mnemosyne Oceanus Phobos Phoebe Poseidon Prometheus Rhea Tethys Themis Uranus Zeus
Bacchus Ceres Diana Juno Jupiter Mars Mercury Minerva Neptune Pluto Venus Vesta Vulcan
Amun Anubis Aten Atum Babi Bastet Bes Geb Hapi hathor heqet Horus Isis Khepri Khnum Khonsu Maat Nephthys Nut Osiris Ptah Ra Seshat Seth Shu Sobek Thoth
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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Aphareus

Aphareus was the son of Perieres and Gorgophone, the daughter of Perseus. Aphareus was the brother of Leucippus.

Aphareus married his cousin Arene (or should I say stepsister since they both had the same mother), and named the new city after his wife. She bore him the Messenian heroes Idas and Lynceus.

When his cousin Pelias exiled Neleus from Iolcus (Thessaly), Aphareus gave Neleus land on the coast and the city of Pylus to rule. When the Dioscuri killed his sons, Aphareus had no son to succeed him. Aphareus gave his kingdom to his nephew Neleus.

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Aphareus, Ἁφαρεος.

Arene, Ἁρηνη.

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Perieres, Idas & Lynceus, Neleus.

Genealogy: House of Messenia (Aeolids)

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By Jimmy Joe

Aeolids:

  • • Hellen
  • • Creusa and Ion
  • • Aeolus
  • • Melanippe
  • • Tyro
  • • Pelias
  • • Acastus
  • • Athamas
  • • Sisyphus
  • • Glaucus
  • • Perieres
  • • Aphareus
  • • Neleus
  • • Nestor
Perieres

Perieres

Perieres (Περιήρης) was the son of Aeolus and Enarete. He was the brother of Cretheus , Athamas , Sisyphus and Salmoneus . At the death of Polycaon, king of Messenia, people asked Perieres to rule the kingdom, since Polycaon had no son or heir. He...

April 27th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Pherae

Pherae

Pherae was a city of Thessaly, north of Iolcus and Pagasae. Pheres, son of Cretheus and Tyro, founded the city and named it after himself. Pheres had to flee from Iolcus, when his half-brother Pelias seized power at his father's death. Pheres was ...

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Phoroneus

Phoroneus

The river-god, Inachus (Ἴναχος), was the son of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys . Inachus was the first inhabitant of Argolis. The Inachus River flows through the valley of Argolis to the Gulf of Argolis. Inachus married a nymph named Melia, and bec...

April 24th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Neleus

Neleus

Neleus (Νηλεύς) was the son of Tyro and Poseidon, and the twin brother of Pelias . When Pelias drove him from Iolcus, Neleus migrated south, where he was warmly welcomed by his cousin Aphareus . Neleus received most of the coastal land in Messenia...

April 27th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Erechtheus

Erechtheus

Erechtheus was the son of Pandion and Zeuxippe. Erechtheus succeeded his father, and became the king of Athens. Erechtheus married Praxithea, the daughter of Phrasimus and Diogeneia. Erechtheus was the father of Cecrops, Pandorus and Metion, as we...

January 13th, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Arene

Arene

Arene was a city of Messenia. The location of Arene is unknown. It was founded by Perieres, an Aeolid from Thessaly.

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Adrastus

Adrastus

The descendants of Megapenthes (son of Proëtus), Bias and Melampus, participated the famous but unsuccessful war against Thebes (see Seven Against Thebes ). Adrastus (Ἄδραστου) was the son of Talaüs (Talaus, Ταλαός) and grandson of Bias. Adrastus ...

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
Catreus

Catreus

Crete was divided between Minos two sons, Catreus (Κατρεύς) and Deucalion (Δευκαλίων). Deucalion was the father of Idomeneus and a daughter named Crete. Crete was probably the eponym of the island; however, some said that Crete was the daughter of...

September 22nd, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Cyrene

Cyrene

Cyrene (Κυρήνη) was the daughter of Hypseus, a Lapith king in Thessaly. Cyrene was renowned for her beauty and strength. Cyrene was probably an attendant of Artemis , and she was renowned for her skill in hunting. She was hunting in the region of ...

June 22nd, 2003 • Jimmy Joe

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