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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 lived in Andania with his wife Gorgophone, daughter of Perseus.

Perieres was the father of Aphareus and Leucippus. His sons ruled Messenia at his death.

His wife Gorgophone then married Oebalus, son of Cynortas, and the king of Sparta. She had Tyndareüs (Tyndareus), Hippocoön (Hippocoon) and Icarius, and two daughters - Arene and Peirene.

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Perieres, Περιήρης.

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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
Aphareus

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 ...

April 27th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Oebalus

Oebalus

King of Sparta. Oebalus was the son of Cynorta and the grandson of Amyclas . Oebalus married the widow Gorgophone, the daughter of Perseus and Andromeda. Gorgophone's first husband was the Aeoloid Perieres , king of Messenia. From Gorgophone, Oeba...

August 17th, 2002 • 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
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
Perse (Perseis)

Perse (Perseis)

Perse or Perseis was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys . Perse was married to the sun god Helius or Helios (Sol), and she several children by him – Aeetes , Perses, Circe , and Pasiphae . Perse was the goddess of magic and witchcraft, and her chi...

August 31st, 2002 • 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
Epeius and Eleius

Epeius and Eleius

Epeius Eleius Epeius Epeius (Ἐπειός) was the son of Endymion , and the brother of Aetolus and Paeon. Epeius also had a sister named Eurycyda. When Endymion abdicated as king, the kingship of Elis was decided on by a footrace. The winner would beco...

May 12th, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Perseus and his Children

Perseus and his Children

Acrisius (Acrisios, Ἀκρίσιοσ) consulted the oracle from Delphi about having a son; instead the oracle warned him that his grandson would kill him one day. Acrisius tried to avoid the fulfilment of the oracle by first imprisoning his daughter Danaë...

April 24th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Perses

Perses

Perses was the son of the Titans Crius and Eurybia . He was the brother of Astraeüs (Astraeus) and Pallas . He married Asteria and became the father of Hecate . Perses was probably imprisoned with the other Titans for participating in the war agai...

April 19th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe

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