Biographical dictionary of ancient Greeks

< Actor, son of Deion >

1 Origin

Actor was born in Phocis in 1350 BC.

Actor's father was Deion (or Deione, Deioneus), son of Aeolus. [Apo.1.9.4]

Actor's mother was Diomede, daughter of Xuthus. [Apo.1.9.4]

< Actor, son of Myrmidon >

1 Origin

In 1325 BC, Actor was born in Phthia of Thessaly.

Actor's father was Myrmidon.

Actor's mother was Pisidice, daughter of Aeolus.

Apollodoros writes that Aeolus, the father of Pisidice, was Aeolus, son of Hellen, the eponym of the Aeolians.

But Aeolus, the father of Pisidice, was the son of Lapithus, son of Aeolus, son of Hippotes.

2 Family

Aegina and Damocrateia are known as the wives of Actor.

Eurytion, who later became the father-in-law of Peleus, succeeded his father Actor.

Many of Actor's sons migrated from Phthia to various places, as follows:

In 1290 BC, Aeacus migrated from Dia in Thessaly, to Oenoe (later Aegina).

In 1280 BC, Pyttius moved to near Salmone in Eleia and founded Buprasium.

In 1280 BC, Daedalion moved to near Mount Parnassus.

In 1275 BC, Ctimenus moved to near Lake Xynian in Dolopia and founded Ctimene.

In 1275 BC, Perieres moved to near Spercheius River.

In 1262 BC, Menoetius moved to Opus in Locris.

In 1250 BC, Ceyx moved to the foot of Mount Oeta across the Spercheius River towards Dryopia and founded Trachis.

Actor had other sons named Echecles and Haemon.

Actor's descendants became known as the Myrmidons.

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