< Aeetes, son of Sisyphus >

1 Origin

In 1435 BC, Aeetes was born in Arne of Thessaly.

1.1 Father of Aeetes

We have not found any historical record that explicitly states the name of Aeetes' father.

However, the following facts suggest that Aeetes' father was Sisyphus, son of Aeolus.

1) Ephyraea was called Corinth, after Corinthus, son of Marathon, son of Epopeus, son of Aloeus, son of Helius (Sun).

2) The founder of Ephyraea was Sisyphus, son of Aeolus.

3) Helius (Sun) gave Ephyraea to his son Aeetes.

4) Epopeus' mother was Canace, daughter of Aeolus.

Thus, Helius (Sun), father of Aeetes, is presumed to be Sisyphus, son of Aeolus.

2 Family

Aeetes had a daughter Chalciope (or Iophossa, Euenia).

3 Others

In 1407 BC, Aeetes and his father Sisyphus moved from Arne to the east side of Sicyon and founded Ephyraea (later Corinth).

In 1390 BC, Aeetes led a group of emigrants to Colchis on the eastern coast of the Black Sea.