< Aerope, daughter of Catreus >

1 Origin

Aerope (or Eriphyle) was born in Cnossus, Crete, in 1254 BC.

Aerope's father was Catreus, son of Minos. [Apo.3.2.1]

2 Family

Aerope married Pleisthenes (or Plisthenes), son of Atreus. [Apo.3.2.2, Euri.Scho.Or.5.1, Dictys.1.1]

Pleisthenes and Aerope had a son, Agamemnon. [Apo.3.2.2, Dictys.1.1, 5.16, Strabo.8.6.10]

Pleisthenes and Aerope had a son, Menelaus. [Apo.3.2.2, Dictys.1.1, 5.16, Paus.3.1.5, MalaChro.5.94]

3 Others

In 1235 BC, Aerope was married off from Crete to Pleisthenes, who lived in Cleonae in Argolis. [Apo.3.2.2, Euri.Scho.Or.5.1, Dictys.1.1]

Phliasus lived in Phlius, about 10 km away from Cleonae, where Pleisthenes lived.

Phliasus was the son of Ariadne, daughter of Minos, and Aerope was Phliasus' cousin. [Hyginus.14, Paus.2.6.6, Apollo.1.115]

It is assumed that Phliasus mediated the long-distance marriage between Pleisthenes and Aerope.