< Alcyone, daughter of Orchomenus >

1 Origin

In 1460 BC, Alcyone (or Halcyone) was born in Methydrium in Arcadia.

Alcyone's father was Orchomenus, son of Lycaon.

Alcyone's father was also called Atlas, and Alcyone was one of the Pleiades (or Atlantides).

2 Family

Alcyone married Megassares.

Alcyone had a son Hyrieus.

Alcyone had a son Hyperenor (or Anthas).

Alcyone had a daughter, Aethusa.

Alcyone had a daughter Pharnace.

3 Others

3.1 From Arcadia to Samothrace

In 1430 BC, Alcyone, along with Megassares, joined Dardanus' emigration party and moved from Arcadia to Samothrace.

Dardanus' migration was caused by a famine that flooded Methydrium, where he lived.

Thus, it is presumed that Megassares also lived in or near Methydrium.

3.2 From Samothrace to Boeotia

In 1420 BC, Alcyone and Megassares joined Cadmus' emigration party and moved from Samothrace to Boeotia, where Megassares founded Euboea (later Hyria) near the Euripus Strait.